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  2. External morphology of Lepidoptera - Wikipedia

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    Butterflies and moths can see ultraviolet (UV) light and wing colors and patterns are principally observed by Lepidoptera in these wavelengths of light. [13] The patterns seen on their wing under UV light differ considerably from those seen in normal light. The UV patterns act as visual cues that help differentiate between species for mating.

  3. Category:Images of butterflies and moths - Wikipedia

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    Media in category "Images of butterflies and moths" This category contains only the following file. Plate II Kallima butterfly from Animal Coloration by Frank Evers Beddard 1892.jpg 1,695 × 2,722; 1.77 MB

  4. Butterfly - Wikipedia

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    The colourful patterns on many butterfly wings tell potential predators that they are toxic. Hence, the genetic basis of wing pattern formation can illuminate both the evolution of butterflies as well as their developmental biology. The colour of butterfly wings is derived from tiny structures called scales, each of which have their own pigments.

  5. List of extinct butterflies - Wikipedia

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    See prehistoric butterflies. This is a list of recently extinct butterflies, their former ranges, and dates of extinction. Extinct species.

  6. 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 ...

  7. List of butterflies of North America - Wikipedia

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    "Butterflies of North America" (1868-1872) by W. H. Edwards from the American Entymological Society; second series (1884), third series (1897) Holland, W. J. (1915). The butterfly guide : A pocket manual for the ready identification of the commoner species found in the United States and Canada, United States: Doubleday, Page & Company

  8. List of butterflies of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    The butterflies of New Zealand include twelve endemic species, as well as several introduced and migrant species. Lepidoptera , which includes the butterflies and moths , is the third largest insect order in New Zealand.

  9. Diaethria anna - Wikipedia

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    Diaethria anna, also known as Anna's eighty-eight or Finita Burrasca , is a butterfly in wet tropical forests in Middle America. On rare occasions, it can be found as a stray in south Texas . Its upperside is dark brown with a metallic bluish-green band on the forewings.