The bug of the day is🎉
The Dragontail Butterfly
The Dragontail Butterfly
November 15, 2024 at 4:50 PM
The bug of the day is🎉
The Dragontail Butterfly
The Dragontail Butterfly
The Green Dragontail Butterfly (Lamproptera meges), found in South and Southeast Asia. 🦋
Credit: Kazuo Unno
Credit: Kazuo Unno
August 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The Green Dragontail Butterfly (Lamproptera meges), found in South and Southeast Asia. 🦋
Credit: Kazuo Unno
Credit: Kazuo Unno
Dragontail rubbing the dragonbutt. <3
June 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Dragontail rubbing the dragonbutt. <3
This is NOT AI. These are green dragontail butterflies (Lamproptera meges), native to S & SE Asia.
They compensate for undersized wings with long 'swallowtails' to generate lift.
Butterflies that fly in cursive, swimming like fish through the air.
(📷: Center for Biological Diversity)
They compensate for undersized wings with long 'swallowtails' to generate lift.
Butterflies that fly in cursive, swimming like fish through the air.
(📷: Center for Biological Diversity)
April 23, 2026 at 11:58 PM
This is NOT AI. These are green dragontail butterflies (Lamproptera meges), native to S & SE Asia.
They compensate for undersized wings with long 'swallowtails' to generate lift.
Butterflies that fly in cursive, swimming like fish through the air.
(📷: Center for Biological Diversity)
They compensate for undersized wings with long 'swallowtails' to generate lift.
Butterflies that fly in cursive, swimming like fish through the air.
(📷: Center for Biological Diversity)
Dragontail butterflies suck up water, filter out the minerals, then squirt the excess water out their butt. It is my pleasure to bring this information to you. You’re welcome.
December 23, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Dragontail butterflies suck up water, filter out the minerals, then squirt the excess water out their butt. It is my pleasure to bring this information to you. You’re welcome.
May 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Large Dragontail, Near Clear 31, Midas!
September 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Large Dragontail, Near Clear 31, Midas!
June 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Medium Dragontail, Highlight of Scarab over Seawitch
October 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Medium Dragontail, Highlight of Scarab over Seawitch
Medium Dragontail, custom Marbled fade of Oracle, Seawitch, and Mirage
December 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Medium Dragontail, custom Marbled fade of Oracle, Seawitch, and Mirage
They're not globally endangered, and are relatively common in a large part of Asia, with 10 regional subspecies.
You can read more at iNaturalist here:
You can read more at iNaturalist here:
Green Dragontail Butterfly (Lamproptera meges)
Lamproptera meges, the green dragontail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly (family Papilionidae) found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia. There are ten subspecies. A specimen from Java is ...
www.inaturalist.org
April 23, 2026 at 11:58 PM
They're not globally endangered, and are relatively common in a large part of Asia, with 10 regional subspecies.
You can read more at iNaturalist here:
You can read more at iNaturalist here:
August 3, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Medium Dragontail, Custom Super soft Marbled fade of Fuchsia , Astral and Violet!
April 8, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Medium Dragontail, Custom Super soft Marbled fade of Fuchsia , Astral and Violet!
Colchuck Lake with Dragontail Peak in the center, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA
#wilderness #mountains #Aasgard Pass #Colchuckglacier #exploring #lake #alpine #nature
#wilderness #mountains #Aasgard Pass #Colchuckglacier #exploring #lake #alpine #nature
June 2, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Colchuck Lake with Dragontail Peak in the center, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA
#wilderness #mountains #Aasgard Pass #Colchuckglacier #exploring #lake #alpine #nature
#wilderness #mountains #Aasgard Pass #Colchuckglacier #exploring #lake #alpine #nature
Large Dragontail, custom soft Swirl of Ambrosia and Turquoise!
July 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Large Dragontail, custom soft Swirl of Ambrosia and Turquoise!
Shloop takes amazing photos of bugs. So when he says it's hard to take photos of such as white dragontail butterflies, I really feel that having done so is a major achievement! 😊
December 31, 2024 at 5:49 AM
Shloop takes amazing photos of bugs. So when he says it's hard to take photos of such as white dragontail butterflies, I really feel that having done so is a major achievement! 😊
Medium Dragontail, Marbled fade of Blood red and Peach
January 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Medium Dragontail, Marbled fade of Blood red and Peach
August 7, 2026 at 6:33 AM
August 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM