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Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran suborder Rhopalocera, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the superfamilies Hedyloidea (moth-butterflies in the Americas) and Papilionoidea (all others).
A large iconographic sample of European moths and butterflies, including larvae and pupae.
10 ago 2024 · 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.
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A website with over 3000 photographs of Italian butterflies taken by the author. Un sito web con più di 3000 immagini di farfalle italiane fotografate dall'autore.
Lepidoptera Mundi - All the World's Butterflies and Moths in one place! Thumbnails, images, galleries, genitalia preparations, species compare, recording module, UTM map, literature, upload and more...
11 mag 2024 · Butterflies (and moths) are the only group of insects that have scales covering their wings, although some butterflies have reduced scales. They differ from other insects also by their ability to coil up their proboscis.
Butterflies alone are called ‘Papilionoidea’. Butterflies characteristically have slender bodies, antennae with tiny balls on the ends, six legs and four broad, usually colorful wings. Butterflies are distributed throughout the world except in the very cold and arid (dry) regions.
