Butterflies in Thailand

@JudyEv (382104)
Rockingham, Australia
March 17, 2026 5:02am CST
The photo (courtesy Kriengsak Jirasirirojanakorn, Wikimedia) shows butterflies in Kaeng Krachan National Park, a UNESCO-listed forest in Thailand. An hour-and-a-half from Hua Hin, the forest is home to over 250 butterfly species, not to mention 91 species of mammals and 461 bird species. The butterflies gather at mineral ‘licks’. They ‘puddle’ here, landing on the wet soil to absorb essential salts and minerals that they can’t get from nectar. Most are males and the nutrients they collect help produce stronger eggs after mating. Of course, the photo only shows one species but isn’t it beautiful?
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Jimbo45
@Ineeddentures (34529)
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17 Mar
It really is beautiful I really do like butterflies Judy Especially on a cork board with a pin through them
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
Oh well, to each his own.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
@Ineeddentures That's why I put a smiley face! If I thought you were for real, I would have put this:
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Jimbo45
@Ineeddentures (34529)
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18 Mar
@JudyEv Lol I was joking
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
18 Mar
The butterflies are lovely.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
We visited a butterfly house in Ireland once.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
19 Mar
@JudyEv I think we were in one on the west coast. Hard to remember.
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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)
• Eldoret, Kenya
18 Mar
That is true
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (56257)
• Canada
17 Mar
Very beautiful, the colours so vibrant and bright.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (56257)
• Canada
18 Mar
@JudyEv I have a candy mould of butterflies. I recently bought some orange, yellow, white and blue chocolate wafers that I melted down and put into the moulds. The twins loved them.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
There were some really lovely colours.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
@Juliaacv They would have looked soooo cool. Maybe next time take a photo to share with us.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
17 Mar
I love butterflies. We have a good many here.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
I've never seen very many here.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
18 Mar
@JudyEv When I mow they fly around me as I am pushing the mower.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135770)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Mar
That would be a lovely sight
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
It would be special to see massed butterflies.
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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)
• Eldoret, Kenya
18 Mar
Very beautiful in deed
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Jehanne
@Jehanne (1960)
• Philippines
17 Mar
It's beautiful! and this kind of butterfly exist,roam around our house. I even have a photo of it which I took a long time ago.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
That's lovely that you have such butterflies near you.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
@Jehanne That would make sense.
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Jehanne
@Jehanne (1960)
• Philippines
18 Mar
@JudyEv I think this species of butterfly is common to southeast asia and our country is close to Thailand as well.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120757)
• United States
17 Mar
It’s lovely. Butterflies are incredible creatures, aren’t they? I remember visiting the Butterfly Palace in Branson, Missouri. It was so cool.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
We went to a butterfly house in Ireland but the atmosphere was so humid the lenses on our cameras kept fogging up.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (208945)
• United States
17 Mar
They are so beautiful.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
There are some lovely butterfly species.
Toni
@toniganzon (77184)
• Philippines
17 Mar
It is beautiful and I see those butterflies here too.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
They are really beautiful. We visited a butterfly house in Ireland some years ago.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
17 Mar
Oh yes those butterflies look beautiful, bright colours.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
18 Mar
@JudyEv - I noticed looking at the one in the right lower corner.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
The wings are almost translucent.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174482)
• United States
17 Mar
They look like Sulfur butterflies that love cabbages here. And yes, they're lovely.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174482)
• United States
18 Mar
@JudyEv I really don't know. Sulfur butterflies can be yellow to white and their larva eat the cabbages.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
What we call 'cabbage moths' are white. I wonder if these like cabbages.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (98004)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Mar
Very beautiful butterflies, I love that they are so colorful,
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
There are so many lovely species.
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Jessica
@JESSY3236 (22245)
• United States
17 Mar
Beautiful butterflies.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
They're very pretty even if they are just the one colour.
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Angie
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Mar
Yes they are beautiful.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
They look very fragile.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
18 Mar
These butterflies look splendid ! The wet soil landing sounds very interesting. I hope this spectacle gets many visitors.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
19 Mar
@JudyEv May be it is through observation over a number of days or even weeks!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Mar
I wonder how they know the butterflies are after certain minerals. I don't really doubt it but I'd like to know how they know.
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rakski
@rakski (156506)
• Philippines
17 Mar
they are beutiful!
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rakski
@rakski (156506)
• Philippines
19 Mar
@JudyEv that is nice!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
They look quite fragile but they must be tougher than they look.
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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)
• Eldoret, Kenya
17 Mar
That is a wonderful work of nature. And the butterflies look really awesome!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar
They look very fragile but perhaps they're tougher than they look.
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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)
• Eldoret, Kenya
18 Mar
@JudyEv suppose they are tougher based on where they thrive
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