Butterflies
Butterfly
Insect species
Butterfly (Butterflies) are insects in the macrolepidopteron clode Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also include moths. Adult butterflies have large, bright-coloured wings and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprise the large superfamily Papilionoidea, which contains at least one former group, the skippers, and then most recent analyses suggest it also contains the moth-butterflies. Butterfly fossils date to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago.
Butterfly
Butterfly, at a glance:
Scientific name: Rhopalocera
Type of species: Insect
Suggested type: Moth
Group: Kaleidoscope
Body structure and functions:
The butterflies have six legs which are jointed, three parts of the body and two antennae. The head, the chest and the tail (abdomen) are the three parts.
With tiny sensory hairs are found on the body of a butterfly. The various species of butterflies have own different coloured wings. They are generally creatures who are cold-blooded.
Places where butterfly can be found:
Butterflies are found everywhere except the continent of Antarctica.
Flying-speed of Butterfly:
Butterflies can be fly as speed as possible. At a speed of 10 km to 22 km per hour, Butterflies can fly.
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