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Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran suborder Rhopalocera, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight.
3. Mai 2024 · Learn about butterflies, the colorful and diverse insects that belong to the order Lepidoptera. Find out how they feed, mate, migrate, and evolve, and explore their different families and species.
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Lepidoptera Mundi is a comprehensive online resource for all the world's butterflies and moths. You can browse, search, compare, identify, and upload images of lepidoptera species, as well as access literature and maps.
Butterflies (and moths) are the only group of insects that have scales covering their wings, although some butterflies have reduced scales. They differ from other insects also by their ability to coil up their proboscis.
Butterflies and moths vary in size from microlepidoptera only a few millimeters long, to conspicuous animals with a wingspan greater than 25 centimetres (9.8 in), such as the Queen Alexandra's birdwing and Atlas moth.
Join the project “Schmetterlinge Deutschlands” to record and map all butterfly species in Germany. Use the app to identify and report your finds online and contribute to the Red List of Butterflies of Germany.
Learn about the monarch butterfly, one of the most recognizable and well studied butterflies on the planet. Find out how they use milkweed, migrate, and face threats to their survival.
