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emilycurates.bsky.social
The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
April 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
lucagalletti.bsky.social
So gentle and so patient ❤️

#goldenretriever #sweetboy #butterfly #monarch

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September 25, 2026 at 5:23 PM
worldwildlife.bsky.social
Purple Emperor (Apatura iris): A Eurasian Butterfly with a wingspan of 80mm (3.1in). Thank you again Vlad Mureşan for sharing your photo of this spectacular butterfly taken in Romania. #purpleemperor #savebutterflies #butterflies #butterfly #wildlife #nature #romania
September 26, 2026 at 3:53 AM
birdingfella.bsky.social
Look at this amazing sign. #NoKings #butterfly
June 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
rocketcoral.bsky.social
First common blue #butterfly of the year and it’s a corker 😍🦋💛
May 17, 2026 at 11:56 AM
shablingo.bsky.social
I just caught this beauty having a snack on our climbing rose bush.

#Butterfly #Rose #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #Swallowtail #AZ #Prescott #EastCoastKin #Spring #Easter
Swallowtail butterfly on a vibrant orange rose. Photo by T Jacobs.
April 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
mikemelton.bsky.social
Well, this was a real treat this afternoon as I found this Periplacis menander #butterfly outside my kitchen window. A new species for @casabentbill.bsky.social (and for me). These have a wide range from Mexico to southern Brazil, but they aren't common.

#lepidoptera #costarica #butterflies #bugsky
A vibrant blue and black butterfly rests with wings open on a bright green leaf, showing iridescent patterns and delicate details.
June 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
simonecannon.bsky.social
A glasswing butterfly alights on a heliopsis, Mindo rainforest, Ecuador, Dec 2021. Glasswings look fragile but they can carry up to 40 times their own weight #glasswing #butterfly #inaturalist #ecuador #rainforest #mindo #insects #heliopsis #southamerica #wildlife #jungle #naturephotography #nature
May 21, 2026 at 9:20 AM
kudgemz3.bsky.social
My first Green-veined White of the year. This one posed beautifully for photos & enjoyed warming up on my hand #butterfly
Green-veined White butterfly
April 5, 2026 at 6:29 AM
diveden.bsky.social
Another Mourning Cloak butterfly that we saw at the park. This one is a nice healthy one 🦋
#photography #art #butterfly
Butterfly landed on a twisted rope. The butterfly is dark brown with lace-like yellow tips on its wings and little blue dots following the yellow
September 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM
bearysweet.bsky.social
Dozens of Black-Veined White butterflies (Aporia crataeai) swarm a kayak by the Vagran River in the Ural Mountains of Russia.

🦋

The butterflies are attracted to the salt from human sweat on the kayaker's gear and clothing.

This happens in early summer when these butterflies emerge.

#butterfly
July 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
lady-rain.bsky.social
Don't forget to water your dreams…

#mygarden #butterfly #Photography
Butterfly, garden, Photography, dreams
October 24, 2024 at 9:45 PM
kudgemz3.bsky.social
First Peacock butterfly of the year 🦋 #butterfly
Peacock butterfly on crocuses
February 27, 2026 at 1:41 PM
worldwildlife.bsky.social
Polyommatinae, the blues, are a diverse subfamily of gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae) 🩵 #blue #blues #bluebutterfly #butterfly #savebutterflies #butterflies #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #bugs #bsky #BigButterflyCount #insects #butterflyconservation #pollinator
August 4, 2026 at 10:38 AM
dcfitzgerald.bsky.social
Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma)...found in Eurasia and North Africa...adults like thistles, lavender, knapseeds & oregano. #butterfly #wildlife #nature #biology #photo
Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma)...found in Eurasia and North Africa...adults like Thistles, lavender, knapseeds & oregano. #butterfly #wildlife #nature #biology #photo
May 2, 2026 at 10:03 PM
shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social
A #butterfly emerges from stellar demise in planetary #nebula NGC 6302 roughly 3800 light-years away in the constellation #Scorpius
Credit: NASA, ESA and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team

Link for more info: esahubble.org/images/heic0...
February 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
lady-rain.bsky.social
Happiness is knowing
when to land and when to fly…

#FollowTheButterfly #butterfly
#photography #nature #ArtInNature
A butterfly pauses in my garden, somewhere between the joy of staying and the freedom of going.
September 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM
rocketcoral.bsky.social
One of the nicest things to happen today was encountering an entire buddleia tree full of pristine, freshly emerged peacock 🦚 butterflies 🦋 It was wonderful to see so many of our fanciest British butterfly concentrated in one spot like that 😍🦋💛
#butterfly
July 11, 2026 at 7:41 PM
alan678.bsky.social
I’m off to walk the dog. Please have the best of days. Here’s a Cabbage White #butterfly.

#photography #flowers #ECK #ColorADay #GreenSat
A cabbage white butterfly hovers gracefully above a patch of delicate wildflowers, its pale cream wings glowing softly against a smooth green background. Tiny white and lilac-pink blooms with yellow centres frame the scene, while the butterfly hangs mid-air in sharp focus, giving the image a light, airy, late-spring feel.
May 23, 2026 at 9:03 AM
johnbcaddell.bsky.social
a #butterfly resting on a leaf for #ButterflyWeek
#insects #bugs
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing resting on a leaf, wings up.
July 18, 2026 at 3:50 PM
rocketcoral.bsky.social
Glass wing #butterfly at Pili Palas butterfly house 🦋😍
September 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
janamarie80.bsky.social
Gute Nacht, ihr Lieben 🦋🌙
Damit meine Schmetterlingsfans heute Nacht gut schlafen können, gibt’s noch einen kleinen Einblick für euch. 🦋💕🦋 Träumt schön und habt eine ruhige Nacht! 😴🦋

#Schmetterling #Butterfly #GuteNacht #Nachtgrüße #Bluesky
September 28, 2026 at 9:38 PM
maireadd100.bsky.social
#Photography
#ECK
#Stunday
#Macro
#Bugsky
#Buddleja
#Butterfly
#Bee
A Clouded Yellow Butterfly and a Common Eastern Bumblebee drink nectar from the small purple flowers of a Buddleja shrub.
September 27, 2026 at 11:25 AM
dwightreads.bsky.social
This #GulfFritillary #Butterfly landed on my hand and crawled to my fingertip. I believe it was learning to fly. 🦋 see more in ALT
#FlyDay #Backyard #nature #Florida #outdoors #ECK #photography
#PhotographersUnited
This Gulf Fritillary Butterfly landed on my hand and crawled to my fingertip. You can see its legs attached to my finger. The wings are closed up to the resting position, and they are brown and white with some orange streaks. Red and white coloration on the neck and part of the body attached to the head and on top of the head, you can see two black antennae sticking up. I believe this is a newly emerged from its chrysalis as it has shiny, iridescent, or metallic appearance which usually happens immediately after emerging from their chrysalis. This shimmer is caused by microscopic, shingle-like scales and specialized nanostructures on the wings that refract and reflect light, often shifting in color as the angle changes.
May 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
maireadd100.bsky.social
#Photography
#ECK
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekCforCurves
#BlueskyMonday
#Macro
#BugSky
#Butterfly
A close-up view of the aerodynamic curves of the wings of this male Common Blue Butterfly, as it sits atop purple Lavender flowers surrounded by greenery.
July 20, 2026 at 9:06 AM