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Candalides erinus, the small dusky-blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia and Indonesia. [2] The wingspan is about 20 mm.
Colotis amata, the small salmon Arab, [2] [3] is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. It is found in Africa and Asia. It is found in Africa and Asia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Adults are fond of smaller flowers for nectar and often fly low along the ground in search of wildflowers.
Many species are brightly coloured and include popular species such as the emperors, monarch butterfly, admirals, tortoiseshells, and fritillaries. However, the under wings are, in contrast, often dull and in some species look remarkably like dead leaves, or are much paler, producing a cryptic effect that helps the butterflies blend into their ...
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 ...
Tortoiseshell butterflies tend to be unpalatable to birds. If a bird sees this bright red colouring, then they will be less likely to eat the butterfly. [14] The tortoiseshell butterfly is particularly fast. When discovered and attacked by a predator the tortoiseshell butterfly will fly away in a straight line in order to outstrip the predator ...
The small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae, classified within the subfamily Satyrinae (commonly known as "the browns"). It is the smallest butterfly in this subfamily. The small heath is diurnal and flies with a noticeable fluttering flight pattern near the ground. It rests with closed ...
The female butterfly lays about 20–30 eggs in spring, a day after mating, on the young buds of its host plant, Sinai thyme (Thymus decussatus).After an incubation period of a few days, the eggs hatch into small larvae which feed on the buds and flowers of Sinai thyme.
This neotropical butterfly is found in Central and South America, including the Cerrado which is a vast tropical savanna in Brazil. [5] Other locations include Mexico [2] and Venezuela. [6] Ancestors of the Morpho menelaus butterfly may have been distributed in the Andean regions. [4] Morpho menelaus is one of the six species of Morpho in Costa ...