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Bookmark or Share- Butterfly Metamorphosis - American Museum of Natural HistoryA butterfly pupa, also called a chrysalis, forms a cuticle that encloses its head and body to shield against extreme temperatures, parasites, and drying out. During metamorphosis, body tissue breaks down and reforms as wings, legs, and other adult parts. Edward K. Boggess/USFWS/WikiMedia Commons.
- Butterfly - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaA butterfly is a (usually) day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera. They are grouped together in the suborder Rhopalocera . Butterflies are related to moths , from which they evolved about 56 million years ago. [ 1 ]
- Butterfly - WikipediaButterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran suborder Rhopalocera, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the superfamilies Hedyloidea (moth-butterflies in the Americas) and Papilionoidea (all others).
- Butterfly Life Cycle Explained With Pictures & Facts On All 4 ...Butterfly life cycle. Pictures on all four stages of the life cycle of a butterfly, egg, larva / caterpillar, pupa / chrysalis and imago.
- Butterfly | Life Cycle, Classification, & Facts | Britannicabutterfly, (superfamily Papilionoidea), any of numerous species of insects belonging to multiple families. Butterflies, along with the moths and the skippers, make up the insect order Lepidoptera. Butterflies are nearly worldwide in their distribution.
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