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Lepidoptera (/ ˌ l ɛ p ɪ ˈ d ɒ p t ər ə / LEP-ih-DOP-tər-ə) or lepidopterans is an order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths.About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organisms, [1] [2] making it the second largest insect order (behind Coleoptera) with 126 families [3] and 46 superfamilies ...
A loss in butterflies also means a loss in biological wealth. Butterflies are known as the "flying flower' [39] as they are beautiful and carry a large aesthetic value. Dwindling numbers and the following decline of ecosystems will lead to greater loss of biological wealth over time, as without pollinators many plants will not grow or bloom.
The short film John James Audubon: The Birds of America (1986) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. Popular Science Monthly/Volume 31/September 1887/Sketch of J. J. Audubon; Guide to resources regarding Audubon's Birds of America at Field Museum Library
Included among the birdwings are some of the largest butterflies in the world: the largest, Queen Alexandra's birdwing; the second largest, the Goliath birdwing; the largest butterfly endemic to Australia, the Cairns birdwing; and the largest butterfly in India, the southern birdwing.
During his stay at Nafferton, Morris acquired a reputation for writing popular essays on natural history and in particular on birds. His first book was an arrangement of British birds and was published in 1834. About this time he formed a close working association with Benjamin Fawcett (1808–1893), a local printer. This relationship would ...
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Animals: Amphibians · Arachnids · Birds · Cnidaria · Crustaceans · Echinoderms · Fish · Insects · Mammals · Molluscs · Reptiles · Others Anchorage White Raven , by Lisa Hupp/ USFWS Brown-banded antpitta , by Charlesjsharp