Facts about Butterflies
Butterfly wings are not solely for flight; they also act as miniature solar panels.
The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
Butterflies have six feet and legs.
The females of some moth species lack wings, all they can do to move is crawl.
Many butterflies can taste with their feet to find out whether the leaf they sit on is good to lay eggs on to be their caterpillars’ food or not.
Butterflies have their skeletons on the outside of their bodies, called the exoskeleton.
Butterflies range in size from a tiny 1/8 inch to a huge almost 12 inches.
The scales form bright patterns, sometimes with a hidden ultraviolet pattern to attract mates. The bright colours also act as a deterrent to predators eating them. The scales may also form patterns that help the butterflies to blend into their background to escape predators.