most beautiful butterflies

Glasswinged butterfly is most commonly found from Central to South America as far south as Chile with appearances as north as Mexico and Texas. This butterfly thrives in the tropical conditions of the rainforests in the Central and South American countries. The adult glasswing butterfly can be identified by its transparent wings with opaque, dark brown borders tinted with red or orange. Their bodies are a dark brown color. The butterflies are about 1.1 - 1.2 in. ((2.8 - 3 cm)) in lenght and have a wingspan of 2.2 to 2.4 in ((5.6 to 6.1 cm))

The blue emperor typically has a wingspan of about 5.5 in ((14 cm)). This butterfly inhabits a portion of north-eastern Australia and is also found in New Guinea, the Moluccas, Bismarck Archipelago and north-western Solomon Islands.

Goliath birdwing has a wingspan up to 11 inches ((28 cm)). This makes it the world's second largest butterfly, The African giant swallowtail reaches an almost equal wingspan.

Emarald swallowtail has a wingspan reaching about 3.1 - 3.9 in ((8 - 10 cm)). The dorsal sides of the wings are covered by a powder of green scales and the background vary from dark greenish to black, with broad bright emerald green metallic bands. The undersides are black with orange, white and blue spots along the edges of hindwings, that show extended tails at the end. The flight of these butterflies is swift and quite fast.

Apollo butterfly has a wingspan of 3.4 - 2.4 in ((6.2 - 8.6 cm)) in males, of 2.6 - 3.7 in ((6.5 - 9.5 cm)). This butterfly shows a great deal of individual variation in the appearance, with an evident colour polymorphism. conspicuous white butterflies are decorated with five large black eyespots on the forewing and two bright red or sometimes orange eyespots on the hindwing. These striking red eyespots can vary in size and form depending on the location of the Apollo butterfly, and the bright red colour often fades in the sun, causing the eyespots of older individuals to appear more orange. The wings are shiny, with slightly transparent edges, and some individuals are darker. The caterpillars of this species are velvety black with orange-red spots along the sides.