[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":616},["ShallowReactive",2],{"species_en:\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbutanitis-lidderdeylya":3,"alt-locale:species_en:\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbutanitis-lidderdeylya":153,"section-listing:species_en:\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy":198,"section-listing:disabled":572,"related-covers:en:\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fapollo|\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmnemozina|\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Falexanor":573,"related-covers:en:\u002Fsemeystva\u002Fparusniki|\u002Fatlas\u002Faziya\u002Fnepalj|\u002Fentsiklopediya\u002Fstroenie-kryla-babochki|\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy":580,"section-listing:species_en:\u002Fvidy-babochek":587},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"conservationStatus":133,"coverImage":134,"description":135,"extension":136,"family":137,"familySlug":138,"faq":139,"hostPlants":149,"imagePrompt":151,"latinName":26,"meta":152,"navigation":153,"order":154,"pageType":155,"path":156,"publishedAt":157,"readingMinutes":158,"relatedLinks":159,"relatedSpecies":175,"season":185,"seo":186,"sitemap":189,"stem":190,"tags":191,"updatedAt":154,"wingspanMm":196,"__hash__":197},"species_en\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbutanitis-lidderdeylya.md","Bhutan Glory",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":123},"minimark",[9,14,32,36,59,63,69,73,83,87,100,104],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"appearance","Appearance",[15,16,17,18,22,23,27,28,31],"p",{},"The ",[19,20,21],"strong",{},"Bhutan glory"," (",[24,25,26],"em",{},"Bhutanitis lidderdalii",") is a medium-to-large swallowtail, wingspan roughly 90–110 mm, immediately recognisable by its pattern of pale, semi-translucent stripes crossing dark brown-black wings, and by the hindwing's several long, slender, spoon-tipped tails — a feature unique among Himalayan swallowtails to the small genus ",[24,29,30],{},"Bhutanitis",", whose few species are restricted to the eastern Himalaya and adjacent mountains of southwestern China. Patches of red and blue lunules along the hindwing margin add further colour to what is, overall, one of the most delicately patterned swallowtails found anywhere in Asia.",[10,33,35],{"id":34},"range-and-habitat","Range and habitat",[15,37,38,39,42,43,46,47,50,51,54,55,58],{},"The species occupies a narrow, elevational band of cool, humid temperate broadleaf and mixed forest along the eastern Himalaya, from central and eastern ",[19,40,41],{},"Nepal"," through ",[19,44,45],{},"Sikkim"," and ",[19,48,49],{},"Bhutan"," to ",[19,52,53],{},"Arunachal Pradesh"," in northeast India, with a further extension into adjacent parts of southeastern Tibet and northern Myanmar. It typically flies between about 1,500 and 2,700 m, in forest clearings, along streamsides, and at the margins of rhododendron and oak-dominated woodland, closely tracking the patchy distribution of its ",[24,56,57],{},"Aristolochia"," host vines rather than occurring evenly across suitable-looking forest.",[10,60,62],{"id":61},"feeding-and-behaviour","Feeding and behaviour",[15,64,65,66,68],{},"Adults fly with a characteristically slow, gliding flight, often low along forest edges and streambanks, visiting rhododendron and other montane flowers for nectar. Males are somewhat more frequently seen than females, patrolling likely host-plant sites and forest clearings in search of mates, while females spend more time in the vicinity of the ",[24,67,57],{}," vines on which they lay their eggs.",[10,70,72],{"id":71},"reproduction","Reproduction",[15,74,75,76,79,80,82],{},"Eggs are laid singly on the leaves of ",[24,77,78],{},"Aristolochia griffithii"," and related host vines. As in other ",[24,81,57],{},"-feeding swallowtails, the caterpillars sequester toxic compounds from their host plant, which likely affords the adults some degree of chemical protection from predators, though the species' cryptic mountain distribution has meant it has received far less detailed behavioural study than its more accessible lowland relatives. A single generation flies per year, timed to the relatively short Himalayan growing season between the region's dry winter and its summer monsoon.",[10,84,86],{"id":85},"conservation","Conservation",[15,88,89,91,92,95,96,99],{},[24,90,26],{}," is IUCN ",[19,93,94],{},"Least Concern (LC)",". The whole genus is listed on ",[19,97,98],{},"CITES Appendix II",". Local threats remain: a naturally narrow mid-elevation range and continuing pressure on Himalayan forest from logging, terracing, and grazing. Because it depends on a specific, patchily distributed host vine within an already limited habitat band, further clearance of mid-elevation forest across its Nepal-to-northeast-India range could disproportionately affect it compared with more habitat-generalist swallowtails sharing the same mountains.",[10,101,103],{"id":102},"interesting-facts","Interesting facts",[105,106,107,114,117,120],"ul",{},[108,109,110,111,113],"li",{},"The genus ",[24,112,30],{}," is considered one of the more evolutionarily distinctive lineages within the swallowtail family, with a fossil record and biogeography suggesting its ancestors once ranged more widely across a cooler, wetter Asia before contracting to their present narrow Himalayan and southwest Chinese distribution.",[108,115,116],{},"Its long, multiple tails are unusual even among tailed swallowtails, most of which carry a single tail per hindwing rather than several.",[108,118,119],{},"The species is named for the Lidderdale family, associated with early British natural history collecting in colonial-era India and the Himalaya.",[108,121,122],{},"Because of its restricted range and striking appearance, the Bhutan glory has long been a sought-after species among specialist collectors, adding an additional, if now more tightly regulated, pressure to its conservation picture.",{"title":124,"searchDepth":125,"depth":125,"links":126},"",2,[127,128,129,130,131,132],{"id":12,"depth":125,"text":13},{"id":34,"depth":125,"text":35},{"id":61,"depth":125,"text":62},{"id":71,"depth":125,"text":72},{"id":85,"depth":125,"text":86},{"id":102,"depth":125,"text":103},"LC","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbutanitis-lidderdeylya.png","The Bhutan Glory is a spectacular Himalayan swallowtail with iridescent tails, found in cool forests of Nepal, Bhutan, and northeast India.","md","Papilionidae","parusniki",[140,143,146],{"q":141,"a":142},"Where does the Bhutan glory live?","Bhutanitis lidderdalii occurs in a narrow band of temperate broadleaf and mixed forest along the eastern Himalaya, from Nepal through Sikkim, Bhutan, and Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India, into adjacent parts of Tibet and northern Myanmar, typically at elevations between roughly 1,500 and 2,700 m. Within this range it is restricted to specific valleys and slopes where its Aristolochia host vines grow in cool, humid forest, making its overall distribution considerably patchier than the broad elevational band might suggest.",{"q":144,"a":145},"What makes the Bhutan glory's wings so distinctive?","Its forewings and hindwings carry a striking pattern of pale, semi-translucent stripes on a dark ground, and the hindwing is drawn out into several long, slender, spatula-tipped tails — a feature shared with its few close relatives in the genus Bhutanitis, none of which occur outside the Himalaya and adjacent mountains of southwestern China. The combination of translucent striping and multiple elongated tails gives the species an unusually delicate, almost swallow-like silhouette in flight, quite different from the bolder, more solidly patterned swallowtails found at lower elevations.",{"q":147,"a":148},"Is the Bhutan glory endangered?","Globally it is IUCN Least Concern (LC). The genus *Bhutanitis* is listed on CITES Appendix II. The range is naturally restricted and fragmented, with ongoing pressure on Himalayan mid-elevation forest from logging, agricultural clearance, and grazing. It is not immediately at the same level of risk as the most narrowly distributed of its relatives, but its dependence on a specific, patchily distributed host plant within an already limited habitat band leaves it vulnerable to further forest loss across its Himalayan range.",[78,150],"Other Aristolochia spp. (Aristolochiaceae)","Photorealistic macro photography, Bhutanitis lidderdalii Bhutan glory swallowtail with translucent striped wings and long slender tails resting on a rhododendron flower, misty Himalayan forest background, soft diffused light, 16:9",{},true,null,"species","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbutanitis-lidderdeylya","25.07.2026",1,[160,163,167,171],{"label":137,"path":161,"description":162},"\u002Fsemeystva\u002Fparusniki","The swallowtail family to which the Bhutan glory belongs",{"label":164,"path":165,"description":166},"Butterflies of Nepal","\u002Fatlas\u002Faziya\u002Fnepalj","One of the countries within this species' Himalayan range",{"label":168,"path":169,"description":170},"Wing Scales and Structural Colour","\u002Fentsiklopediya\u002Fstroenie-kryla-babochki","The science behind the translucent, iridescent effect of this species' wings",{"label":172,"path":173,"description":174},"Species catalogue","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy","All species in the atlas",[176,179,182],{"label":177,"path":178},"Apollo","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fapollo",{"label":180,"path":181},"Clouded Apollo","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmnemozina",{"label":183,"path":184},"Southern Swallowtail","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Falexanor","May — August (single generation)",{"title":187,"description":188},"Bhutan Glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalii) — Range, Appearance, Conservation","Bhutanitis lidderdalii, the Bhutan glory: a rare, tailed Himalayan swallowtail of Nepal, Bhutan, and northeast India. Habitat, appearance, conservation status.",{"loc":156},"vidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbutanitis-lidderdeylya",[192,193,194,195],"papilionidae","Himalayan butterflies","mountain species","rare swallowtails","90-110","zAlXZPiL2NlDqzGeVLhjUdJVO1pfqKX5o-ZAhBh3Gu0",[199,205,208,213,214,220,225,231,236,242,248,253,256,261,267,272,277,283,288,293,298,303,308,314,319,324,329,334,339,344,349,354,359,364,369,374,380,385,391,396,401,406,411,417,422,427,432,437,442,448,454,460,465,471,476,481,486,491,496,501,506,511,516,522,527,532,537,542,547,550,555,561,566],{"title":200,"description":201,"path":202,"coverImage":203,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Amanda's Blue","Amanda's blue is a large blue with vivid blue wings. Males are intense blue without orange lunules, unlike most related species.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-amanda","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-amanda.jpg","01.05.2026",{"title":177,"description":206,"path":178,"coverImage":207,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"The Apollo is a large mountain butterfly with semi-transparent white wings and red \"eyespots.\" A protected species listed in the Red Data Book of Russia.","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fapollo.jpg",{"title":209,"description":210,"path":211,"coverImage":212,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Arran Brown","The Arran brown is a dark brown butterfly of forest edges with characteristic eyespots. A typical member of the genus *Erebia*.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fchernushka","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fchernushka.jpg",{"title":5,"description":135,"path":156,"coverImage":134,"publishedAt":157,"order":154},{"title":215,"description":216,"path":217,"coverImage":218,"publishedAt":219,"order":154},"Black Hairstreak","The Black Hairstreak is one of Europe's most localised butterflies, tied to blackthorn in woodland edges. Its short June–July season makes it easy to miss.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fhvostanka-slivovaya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fhvostanka-slivovaya.png","23.06.2026",{"title":221,"description":222,"path":223,"coverImage":224,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Black-veined White","The black-veined white is a large white butterfly with dark wing veins, whose caterpillars overwinter in colonies and strip fruit-tree leaves in spring.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fboyaryshnitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fboyaryshnitsa.jpg",{"title":226,"description":227,"path":228,"coverImage":229,"publishedAt":230,"order":154},"Blue Morpho","The blue morpho is a tropical butterfly with metallic-blue wings up to 130 mm across. Its iridescent sheen comes from nanostructure, not pigment.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmorfo-sinij","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmorfo-sinij.jpg","24.06.2026",{"title":232,"description":233,"path":234,"coverImage":235,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Brimstone","The brimstone is the first butterfly of spring: males bright yellow, females greenish white. It lives longer than most butterflies — up to 13 months.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Flimonnitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Flimonnitsa.jpg",{"title":237,"description":238,"path":239,"coverImage":240,"publishedAt":241,"order":154},"Brown Hairstreak","The Brown Hairstreak is one of Europe's most secretive butterflies, living high in tree canopies. Its eggs on blackthorn twigs reveal it in winter.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzefir-berezovyj","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzefir-berezovyj.png","25.06.2026",{"title":243,"description":244,"path":245,"coverImage":246,"publishedAt":247,"order":154},"Cardinal","The cardinal (Argynnis pandora) is the largest Mediterranean fritillary — its hindwing underside suffused with crimson, giving the species its English name.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-pandora","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-pandora.png","12.08.2026",{"title":249,"description":250,"path":251,"coverImage":252,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Cleopatra","Cleopatra is a large butterfly of southern Russia and the Mediterranean. Males have a bright orange patch on the forewing — the most vivid of the brimstones.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzheltushka-kleopatra","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzheltushka-kleopatra.jpg",{"title":180,"description":254,"path":181,"coverImage":255,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"The clouded Apollo is a rare mountain butterfly with white semi-transparent wings and black spots. Listed in Red Data Books of many regions of Russia.","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmnemozina.jpg",{"title":257,"description":258,"path":259,"coverImage":260,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Comma","The comma is a butterfly with uneven, 'ragged' wing margins. On the underside of the hindwings is a white mark shaped like a comma — its second common name.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fugolnitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fugolnitsa.jpg",{"title":262,"description":263,"path":264,"coverImage":265,"publishedAt":266,"order":154},"Common Birdwing","The Common Birdwing is one of the most widespread true birdwings, giant iridescent swallowtails found from South Asia to the western Pacific.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpticekrylka-elena","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpticekrylka-elena.png","20.07.2026",{"title":268,"description":269,"path":270,"coverImage":271,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Common Blue","The common blue is one of the most widespread blues of the temperate zone and Eurasia. Males are intensely blue, females brown. It occurs on any meadow with clover.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-ikarus","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-ikarus.jpg",{"title":273,"description":274,"path":275,"coverImage":276,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Dark Green Fritillary","The dark green fritillary is a meadow butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The underside of the hindwings is dark green with silvery triangular spots.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-aglaya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-aglaya.jpg",{"title":278,"description":279,"path":280,"coverImage":281,"publishedAt":282,"order":154},"Death's-head Hawkmoth","The death's-head hawkmoth is a dramatic sphingid with a skull-like thorax pattern, powerful flight, and a squeak when disturbed — a regular migrant to Europe.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmertvaya-golova","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmertvaya-golova.png","12.06.2026",{"title":284,"description":285,"path":286,"coverImage":287,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Dryad","The dryad is a large dark butterfly of the browns with bluish eyespots, living in floodplain forests and reed beds across Eurasia.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsatir-driad","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsatir-driad.jpg",{"title":289,"description":290,"path":291,"coverImage":292,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"False Heath Fritillary","The false heath fritillary is a small meadow butterfly with a checkered pattern. It inhabits damp meadows with valerian — the main caterpillar host plant.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fshashechnitsa-diktinna","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fshashechnitsa-diktinna.jpg",{"title":294,"description":295,"path":296,"coverImage":297,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Glanville Fritillary","The Glanville fritillary is a small butterfly with a checkered pattern of reddish and black patches — a classic subject of population ecology research.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fshashechnitsa-cinxia","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fshashechnitsa-cinxia.jpg",{"title":299,"description":300,"path":301,"coverImage":302,"publishedAt":230,"order":154},"Glasswing Butterfly","The glasswing butterfly Greta oto is a nymphalid with transparent wings lacking scales in the center — a master of camouflage in Central American forests.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsteklyannaya-babochka","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsteklyannaya-babochka.jpg",{"title":304,"description":305,"path":306,"coverImage":307,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Grayling","The grayling is a large brown of rocky and sandy places. A master of camouflage: on stone or bark it is almost invisible.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsatir-semele","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsatir-semele.jpg",{"title":309,"description":310,"path":311,"coverImage":312,"publishedAt":313,"order":154},"Great Peacock Moth","The great peacock moth is Europe's largest nocturnal moth — a saturniid with a wingspan up to 15 cm, striking eyespots, and antennae detecting females afar.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbolshoj-pavlinij-glaz","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbolshoj-pavlinij-glaz.png","29.05.2026",{"title":315,"description":316,"path":317,"coverImage":318,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Green Hairstreak","The green hairstreak is a small blue with bright emerald-green undersides. Widespread in Europe and Asia, it lives on edges and rough ground.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbronzovka","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbronzovka.jpg",{"title":320,"description":321,"path":322,"coverImage":323,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Green-underside Blue","The green-underside blue is a small spring blue. The underside of the hindwings is bright green with white-ringed spots, making it easy to identify.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-aleksis","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-aleksis.jpg",{"title":325,"description":326,"path":327,"coverImage":328,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Green-veined White","The green-veined white is a small white with characteristic green veins on the underside of the hindwings. The most common of the three \"garden whites.\"","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbryukvennitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbryukvennitsa.jpg",{"title":330,"description":331,"path":332,"coverImage":333,"publishedAt":230,"order":154},"Heliconius Melpomene","Heliconius melpomene is a tropical nymphalid with red-and-black wings, a classic example of Müllerian mimicry, inhabiting Central and South American forests.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgelikoniya-melpomena","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgelikoniya-melpomena.jpg",{"title":335,"description":336,"path":337,"coverImage":338,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Hercules Grayling","The Hercules grayling is a large mountain brown. It is close to the grayling but larger and lives in more rocky, mountainous landscapes.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsatir-gerkules","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsatir-gerkules.jpg",{"title":340,"description":341,"path":342,"coverImage":343,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"High Brown Fritillary","The high brown fritillary is a large meadow and woodland butterfly. The underside of the hindwings is green with silvery spots and reddish strokes.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-adippe","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-adippe.jpg",{"title":345,"description":346,"path":347,"coverImage":348,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Large Blue","The large blue is a big blue butterfly with an unusual life cycle: the caterpillar parasitizes colonies of red ants. A protected species.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-arion","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-arion.jpg",{"title":350,"description":351,"path":352,"coverImage":353,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Large Tortoiseshell","The large tortoiseshell is a nymphalid with tawny brown, variegated wings, resembling the small tortoiseshell but bigger, with different host plants.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmnogotsvetnitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmnogotsvetnitsa.jpg",{"title":355,"description":356,"path":357,"coverImage":358,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Large White","The large white is the commonest white butterfly in gardens, whose caterpillars eat cabbage. Larger than the small white, with dark wing spots.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fkapustnitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fkapustnitsa.jpg",{"title":360,"description":361,"path":362,"coverImage":363,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Lesser Purple Emperor","The lesser purple emperor is a close relative of the purple emperor. It is smaller, with a warmer reddish tint and a larger orange 'eyespot' on the hindwings.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperelivnitsa-iliya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperelivnitsa-iliya.jpg",{"title":365,"description":366,"path":367,"coverImage":368,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Marbled Fritillary","The marbled fritillary (*Brenthis ino*) is a small fritillary of wet meadows. The underside of the hindwings is mottled yellow-violet with pearly spots.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbrenthis-ino","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbrenthis-ino.jpg",{"title":370,"description":371,"path":372,"coverImage":373,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Marbled White","The marbled white is a large black-and-white butterfly. Its bold contrast makes it one of Europe's most recognizable species.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbarkhatnitsa-galatea","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbarkhatnitsa-galatea.jpg",{"title":375,"description":376,"path":377,"coverImage":378,"publishedAt":379,"order":154},"Meadow Brown","The meadow brown is the commonest butterfly in Britain and one of Europe's most abundant, with a distinctive forewing eyespot.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fvolovij-glaz","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fvolovij-glaz.png","21.06.2026",{"title":381,"description":382,"path":383,"coverImage":384,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Meleager's Blue","Meleager's blue is a large, handsome blue. Males are bright blue with a broad dark border; the underside of the wings has a characteristic white streak.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-dafnis","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fgolubyanka-dafnis.jpg",{"title":386,"description":387,"path":388,"coverImage":389,"publishedAt":390,"order":154},"Mocker Swallowtail","The Mocker Swallowtail is an African swallowtail famous for females with dozens of forms, each mimicking a different distasteful butterfly.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fparusnik-dardan","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fparusnik-dardan.png","23.07.2026",{"title":392,"description":393,"path":394,"coverImage":395,"publishedAt":230,"order":154},"Monarch","The monarch is the world's most famous migratory butterfly, covering up to 4,500 km per season, with orange wings marked by black veins and white spots.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmonarh","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmonarh.jpg",{"title":397,"description":398,"path":399,"coverImage":400,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Mourning Cloak","The mourning cloak is a large butterfly with dark chocolate wings bordered by a yellow band and blue spots — one of Europe's longest-lived butterflies.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Ftraurnitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Ftraurnitsa.jpg",{"title":402,"description":403,"path":404,"coverImage":405,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Nickerl's Fritillary","Nickerl's fritillary is a small butterfly with the typical checkered nymphalid pattern, occurring on dry meadows with plantain in European Russia.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fshashechnitsa-aurelia","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fshashechnitsa-aurelia.jpg",{"title":407,"description":408,"path":409,"coverImage":410,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Old World Swallowtail","The Old World swallowtail is a large, recognizable swallowtail of the temperate zone: yellow wings, black pattern, and bright 'tails' on the hindwings.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmahon","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmahon.jpg",{"title":412,"description":413,"path":414,"coverImage":415,"publishedAt":416,"order":154},"Oleander Hawkmoth","The oleander hawkmoth is a tropical sphingid, apple-green with pink bands, hovering at dusk over oleander. A Mediterranean resident, rare vagrant to Europe.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbraznik-oleandrovy","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbraznik-oleandrovy.png","09.06.2026",{"title":418,"description":419,"path":420,"coverImage":421,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Orange Tip","The orange tip is an early-spring white with an orange patch on the male's forewing. One of the first pierids to appear after snow melt.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzoryanka","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzoryanka.jpg",{"title":423,"description":424,"path":425,"coverImage":426,"publishedAt":230,"order":154},"Owl Butterfly","The owl butterfly Caligo memnon is a crepuscular nymphalid with large 'owl eyes' on its wing undersides, wingspan to 150 mm, in Central and South America.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsovinnaya-babochka","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsovinnaya-babochka.jpg",{"title":428,"description":429,"path":430,"coverImage":431,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Painted Lady","The painted lady is one of the longest-distance migrants among butterflies. Each year it travels thousands of kilometres from Africa into Europe and temperate Eurasia across its range.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Frepeynitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Frepeynitsa.jpg",{"title":433,"description":434,"path":435,"coverImage":436,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Pale Clouded Yellow","The pale clouded yellow is a yellow or whitish pierid. Males are lemon yellow, females often white. It lives on meadows with clover.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzheltushka-lugovaya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzheltushka-lugovaya.jpg",{"title":438,"description":439,"path":440,"coverImage":441,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Peacock","The peacock is one of the most beautiful temperate-zone butterflies. Four large wing 'eyes' mimic a predator's gaze, protecting it from birds.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpavliniy-glaz","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpavliniy-glaz.jpg",{"title":443,"description":444,"path":445,"coverImage":446,"publishedAt":447,"order":154},"Pearl Heath","The pearl heath (Coenonympha arcania) is a small satyr butterfly of Central and Southern Europe, with a white postdiscal stripe and silver-ringed eyespots.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsennitsa-arkaniya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsennitsa-arkaniya.png","04.08.2026",{"title":449,"description":450,"path":451,"coverImage":452,"publishedAt":453,"order":154},"Peleides Blue Morpho","The Peleides blue morpho is one of the largest, brightest butterflies alive — its iridescent blue wings, up to 20 cm, come from light-scattering nanostructures.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmorfo-peleid","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fmorfo-peleid.png","10.08.2026",{"title":455,"description":456,"path":457,"coverImage":458,"publishedAt":459,"order":154},"Plain Tiger","The Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) is among the world's most widely distributed butterflies, ranging from Africa to South Asia and Australia.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fdanajida-hrizipp","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fdanajida-hrizipp.png","16.06.2026",{"title":461,"description":462,"path":463,"coverImage":464,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Poplar Admiral","The poplar admiral is a large forest butterfly with dark wings and a white band. Males aggressively defend territory in tree crowns.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Flentochnik-topolevyi","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Flentochnik-topolevyi.jpg",{"title":466,"description":467,"path":468,"coverImage":469,"publishedAt":470,"order":154},"Priam's Birdwing","Priam's Birdwing is one of the largest, most spectacular butterflies. Males show iridescent green and black wings; larger females are brown and yellow.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpticekrylka-priam","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpticekrylka-priam.png","05.06.2026",{"title":472,"description":473,"path":474,"coverImage":475,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Purple Emperor","The purple emperor is one of the most beautiful butterflies in Europe. The male's wings shimmer with violet-blue iridescence in certain light.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperelivnitsa-iris","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperelivnitsa-iris.jpg",{"title":477,"description":478,"path":479,"coverImage":480,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Purple Hairstreak","The purple hairstreak is a small lycaenid with emerald-green undersides, living in oak woodland across Europe, most active high in the canopy.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzefir-dubovyi","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fzefir-dubovyi.jpg",{"title":482,"description":483,"path":484,"coverImage":485,"publishedAt":230,"order":154},"Queen Alexandra's Birdwing","Queen Alexandra's birdwing is the world's largest day-flying butterfly, female wingspan up to 280 mm. Lives only in Papua New Guinea; endangered.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpticekrylka-aleksandry","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpticekrylka-aleksandry.jpg",{"title":487,"description":488,"path":489,"coverImage":490,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Queen of Spain Fritillary","The queen of Spain fritillary is a small butterfly with numerous silvery spots on the hindwing underside, occurring from lowlands to mountains.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-malaya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-malaya.jpg",{"title":492,"description":493,"path":494,"coverImage":495,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Red Admiral","The red admiral is a migratory butterfly with dark brown wings and a scarlet band. Each summer it migrates into temperate Eurasia, reaching the northern part of its range from the Mediterranean.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fadmiral","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fadmiral.jpg",{"title":497,"description":498,"path":499,"coverImage":500,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Scarce Swallowtail","The scarce swallowtail is a large swallowtail with cream-yellow wings and characteristic dark stripes. It is conspicuous in May in fruit orchards.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpodalirii","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpodalirii.jpg",{"title":502,"description":503,"path":504,"coverImage":505,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Silver-washed Fritillary","The silver-washed fritillary is a large woodland butterfly with orange wings. The underside of the hindwings shimmers with silvery pearl-like spots.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-bolshaya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fperlamutrovka-bolshaya.jpg",{"title":507,"description":508,"path":509,"coverImage":510,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Small Apollo","The small Apollo is a mountain Papilio with white wings similar to the Apollo but smaller. It lives in high mountains of the Altai, Siberia, and Central Asia.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Ffeby","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Ffeby.jpg",{"title":512,"description":513,"path":514,"coverImage":515,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Small Blue","The small blue is the smallest blue in Europe, with inconspicuous gray wings in both sexes; it lives on poor dry meadows with vetch.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fkupidok","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fkupidok.jpg",{"title":517,"description":518,"path":519,"coverImage":520,"publishedAt":521,"order":154},"Small Copper","The small copper is one of Europe's most vivid small butterflies — fiery orange-copper forewings flash in sun across meadows and heathlands worldwide.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fchervonet-ognennyj","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fchervonet-ognennyj.png","19.06.2026",{"title":523,"description":524,"path":525,"coverImage":526,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Small Heath","The small heath is a small reddish-brown butterfly of open meadows. It is one of the most abundant browns and occurs almost everywhere.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsennitsa-obyknovennaya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fsennitsa-obyknovennaya.jpg",{"title":528,"description":529,"path":530,"coverImage":531,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary","The small pearl-bordered fritillary is a small fritillary of wet meadows, with clear white and rusty spots in a pattern on the hindwing underside.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fboloria-selene","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fboloria-selene.jpg",{"title":533,"description":534,"path":535,"coverImage":536,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Small Tortoiseshell","The small tortoiseshell is one of the most common day-flying butterflies of the temperate zone, with bright orange wings, black spots, and blue marginal 'eyes'.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fkrapivnitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fkrapivnitsa.jpg",{"title":538,"description":539,"path":540,"coverImage":541,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Small White","The small white is a small white butterfly similar to the large white, whose caterpillars feed on cabbage — the most common garden pest among the whites.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Frepnitsa","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Frepnitsa.jpg",{"title":543,"description":544,"path":545,"coverImage":546,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Southern Festoon","The southern festoon is an early-spring butterfly of southern Russia with cream wings and red spots — one of the first swallowtails to fly each year.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpolyksena","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fpolyksena.jpg",{"title":183,"description":548,"path":184,"coverImage":549,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"The southern swallowtail is a rare Papilio with yellow-and-black wings, living in mountain areas of the Caucasus and Crimea, very seldom seen.","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Falexanor.jpg",{"title":551,"description":552,"path":553,"coverImage":554,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"Speckled Wood","The speckled wood is a mottled orange-brown butterfly of shady woods, preferring partial shade and damp forest paths across much of Europe.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbarkhatnitsa-egeriya","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbarkhatnitsa-egeriya.jpg",{"title":556,"description":557,"path":558,"coverImage":559,"publishedAt":560,"order":154},"Ulysses Swallowtail","The Ulysses Swallowtail is a large rainforest swallowtail whose iridescent electric-blue wings flash through the canopy of Queensland and New Guinea.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fparusnik-uliss","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fparusnik-uliss.png","02.06.2026",{"title":562,"description":563,"path":564,"coverImage":565,"publishedAt":204,"order":154},"White Admiral","The white admiral is an elegant forest butterfly with dark brown wings and a broad white band. It flies in deciduous woods with honeysuckle.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbelolentochnik-kamilla","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Fbelolentochnik-kamilla.jpg",{"title":567,"description":568,"path":569,"coverImage":570,"publishedAt":571,"order":154},"Woodland Ringlet","The woodland ringlet (Erebia medusa) is a satyr butterfly of damp meadows across central Europe, with chocolate-brown wings and orange-ringed eyespots.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Ferebiya-meduza","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fvidy\u002Ferebiya-meduza.png","27.07.2026",[],[574,576,578],{"label":177,"path":178,"coverImage":207,"latinName":575},"Parnassius apollo",{"label":180,"path":181,"coverImage":255,"latinName":577},"Parnassius mnemosyne",{"label":183,"path":184,"coverImage":549,"latinName":579},"Papilio alexanor",[581,583,585],{"label":137,"path":161,"description":162,"coverImage":582,"latinName":137},"\u002Fimages\u002Fsemeystva\u002Fparusniki.png",{"label":164,"path":165,"description":166,"coverImage":584,"latinName":154},"\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Faziya\u002Fnepalj.png",{"label":168,"path":169,"description":170,"coverImage":586,"latinName":154},"\u002Fimages\u002Fentsiklopediya\u002Fstroenie-kryla-babochki.png",[588,593,598,604,610],{"title":589,"description":590,"path":591,"coverImage":592,"publishedAt":204,"order":158},"Day-flying butterflies","Day-flying butterflies are the most conspicuous Lepidoptera: they fly in sunlight, have club-shaped antennae, and often bright colouration.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fdnevnye-babochki","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fdnevnye-babochki.jpg",{"title":594,"description":595,"path":596,"coverImage":597,"publishedAt":204,"order":125},"Nocturnal butterflies and moths","Nocturnal butterflies and moths are a diverse group of Lepidoptera active at dusk and night. There are far more species than among day-flying butterflies.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fnochanye-babochki-i-motylki","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fnochanye-babochki-i-motylki.jpg",{"title":599,"description":600,"path":601,"coverImage":602,"publishedAt":204,"order":603},"Large butterflies","Large butterflies impress with wingspan: from the familiar swallowtail to giant birdwings with wings wider than 25 centimetres.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fkrupnye-babochki","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fkrupnye-babochki.jpg",3,{"title":605,"description":606,"path":607,"coverImage":608,"publishedAt":204,"order":609},"Rare butterflies","Rare butterflies — threatened species: Apollo, clouded Apollo, large blue, and other declining Lepidoptera.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fredkie-babochki","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fredkie-babochki.jpg",4,{"title":611,"description":612,"path":613,"coverImage":614,"publishedAt":204,"order":615},"How to identify a butterfly species","Step-by-step guide to identifying a butterfly: size, colour, wing shape, antennae, place and time of encounter. Methods without capture and using photographs.","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fkak-opredelit-vid-babochki","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fkak-opredelit-vid-babochki.jpg",5,1787125897091]