Butterflies are some of the most beautiful and popular insects. They come in a wide variety of colors and patterns, and their delicate wings are a joy to behold. Butterflies are also important pollinators, helping to spread the pollen of flowers from plant to plant. coloring pages butterflies k5 animals. Flowers and Butterflies Coloring Pages. These Flowers and Butterflies Coloring Pages would make your globe more colorful. Butterflies play an important role in the ecosystem by pollinating flowers and plants. Some types of butterflies are on the verge of extinction due to loss of habitat. Coloring these Flowers and Butterflies Coloring Pages would set your mood for the day. Butterflies go through four stages in their life cycle: egg, caterpillar or larva, pupa, and adult. Most species of butterfly have a lifespan of two weeks or less as adults. Butterflies live on every continent except Antarctica.
Butterflies have excellent eyesight and can see colors quite well. They use their sense of sight for finding mates, avoiding predators, and finding food sources. Butterflies have two pairs of wings covered with tiny scales that come off easily if touched; this is why they often lose part of their wing color when handled roughly. Butterfly scales are different sizes and shapes depending on the species of butterfly; some have striking patterns that serve as camouflage or warnings to predators that they do not taste good! Butterflies have a long proboscis (a straw-like mouthpart) that uncoils when they want to drink nectar from flowers; adult butterflies do not eat solid food but instead only drink liquids such as nectar or fruit juice. When a butterfly lands on you it is actually tasting you with its feet to see if you are safe to stand on or if you might be toxic!
Butterforces usually fly during the day when it is warm outside; at night or during cold weather, butterflies perch with their wings folded upright over their bodies for warmth. Some tropical butterflies are active at night because it is too hot for them to fly during the day; these nocturnal butterflies often have large eyespots on their wings to startle predators in the dim light. There are over 20,000 different species of butterfly worldwide; some common North American species include Monarch, Painted Lady, Swallowtail, Red-spotted Purple, White Admiral, Hesperus Fritillary, Weidemeyer’s Admiral, Cabbage White, and Pipevine Swallowtail.”
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