Get to know the beautiful creatures Butterflies

An example of a butterfly species in Indonesia is the Ornithoptera goliath or known as the Goliath Birdwing. In fact, this butterfly is the largest type of butterfly that has a habitat in Papua and Papua New Guinea.

Facts about butterflies:

• Most butterflies are active during the day and rest at night.

• The existence of butterflies can be threatened due to the use of pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals.

• Male swallowtail butterflies usually gather around mud puddles to obtain nutrients from the mud.

• Butterflies are the main food source for birds
  Butterflies cannot fly if they are cold. As quoted from the stnicks.org.uk page, so that butterflies can fly, their body temperature must be around 30 degrees. For this reason, he cannot live in the Antarctic area.

• Butterfly wings are actually transparent. Butterflies basically have four wings, two at the front and two at the back. These wings consist of two layers, namely a layer of chitin protein and a layer of hair called scales. Over time, the colored scales on the butterfly will peel off and reveal a transparent membrane.