Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight.

2024年12月17日 · butterfly, (superfamily Papilionoidea), any of numerous species of insects belonging to multiple families. Butterflies, along with the moths and the skippers, make up the insect order Lepidoptera. Butterflies are nearly worldwide in their distribution.

Due to their bright colors and visits to flowers, butterflies are the most familiar of insects to humans. There are about 17,500 species of butterflies in the world, and around 750 species in the United States.

Lepidoptera (/ ˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərə / LEP-ih-DOP-tər-ə) or lepidopterans is an order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths.

A butterfly is a flying insect of the order ‘Lepidoptera’ (an order of insects with broad wings which have minute overlapping scales). In Greek, ‘Lepidoptera’ means ‘scaled wings’.

2023年9月24日 · Butterflies aren’t born as the large-winged, brightly-colored insects we see in our gardens and parks. Instead, the life cycle of a butterfly involves four separate stages, during which the bodies of these familiar insects undergo a remarkable change known as metamorphosis.

Butterflies are insects from the order Lepidoptera, which also include moths. They are the flying insects with large scaly wings and they have six jointed legs and three body parts: head, thorax, and the abdomen like all other insects.

A butterfly is an insect of the Order Lepidoptera that belongs to either the superfamily Papilionoidea or the superfamily Hesperioidea (“the skippers”). Some authors would include also members of the superfamily Hedyloidea, the American butterfly moths.

2018年5月29日 · Butterflies are insects in the order Lepidoptera, which includes the moths. Butterflies at rest fold their wings vertically over their head, whereas moths hold their wings horizontally. Most butterflies are active during daylight, while moths are mostly nocturnal.

2024年5月27日 · Butterflies are members of the Rhopalocera suborder. They are also members of the Arthropoda phylum and the Insecta class. All butterflies and moths are members of the Lepidoptera order. In ancient Greek, the word “lepís “ means scale while the word “pterón” means wing, so the scientific name aptly fits these insects.