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Holometabolism, also called complete metamorphosis, is a form of insect development which includes four life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and imago (or adult). Holometabolism is a synapomorphic trait of all insects in the superorder Holometabola. Immature stages of holometabolous insects are very different from the mature stage.
Illidge's ant-blue butterfly (Acrodipsas illidgei), is an endangered species [1] of butterfly endemic to Australia. This species can be found at six confirmed sites: Mary River Heads , Beaver Rock and Maaroom in the Fraser Coast Region ( Queensland ); Redland Bay and Point Halloran in the City of Redland (Queensland), and Brunswick Heads ( New ...
Papilio bennetti Dixey, 1898. Early instar of Papilio demodocus larva. Papilio demodocus, the citrus swallowtail or Christmas butterfly, is a swallowtail butterfly which commonly occurs over the entirety of sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, besides the southern Arabian Peninsula.
D. plexippus, described by Linnaeus in 1758, is the species known most commonly as the monarch butterfly of North America. Its range actually extends worldwide, including Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, and the Pacific Islands. D. erippus, the southern monarch, was described by Pieter Cramer in 1775.
Papilio troilus, the spicebush swallowtail or green-clouded butterfly, is a common black swallowtail butterfly found in North America. [ 2 ] It has two subspecies, Papilio troilus troilus and Papilio troilus ilioneus, the latter found mainly in the Florida peninsula. [ 3 ] The spicebush swallowtail derives its name from its most common host ...
Polygonia interrogationis. Polygonia interrogationis, commonly called the question mark butterfly, is a North American nymphalid butterfly. It lives in wooded areas, city parks, generally in areas with a combination of trees and open space. The color and textured appearance of the underside of its wings combine to provide camouflage that ...
Luehdorfia japonica. Leech, 1889 [2] The Japanese luehdorfia (Luehdorfia japonica) is a species of butterfly in the subfamily Parnassiinae of Papilionidae. It is found only in Japan. [3] It was discovered by Yasushi Nawa in Japan's Gifu Prefecture in 1883. [4] It is also known as the Gifu butterfly (岐阜蝶 or ギフチョウ, Gifu Chō ...
The clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) is a butterfly species of the family of swallowtail butterflies (Papilionidae) found in the Palearctic realm. Clouded Apollos inhabit meadows and woodland clearings with plenty of flowering plants, both in the lowlands and in the mountains. It is not usually found at altitudes above 1500 m except in the ...