Species information The Eltham Copper Butterfly is a small and attractive butterfly with bright copper colouring on the tops of its wings. It is only found in Victoria in a few geographically separate locations.
copper butterfly, (subfamily Lycaeninae), any member of a group of butterflies in the gossamer-winged butterfly family, Lycaenidae (order Lepidoptera). The copper's typical coloration ranges from orange-red to brown, usually with a copper tinge and dark markings.
DESCRIPTION: Adult Hermes copper butterflies have a wingspan between one and 1.25 inches. Upperside forewings are brown with yellow, brown-spotted centers; upperside hindwings are also brown and have a small tail with yellow within it. Underside forewings and hindwings are yellow with brownish spots.
The purple copper butterfly is one of Australia's rarest butterfly species. It is also known as the Bathurst copper butterfly. The purple copper butterfly is only found in the Central Tablelands of NSW. Its habitat is restricted to elevations above 900 metres.
The small copper has bright orange forewings with dark brown spots and a thick, dark brown margin. It has dark brown hindwings that are banded with orange.
Though it remains a common and widespread species, the Small Copper declined throughout its range during the twentieth century. Widespread through Britain and Ireland, and occasionally visits gardens.
Papilio demoleus is a common and widespread swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is also known as the lime butterfly, lemon butterfly, lime swallowtail, and chequered swallowtail.
The purple copper butterfly is one of Australia's rarest butterfly species and is only found in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales. Its habitat is restricted to elevations above 900 metres. The purple copper butterfly feeds only on a subspecies of blackthorn (Bursaria spinosa subspecies lasiophylla).
The Cairns Birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus) is the largest butterfly in Australia with a wingspan of over 16cm.
The island marble butterfly is one of the rarest butterflies in North America.
The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus) is one of the most common and beautiful eastern butterflies. Individuals can be found anywhere east of the Mississippi river and a bit farther west into the Great Plains states. There are also populations in several Mexican states.
Are golden butterflies real? Right now, the internet is obsessing over this video of a butterfly pupae that looks like gold when you set your eyes on it. However, 'not everything that glitters is gold' stands true here. The pupae actually belongs to a species of butterfly named cream-spotted tigerwing.
A large number of butterfly species feature orange coloration, markings and patterns. Identification is often difficult. Shown below are photographs of several common orange and gold butterflies to aid in identification.
Description. A small butterfly with a wingspan of approximately 20 mm. The upper sides of the butterfly's wings are copper-coloured and display a purple, blue, and green iridescence when sunning. The undersides of the wings are patterned with subtle brown, black and grey.
The monarch butterfly is perhaps the poster child for butterflies. It is easily spotted because of its large, bright orange wings with black lines.
The Ulysses butterfly is found in most tropical rainforest areas such as Northern Queensland, Northern islands of Australia and Papua New Guinea and lives below the rainforest canopy. Did you know? Its common name is “Mountain Blue Butterfly” and is a large swallowtail butterfly.
Australia has more than 400 species of butterfly, the majority of which are continental species, and more than a dozen endemic species from remote islands administered by various Australian territorial governments. The largest butterflies in the world are endemic to the Australasian realm.
Blue is the rarest occurring colour in nature, with no true blue pigments in plants. In some ways, blue butterflies are natures way of completing the colour spectrum. From South American wonders to local Tropical icons, here's some stunning blue butterflies from around the world…
The purple copper butterfly is endemic to New South Wales, where it occurs on the Central Tablelands in an area approximately bounded by Capertee, Black Springs, Hartley and Bathurst (Nally pers. comm., 2016). It occurs in eucalypt woodland, mainly in open clearings (Sands & New 2002).
This species has been described as the most variable butterfly in the world, with distinctive variations among females make finding two alike a rare occurrence. Printer : Southern Colour Print, Dunedin New Zealand.
The Citrus butterfly is a common and widespread swallowtail butterfly. It gets its common name from its host plants, which are usually citrus species such as the cultivated lime. Unlike most swallowtail butterflies, it does not have a prominent tail. The butterfly has also been referred to as the 'Butterfly of Death'.