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  2. Sea butterfly - Wikipedia

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    Along with its sister group, the sea angels (Gymnosomata), the sea butterflies (Thecosomata) are included in the order Pteropoda. [3] The validity of the pteropod order is not universally accepted; it fell out of favour for a number of years, but recent molecular evidence suggests that the taxon should be revived. [14]

  3. Limacina - Wikipedia

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    As pelagic marine gastropods, Limacina swim by flapping their parapodia, inspiring the common name sea butterflies. Sea butterflies are part of the clade Thecosomata. Sea angels, similar to Limacina, are in the order Gymnosomata. Both of these orders are still referred to as "pteropods". Sea butterflies of the order Thecosomata have a shell ...

  4. Pteropoda - Wikipedia

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    Most live in the top 10 m of the ocean and are less than 1 cm long. The monophyly of Pteropoda is the subject of a lengthy debate; they have even been considered as paraphyletic with respect to cephalopods. [1] Current consensus, guided by molecular studies, leans towards interpreting the group as monophyletic. [2]

  5. How a group of butterflies flew 2,600 miles across the ... - AOL

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    A study found a group of painted lady butterflies traveled 2,600 miles across the Atlantic Ocean without stopping. Experts say it may be a world record for insects.

  6. List of arthropod orders - Wikipedia

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    Order Megaloptera – 250–300 (Alderflies, dobsonflies, and fishflies) Order Neuroptera – 5,000 (Net-winged insects) Order †Protomecoptera; Order †Tarachoptera; Order †Permotrichoptera; Order Lepidoptera – 174,250 (Butterflies and moths) Order Trichoptera – 12,627 (Caddisfly) Order †Paratrichoptera; Order †Protodiptera ...

  7. Taxonomy of the Lepidoptera - Wikipedia

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    The insect order Lepidoptera consists of moths and butterflies (43 superfamilies). [1] Most moths are night-flying, while the butterflies (superfamily Papilionoidea ) are the mainly day-flying. Within Lepidoptera as a whole, the groups listed below before Glossata contain a few basal families accounting for less than 200 species; the bulk of ...

  8. Butterfly - Wikipedia

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    Life cycle of the monarch butterfly. Butterflies in their adult stage can live from a week to nearly a year depending on the species. Many species have long larval life stages while others can remain dormant in their pupal or egg stages and thereby survive winters. [36] The Melissa Arctic (Oeneis melissa) overwinters twice as a caterpillar. [37]

  9. The Strawberry Squid: A Deep Ocean Dweller with a Unique ...

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    There are around 300 species of squid living in the ocean and they can range in size from less than an inch to the massive 50-foot-long giant squid. The strawberry squid ( Histioteuthis heteropsis ...

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