Which Butterfly Only Lives for a Day?

It may also eat nectar from flowers. The shortest butterfly life spans are found among the Coppers and Small Blues butterflies which live in their adult state for only a few days!

What butterfly lives for a day?

What butterfly lives for 24 hours? The mayfly spends two years as larvae underwater but lives for only one day in their adult stage. It's one of the insects with the shortest life spans.

What is the shortest living butterfly?

The shortest-living butterfly species are the Small Blues and Coppers, which have a lifespan of only a few days.