New weekly contest of geographic photo: Pictures of butterflies
According to oxford dictionary, a butterfluly is a flying insect with a long thin body and four large, usually brightly colored, wings
According to google there are about 17,500 species of butterflies in the world.
Life cycle of a butterfly
Butterflies have complete metamorphosis. The young called larva is different from the adult. Stages: The stages of butterfly starts from egg to larva then from larva to pupa and from pupa to adult.
Some facts about butterflies:
- Transparent wings
- Drink from mud puddles
- Can't fly if they're cold
- Taste with their feet
Types of butterfly
There are many types of butterflies but I will just mention the few once I know.
- Red admiral
- Monarch
- Blue morpho
- Brush_footed
- American snout.
Here are my photos that I want to share
Image source: image taken with Samsung Galaxy A51
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