A Woman Breeds Rare Species of Butterflies (23 photos + 1 video)

There are over 17,500 species of butterflies in the world. Insect breeder and photographer Diana Murguta delights her followers on social media by showing the rarest and most beautiful butterflies on the planet!





Diana's social media is full of bright photos and videos of butterflies. From dark velvet or almost fluorescent colors to almost completely transparent textures, they are all mesmerizing in their own way.

The butterflies seem to enjoy Diana's company, as she is always very gentle and careful with these fascinating creatures.

1. Ornithoptera - Birdwing



This genus contains two of the largest butterfly species in the world - the Queen Alexandra's Birdwing and the Goliath Birdwing. Ornithoptera butterflies are truly beloved by insect collectors because they are rare, large, and stunningly beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful butterflies in the world. They are found in South Asia and Australasia.

2. Pachliopta Kotzebuea — Kotzebue's Swallowtail





The upper side of this butterfly's wings is a contrasting black, while the underside is covered with red spots. This mesmerizing beauty can be found in the Philippines.

3. Idea Leuconoe — Rice Paper Butterfly



Rice paper butterflies, also known as paper kites or tree nymphs, are found in Malaysia, Taiwan, and the Philippines, in lowland rainforests and coastal mangroves. These large, striking butterflies have translucent white wings with black veins and spots, and their pattern warns predators that they are poisonous.

4. Papilio Palinurus - Palinurus Swallowtail



The emerald swallowtail, also known as the striped peafowl or emerald peafowl, is found in the virgin forests of Southeast Asia. This species gets its name from the striking emerald-green stripe that runs across each of its dark greenish-black wings.

5. Papilio Memnon — Memnon's Swallowtail, or "Great Mormon"



The Great Mormon is a swallowtail butterfly native to the Malay Archipelago and Indonesia.

6. Argema Mimosae — African Luna Moth



This is the African Luna Moth, a giant silk moth of the family Saturniidae, which can be found widely in East Africa and more locally in Southern Africa, including near the east coast of South Africa.

7. Methona Confusa — Glasswing Butterfly



This spectacular glasswing butterfly can be found in some countries of Central and South America, in regions with forests and mountains.

8. Hypolimnas Monteironis — Rare Blue Diadem



The species was first described by Herbert Drus in 1874. These butterflies can be found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.

9. Protogoniomorpha Temora - Oriental Blue Beauty



The Blue Pearly Beauty or Oriental Blue Beauty is a butterfly that can be found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan, and Ethiopia.

10. Morpho menelaus - Morpho Menelaus



This is one of the largest butterflies in the world, with a wingspan of 12 to 20 centimeters. When it flies, its wings flash in contrasting bright blue and dull brown colors, giving the appearance of appearing and disappearing. It is found in the tropical forests of Brazil, Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

11. Catonephele Numilia — Numilia, "Greek Shoemaker"



This butterfly usually flies above the ground, near ripe fruits and flowers, it can be found in the subtropical forests of Central and South America. Males are black and orange, females are black and white. A striking example of sexual dimorphism.

12. Papilio Rumanzovia — Rumyantsev's Sailboat



Found in the Philippines, has also been spotted in southern Taiwan.

13. Kallima Inachus — Dead Leaf Butterfly



The Dead Leaf, Indian Oakleaf, or Orange Oakleaf is a nymphalid butterfly found from India to Japan. They are very good at hiding — when their wings are open, they are bright orange, blue, and black, but when they are closed, they look like fallen leaves.

14. Attacus Atlas - Atlas Peacock-Eye



The Atlas butterfly, also known as the "snakehead" due to the cobra-like pattern on its upper wings, is one of the largest butterflies in the world, with a maximum wingspan of about 25 cm. It lives in Asia, from India to the Philippines and south to Indonesia.

15. Ornithoptera Priamus — Priam's Birdwing



This fascinating butterfly can be found in the central and southern Moluccas, New Guinea, the Bismarck Islands, the Solomon Islands, and northeastern Australia.

16. Papilio Polyxenes - Polyxenes Swallowtail



This black swallowtail butterfly can be found throughout southern Canada, much of the eastern and midwestern United States west of the Rocky Mountains, and southwest of Arizona and northern Mexico.

17. Danaus plexippus — Monarch Butterfly



One of the most famous butterflies of North America. In Europe, they are common on the Canary Islands and Madeira. During migrations, they are noted in Portugal, the Azores, Spain, France, Ireland, England, Sweden. They are found in northwest Africa.

18. Siproeta Stelenes — Malachite Butterfly



The wings of this large, beautiful butterfly reach 8-10 cm in span. It is widespread in Central and South America, from Brazil to Mexico, on the islands of the Caribbean, and can even be found in the southern states of the USA. In Central America, it is considered one of the most common butterflies.

19. Papilio Nireus - Nireus Swallowtail



Also known as the African Blue-banded Swallowtail, this butterfly can be found in sub-Saharan Africa.

20. Cethosia Biblis — Golden-Eyed Butterfly, Cethosia Biblis



This butterfly got its name "Biblis", which means "book", for the pattern on the underside of its wings, which is very reminiscent of Arabic script. It lives in India, Pakistan, Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

This is the kind of beauty that Diana breeds



It's no wonder that her photos and videos are so popular