yesterday we went to Wheelgates it was fun fest we went into the tropical zone we sore a butterfly cumming out of it,s chrysalis here is some information about butterflies.
Butterfly's are beautiful, flying insects with large scaly wings. Like all insects, they have six jointed legs, 3 body parts, a pair of antennae, compound eyes, and an exoskeleton. The three body parts are the head, thorax (the chest), and abdomen (the tail end). The butterfly's body is covered by tiny sensory hairs.
Butterfly's live in different , including mangroves, salt marshes, lowland forests, sand dunes, wetlands, mountainous regions and grasslands. Rocky areas and bare ground give larvae a place to find adequate food and adults to lounge in the sun.
Butterfly's come in a variety of sizes. The world's smallest known species, the blue pygmy found in southern California, has a wingspan of just over half an inch. The largest species, New Guinea's Queen Alexandra's bird wing, can measure up to twelve inches from wingtip to wingtip.
The fore wings and the six legs of the butterfly are attached to the thorax.
The thorax contains the muscles that make the legs and wings move. Butterflies are very good fliers. They have two pairs of large wings covered with colorful, iridescent scales in overlapping rows.
Butterflies are found all over the world and in all types of environments: hot and cold, dry and moist, at sea level and high in the mountains. Most butterfly species, however, are found in areas tropical, especially tropical rain forests.
