butterfly

                                        butterfly  

Butterflies are part of the class of insects in the order lepidoptera. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the true butterflies(superfamily papilionoidea), the skippers (superfamily hesperioidea) and the moth-butterflies (superfamily hedyloidea). Butterfly fossils date to the mid eocene epoch, 40–50 million years ago.

                                owl butterfly

An owl butterfly is a butterfly, in the genus Caligo, known for their huge eyespots, which resemble owls’ eyes. They are found in the rainforests and secondary forests of mexico, central, and south america.

Owl butterflies are very large, 65–200 mm (2.6–7.9 in), and fly only a few meters at a time, so avian predators have little difficulty in following them to their settling place. However, the butterflies preferentially fly in dusk, when few avian predators are around. The Latin name may possibly refer to their active periods. Caligo means darkness.

                            monarch butterfly

The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily danainae) in the family nymphalidae. It may be the most familiar North American butterfly. Its wings feature an easily recognizable orange and black pattern, with a wingspan of 8.9–10.2 cm (3½–4 in)(the viceroy butterfly is similar in color and pattern, but is markedly smaller and has an extra black stripe across the hind wing).

                          Glasswinged butterfly

The Glasswinged butterfly (Greta oto) is a brush footed butterfly, and is a member of the subfamily Danainae, tribe Ithomiini, subtribe Godyridina.

G. oto adults also exhibit a number of interesting behaviors, such as long migrations and lekking among males.

                             Marbled white

The Marbled White is a distinctive and attractive black and white butterfly, unlikely to be mistaken for any other species. In July it flies in areas of unimproved grassland and can occur in large numbers on southern

                         Swallowatil butterflies

Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species.Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every containet except anntractica. The family includes the largest butterflies in the world, the bridwing butterfliesof the genus ornithopetra.