The Best Butterflies & Moths Documentaries

Nature & Wildlife - 19 free documentaries about butterflies & moths.

Start with THIS IS A BUTTERFLY! (Scanning Electron Microscope) - Part 2 - Smarter Every Day 105 (9 min, Smarter Every Day), then Locked and Loaded: Outsmarting Mother Nature (44 min, National Geographic). All 19 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on butterflies & moths is Four Wings and a Prayer by Sue Halpern.

• THIS IS A BUTTERFLY! (Scanning Electron Microscope) - Part 2 - Smarter Every Day 105 (9 min, Smarter Every Day)
• Locked and Loaded: Outsmarting Mother Nature | Port Protection Alaska (44 min, National Geographic)
• Butterflies - Nature’s Graceful Helpers (51 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Motherhood in the Animal Kingdom (28 min, BBC Earth)
• Mothers of the Animal Kingdom (23 min, BBC Earth)
• Butterfly Farming IS AMAZING - (Full Life Cycle) - Smarter Every Day 96 (11 min, Smarter Every Day)
• The Uncomfortable Truth About Butterfly Metamorphosis (It's VERY WEIRD) (16 min, Be Smart)
• The Dark & Ancient Mythology of Butterflies (49 min, Real Wild)
• The Secret And Fascinating Life Of A Butterfly (51 min, Real Wild)
• Animal Mother's Day | Dr. K's Exotic Animal ER (44 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• The Fascinating Lives Of Butterflies | Messengers Of The Gods (49 min, Real Wild)
• Is the Terrible Mother Archetype Possessing Modern Man? (28 min, Academy of Ideas)
• The Miracle of Metamorphosis: From Caterpillar To Butterfly (50 min, Real Wild)
• The Engineering Behind Caterpillar C32's Engines | Mega Mechanics (48 min, Spark)
• Using Gene Editing To Repaint Butterfly Wings (12 min, Be Smart)
• Mother's Lucky Darlings | Baby Animals 102 (23 min, Love Nature)
• Butterflies: The Insects That Have 4 Magnificent Lives | Messenger of the Gods (49 min, Real Wild)
• Motherhood in the Natural World (27 min, BBC Studios)
• Mothers Of The Natural World (27 min, BBC Studios)

Top-Rated Books About Butterflies & Moths

1. Four Wings and a Prayer by Sue Halpern - View on Amazon
2. Mariposa Road by Robert Michael Pyle - View on Amazon