By Sheetal Kumari | July 22, 2025
The largest butterfly in the world, found in Papua New Guinea, is seldom seen because its rainforest habitat continues to dwindle.
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A critically endangered, diminutive blue butterfly, present in a limited part of the California coast.
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The largest butterfly in Jamaica is seldom seen flying free because of habitat loss and poaching.
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Rare and refined, this Himalayan butterfly is hard to spot and largely seen by accident.
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Previously believed to be extinct, it was found again in Washington State and is still very difficult to locate in the wild.
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One of the smallest butterflies in the world, this uncommon species can be found only on a few mountains within Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
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This butterfly occurs exclusively in Florida’s tropical hardwood hammocks and has decreased in numbers because of storms and habitat destruction.
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Original inhabitant of the Solomon Islands, its bright colours and isolated range make it very difficult to spot.
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Original inhabitant of the Solomon Islands, its bright colours and isolated range make it very difficult to spot.
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Native to Jamaica’s remote forests, this striking butterfly is rarely seen and under threat from habitat loss.
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