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2. Butterfly - Wikipedia

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   Butterfly resting on flower at Magic Wings Conservatory. Many Heliconius butterflies also use their proboscis to feed on pollen; [57] in these species only 20% of the amino acids used in reproduction come from larval feeding, which allow them to develop more quickly as caterpillars, and gives them a longer lifespan of several months as adults. [58]

3. Heliconius - Wikipedia

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   Heliconius comprises a colorful and widespread genus of brush-footed butterflies commonly known as the longwings or heliconians. This genus is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the New World, from South America as far north as the southern United States. The larvae of these butterflies eat passion flower vines ...

4. Lepidoptera - Wikipedia

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   Lepidoptera (/ ˌ l ɛ p ɪ ˈ d ɒ p t ər ə / LEP-ih-DOP-tər-ə) or lepidopterans is an order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths.About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organisms, [1] [2] making it the second largest insect order (behind Coleoptera) with 126 families [3] and 46 superfamilies ...

5. Monarch butterfly - Wikipedia

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   Monarch butterflies flying and sipping nectar from milkweed flowers. The adult's wingspan ranges from 8.9 to 10.2 centimetres (3.5 to 4.0 in). [11] The upper sides of the wings are tawny orange, the veins and margins are black, and two series of small white spots occur in the margins. Monarch forewings also have a few orange spots near their tips.

6. Common blue - Wikipedia

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   Lycaena icarus. The common blue butterfly or European common blue [2] ( Polyommatus icarus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae and subfamily Polyommatinae. The butterfly is found throughout the Palearctic and has been introduced to North America. Butterflies in the Polyommatinae are collectively called blues, from the coloring of the wings.

7. List of butterflies of Japan - Wikipedia

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   Arhopala ganesa loomisi (H. Pryer, 1886) Arhopala japonica (Murray, 1875) Arhopala rama (Kollar, [1844]) Artipe eryx okinawana (Matsumura, 1919) Artopoetes pryeri pryeri (Murray, 1873) Callophrys ferrea ferrea (Butler, 1866) Catochrysops panormus exiguus (Distant, 1886) Catochrysops strabo luzonensis Tite, 1959.

8. Small tortoiseshell - Wikipedia

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   Small tortoiseshell. The small tortoiseshell ( Aglais urticae) is a colourful Eurasian butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Adults feed on nectar and may hibernate over winter; in warmer climates they may have two broods in a season. While the dorsal surface of the wings is vividly marked, the ventral surface is drab, providing camouflage.

9. Buddleja davidii - Wikipedia

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   Buddleja davidii (spelling variant Buddleia davidii ), also called summer lilac, butterfly-bush, or orange eye, is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to Sichuan and Hubei provinces in central China, and also Japan. [ 1] It is widely used as an ornamental plant, and many named varieties are in cultivation.