Provencal Burnet vs Cleopatra Butterfly

Side-by-side species comparison

Provencal Burnet

A small day-flying moth with dark blue-green metallic forewings bearing red spots and bright red hindwings. It contains hydrogen cyanide for defense.

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Both adults and larvae contain cyanide compounds making them toxic to birds and other predators at all life stages.

A large butterfly with deep orange forewings in males and pale greenish wings in females. Common in Mediterranean areas.

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Males have the deepest orange coloring of any European pierid butterfly, contrasting with their lemon-yellow undersides.