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Butterflies are one of the most wonderful creations of mother nature. Throughout of the world, there are well over 20,000 butterfly species. This blossary lists some of the most popular ones from around the world.

Category: Animals

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Blue morphos butterfly belongs to the Family Nymphalidae, Genus Morpho, and species menelaus. It is a species of neotropical butterfly that has iridescent blue wings. Like most insects, the females ...

Domain: Animals; Category: Insects

The viceroy butterfly is from the family Nymphalidae. It is a brown and orange non-poisonous butterfly that is very similar to the monarch; it is a batesian mimic of the poisonous monarch. It can be ...

Domain: Animals; Category: Insects

The zebra swallowtail is from the family Papilionidae. It is a butterfly with distinctive black and white markings and elongated tails on its hindwings. The caterpillar is yellow-green with black and ...

Domain: Animals; Category: Insects

Milbert's tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti) is a small butterfly with a squared-off fore-wing. The wingspan is 1.6 - 2.5 inches (4.2 - 6.3 cm). The upperside is black with wide orange ...

Domain: Animals; Category: Insects

The southern dogface butterfly, Colias cesonia, is a yellow butterfly that is also known as the dog's head butterfly. The wings are mostly yellow; there is a small dark eyespot in the center of the ...

Domain: Animals; Category: Insects

Ulysses butterfly (Papilio ulysses), also know as the blue mountain swallowtail, the blue emperor, and the mountain blue, is a spectacular Australian butterfly. The male is an iridescent blue-green ...

Domain: Animals; Category: Insects

Belonging to the Cynthia group of colorful butterflies, the painted lady comprises a subgenus of the genus Vanessa in the Family Nymphalidae. They are found in many parts of the world living in ...

Domain: Animals; Category: Insects

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