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==== Mouth apparatus ==== | ==== Mouth apparatus ==== | ||
The mouth apparatus of butterflies is a sucking type. The vast majority of butterfly species feed on nectar, making this type of mouth apparatus possible. Some of the more primitive butterfly families still have remnants of the biting apparatus. [([[https:// | The mouth apparatus of butterflies is a sucking type. The vast majority of butterfly species feed on nectar, making this type of mouth apparatus possible. Some of the more primitive butterfly families still have remnants of the biting apparatus. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Evolutionary advanced ==== | ||
+ | Butterflies are animals that are considered to be among the most evolutionary evolved insects in the world. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Membranous joints ==== | ||
+ | The different segments in a butterfly' | ||
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+ | ==== Butterfly head ==== | ||
+ | The head of butterflies is spherical and separate from the abdomen and is formed by the fusion of 6 different segments. This head also contains other elements such as a sucking mouth apparatus, a pair of feelers, and a pair of compound eyes. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Ommatidia ==== | ||
+ | Compound eyes are relatively large and composed of smaller eyes that are called ommatidia. Their perception of the world is a sort of mosaic of images and colors. Compared to humans, they see very dimly. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== The mouth apparatus ==== | ||
+ | The mouth apparatus of butterflies is a sucking type. The vast majority of butterfly species feed on nectar, which makes this type of mouth apparatus possible. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Smelling ==== | ||
+ | On the entire surface of the antennae are located receptors responsible for recognizing odors. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Johnston' | ||
+ | On the surface of the antennae, there is also a Johnston' | ||
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+ | ==== 300 wing movements per minute ==== | ||
+ | Diurnal butterflies can make approximately 300 wing movements per minute. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Butterfly eggs ==== | ||
+ | Butterfly eggs can come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes, and it mainly depends on the species. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== First food for caterpillars ==== | ||
+ | The first food for a caterpillar is usually chorion, the shell of the egg from which it has just hatched. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Pupa stage ==== | ||
+ | In the pupa stage, the butterfly does not take in food or fluids. [([[https:// | ||
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