Meet the family Butterflies

With about 20,000 different species, butterflies are incredibly diverse. Take a look at some of the most unique and beautiful members of this family

White dragontail The fancy dresser The white dragontail is found throughout southern and south-east Asia, from India to Indonesia. These small black and white butterflies have elongated hind wings, which are as long as their front wings are wide. Dragontails have a different flight pattern to the other members of the butterfly family. When viewed in slow motion, the movement as they beat their front wings seems to ripple down through to the tips of their hind wings, like a flag in the breeze. They also tend to hover before settling on plants or puddles, which – combined with their narrow ‘tails’ – means they look similar to dragonflies when in flight, giving them their common name. Peacock Playing the intimidation game The colourful patterns on this butterfly’s wings may look beautiful to us, but…

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