The Butterfly Page
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Welcome to the page about Butterflies. On this page you will find some fascinating facts about butterflies.

Animal Questions	Animal Information
Description	There are hundreds of different types of butterflies around the world. In the United States, you will find everything from beautiful colored moths and small garden varieties to the classic Swallowtails,Viceroys, and Monarchs. Butterflies are insects,which have six legs and a segmented body. The front legs are hairy and brush-like. They no longer function as legs; but rather, are used in the cleaning of their antennae. Click on What are Butterflies and Moths to find out more
How big does this animal get?	Many different sizes small, medium, and large.
When full grown how much does this animal weigh?	Click on this link to find out how much a butterfly weighs
Where does this animal live? Habitat	In the first stage of a butterflies life it attaches it's self (cocoon) to the underside of the milkweed plants leaf.
What does this animal eat?	Butterflies eat eat locust, clover, and other plants. Click this link to find out more about what butterflies eat.
Where does this animal get their food?	Butterflies get their food from flowers, wet sand or mud, especially along stream courses or the edges of dirt roads or trails.
How long does this animal live?	Ever wonder where a butterfly comes from? It comes from a chrysalis (KRIS-uh-liss) which is also called a pupa. A chrysalis looks like a tiny pouch. Butterflies go through four life stages, and they look very different at each stage. These stages are called a life cycle . Click this link to find out how long butterflies live
How does this animal move?	As a caterpillar they are very slow. Some butterflies can fly at about 30 mile per hour or faster. Slow flying butterflies fly about 5 mph.
Predators	Caterpillars are slow moving. So this makes them easy prey for predators, like birds, wasps, and other mammals. To protect themselves they use different strategies, including: Poison, camouflage, spot, and bad smells.
Other Information	Scientist estimate that there are approximately 12-15,000 species of butterflies. There are thousands and thousands of butterfly species that haven’t been found or described by scientists.

 

Links About Butterflies
Children's Butterfly Site COLORING PAGE	butterflies.com
Butterflies of Arizona	The Parts of a butterfly
Pictures of the growth stages of a Monarch butterfly.	Great list of butterfly websites
Butterfly life cycle print out	.

 
 

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