Butterfly Genus Species - Queen Alexandra's Birdwing

Butterfly genus species - Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Butterfly

QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S BIRDWING

Queen Alexandra's Birdwing is the biggest butterfly in the world, with a wingspan up to 1 ft (30 cm) wide. The female is larger than the male and is brown with cream spots; the male is brown with blue and green markings and has a bright yellow abdomen. The caterpillar is black with red tentacles and has a cream-colored spot in the middle of its body. This rare butterfly is found in the lowland forests of northern Papua New Guinea (east of the Owen Stanley Mountains).

Butterfly genus species - Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Butterfly

Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Butterfly

Butterfly What Do Monarch Butterflies Eat?

Butterfly what do monarch butterflies eat?

What do monarch butterflies eat? Adult butterflies eat nectar and water. Sometimes liquid from fruits. Larvae eat only milkweed. Adult monarch butterflies sip nectar from flowering plants using a sucking tube, that resembles a soda straw, and is called a proboscis. You can see it coiled under its head when not in use.

Butterfly what do monarch butterflies eat?

Butterfly Genus Species - Postman

POSTMAN BUTTERFLY

Heliconius melpomene is a poisonous butterfly from neotropical habitats in Central America to Brazil. This butterfly has long antenna, and wings that are brown with orange spots. They have a wingspan of 2.5 to 3.25 inches (6 to 8 cm). The caterpillars eat passion vines (Passiflora). Family: Nymphalidae, genus Heliconius, species H. melpomene.

Butterfly genus species - Postman Butterfly

Butterfly genus species - Postman Butterfly

Butterfly Tattoos

Butterfly tattoos

Butterfly tattoo art is becoming one of the most popular and requested tattoo designs, especially among women. More than 50% of the female "tattoo population" have some type of butterfly design, whether it be on their back, ankle, or chest. And for a good reason. Butterflies are unmatched in their intrinsic yet peculiar designs and beauty. Enjoy the butterfly tattoos pictures below.

Butterfly tattoos

Butterfly photos: Green Butterfly

Butterfly photos: Green Butterfly

Butterfly Genus Species - Peacock

PEACOCK BUTTERFLY

The peacock butterfly (Inachis io) is a common butterfly from temperate parts of Europe (including Britain) and Asia. This butterfly makes a hissing sound when it is alarmed (usually upon seeing a bird); it makes the sound by rubbing its wings together. The wings are brownish-purple with a bright eyespot on each wing (the wings look a bit like an owl's face). The undersides of the wings are mottled grayish-brown. The larval host plant is the stinging nettle; the caterpillar is black with spines. Classification: Family Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies), genus Inachis, species I. io.

Butterfly genus species - Peacock Butterfly

Blue Peacock Butterfly

Located: Southern India, Sri Lanka and western Java. Habitat: Evergreen forest, deciduous forests and urban areas. The blue peacock is very tolerant of the presence of other butterflies and humans. It even visits animal droppings.

White Peacock Butterfly

Butterfly Genus Species - Blue Morpho

Butterfly genus species - Blue Morpho

BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLY

The Blue Morpho butterfly (Morpho menelaus) is a species of neotropical butterfly that has iridescent blue wings (the females are are not as brilliantly colored as the males and have a brown edge with white spots surrounding the iridescent blue area). The undersides (visible when the butterfly is resting) are brown with bronze-colored eyespots. Adults drink the juices of rotting fruit. The caterpillar of the Blue Morpho is red-brown with bright patches of lime-green on the back, and it eats the plant Erythroxylum pilchrum nocturnally (at night). Blue Morphos live in rainforests from Brazil to Venezuela. Blue Morphos belong to the Family Nymphalidae, Genus Morpho, and species menelaus.

Butterfly genus species - Blue Morpho

Blue Morpho Butterfly

Butterfly - How Long Do Butterflies Live

A butterfly is a butterfly whether is is an egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, or adult. In the same way an 8 year old person is human, a caterpillar is a butterfly.An adult butterfly, if not killed by a windshield, predator, or disease, will live from a few weeks to about nine months, depending upon the species and time of year.Some butterflies overwinter as adults, such as Monarchs migrating to Mexico and California and Mouring Cloaks which overwinter as adults.

How long do the Monarch Butterflies live?

Monarch Butterflies normally live from 2-4 weeks. However, over wintering Monarch Butterflies can live up to 8 or 9 months!

Butterfly - how long do butterflies live

Butterfly - how long do butterflies live

Transparent Butterfly - Seeing is Believing

Transparent Butterfly - Seeing is Believing

Transparent Butterfly - Seeing is Believing

Butterfly - What Do Butterflies Eat?

Butterfly - what do butterflies eat

Adult butterflies eat nectar and water. Sometimes liquid from fruits. Larvae eat only milkweed. Adult monarch butterflies sip nectar from flowering plants using a sucking tube, that resembles a soda straw, and is called a proboscis. You can see it coiled under its head when not in use.

Butterfly - what do butterflies eat