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Siproeta epaphus, the rusty-tipped page or brown siproeta, [1] is a New World butterfly that lives all year in tropical habitats. It has large wings, averaging 7.0–7.5 cm (2.8–3.0 in), [1] that are black in the inner portion of the top surface and brown throughout the underside. Both surfaces have a bold white transverse stripe continuing ...
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 ...
The scales on butterfly wings are pigmented with melanins that can produce the colours black and brown. The white colour in the butterfly family Pieridae is a derivative of uric acid, an excretory product. [13] [40]: 84 Bright blues, greens, reds, and iridescence are usually created not by pigments but through the microstructure of the scales.
The butterfly inhabits wetlands during mating and breeding season, as they provide ideal areas for oviposition due to an abundance of host plants like the alder buckthorn. [4] The common brimstone prefers laying eggs on younger host plants with late bud-bursts that are isolated from other plants in the area and exposed to both open space and ...
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This neotropical butterfly is found in Central and South America, including the Cerrado which is a vast tropical savanna in Brazil. [5] Other locations include Mexico [2] and Venezuela. [6] Ancestors of the Morpho menelaus butterfly may have been distributed in the Andean regions. [4] Morpho menelaus is one of the six species of Morpho in Costa ...
Hypolimnas bolina, the great eggfly, [1] [2] common eggfly, [2] varied eggfly, or in New Zealand the blue moon butterfly, [3] is a species of nymphalid butterfly found from Madagascar to Asia [1] and Australia.
The silver-studded blue (Plebejus argus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.It has bright blue wings rimmed in black with white edges and silver spots on its hindwings, lending it the name of the silver-studded blue.