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Butterflies and Moths
Butterflies and Moths
Lepidoptera
Insecta
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
A few weeks
Size
Medium
Diet
Herbivore
Activity
Cathemeral
Social
Solitary
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Common

About

These winged insects inhabit forests and meadows across every continent. They taste nectar and minerals using sensory receptors located on their feet.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A tiny ribbed egg laid on the underside of a host-plant leaf, hatching within days.
  2. 2.
    caterpillar
    A voracious caterpillar feeds and molts through several instars, growing rapidly.
  3. 3.
    cocoon
    A silk cocoon spun in leaf litter or soil while the body remodels into a winged adult.
  4. 4.
    moth
    A winged adult with feathery antennae and scaled wings, most active after dark.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera