Fun Moment: What butterflies are your 8 great wonders?

[trehopr1]

The other night I caught a "late night" showing of the movie (remake) King Kong on television. In the movie, Carl Denham of coarse captures Kong and brings him to New York and toutes him as the "8th Wonder of the World". This phrase gave me pause for thought and I therefore wondered what members would consider to be the "8 great wonders of the butterfly world"....
So, to have a fun moment here on the forum give this idea some of your brief consideration and tell us what butterfly species YOU THINK are the greatest ones amongst those 20,000+ species of diurnal wonders !
Below is my listing... So, come and have a "light moment" of fun.... (no particular order/just what comes to mind...)

1. Ornithoptera alexandrae

2. Teinopalpus imperialis

3. Agrias narcissus

4. Phoebis avelleneda  

5. Bhutanitis lidderdalii 

6. Morpho absoloni

7. Ornithoptera paradisea

8. Parnassius eversmanni

Of coarse, if butterflies are not your special liking but, moths or even beetles are than "come and play along" and tell us what is on your list !

[jmg]

Parides orellana (Hewitson, 1852) ?

Troides prattorum (Joicey & Talbot, 1922) ?

Consul panariste (Hewitson, 1856) ?

Parnassius autocrator Avinoff, 1913

Semomesia capanea (Cramer, 1779)

So many ! So many deserve awards !

[deliasfanatic]

In addition to some of those already mentioned, I wouldn't omit:

Charaxes andranodorus
Charaxes nobilis
Charaxes fournierae
Prepona praeneste
Delias messalina
Delias prouti
Delias callista
Delias neeltje
Delias mayrhoferi
Delias luctuosa
Delias inexpectata
Delias bagoe and salvini (twins)
Parides ascanius
Graphium androcles
Graphium weiskei
Papilio blumei
Papilio ulysses
Papilio krishna
any number of Hypochrysops species (Lycaenidae)

[wollastoni]

Let's add some beauties :

Delias ellipsis
Delias eximia
Cirrochroa imperatrix
Agrias phalcidon
Aglais io
Polyommatus coridon
Parides gundlachianus
Papilio homerus

[xavm (Xavier)]

I do agree and woud add:

Evenus coronata
Evenus batesii
Iphiclides podalirinus

And what about moths?
Graellsia isabellae
Daphnis nerii
Deilephila elpenor

[trehopr1]

My, so many worthy candidates.... A lot of very notable species in every sense !
Thank you Gentlemen for all your wonderful choices.👏😊

[jhyatt]

I'd add to the list the rare hairstreak Bindahara meeki from NG and Halmahera, and just about any species in the
neotropical genus Arcas!

Cheers,
jh

[mothman27]

1. Agrias narcissius
2. Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus
3. Morpho rhetenor helena
4. Phoebis philea
5. Papilio ulysses telegonus
6. Speyeria diana
7. Morpho anaxibia
8. Papilio antimachus
9. Speyeria idalia
10. Asterope sapphira

Moths
1. Thysania agrippina
2. Eacles lemairei
3. Actias maenas
4. Eumorpha pandorus
5. Vegetia dewitzi
6. Eustera argus
7. Euchroa trimeni
8. Automeris zephyria

Other:
Goliathus regius
Odontolabis lacordairei
 

[trehopr1]

Splendid choices Tim...

Thanks for sharing your thoughts !