The body of a butterfly is related to the habits of life

Characteristics of butterflies: Antennae with thickened ends, broad wings, and wings erect on their backs when resting. The antennae of butterflies are club-shaped, and the ends of the antennae are stout and hammer-shaped. The body and wings are covered with flattened scaly hairs. The abdomen is elongated.

Characteristics of butterfly life: Butterflies are active during the day, and there are 18 families of butterflies in 158 families of Lepidoptera. Adult butterflies feed on pollen and nectar; Some larvae are herbivorous and harmful to trees and crops.

Some larvae eat aphids and are beneficial insects. Butterflies have a total of 17,000 species of butterflies recorded in the world, China accounts for about 1,300 species, and the number of butterflies is the largest in the Amazon River basin in South America.

1.Feeding: Butterflies feed on different species, most butterflies suck nectar, and some butterflies feed on grape flesh, which is common in grape fields.

2.Active habitat: Butterfly habits also vary depending on the species of insects, most of them come out in the morning and evening when the sun is oblique, and there are also butterflies that are active at night.

3.Regularity: Butterflies are social insects that gather together to feed or perch.

4.Family Classification: Butterfly family: This family butterfly is a medium to large beautiful butterfly species.

5.It is often based on black, yellow and white, decorated with red, blue, green, yellow and other color markings, and some species have a brilliant and dazzling blue, green, yellow and other colors of metallic luster.

6.Pink butterfly: This family butterfly is a small to medium-sized butterfly species.

7.It is often white and yellow, decorated with black, red, yellow and other color markings, and the surface of most species of wings is powdered.

8.Butterfly family: It is a small to medium-sized butterfly species, a few are large species, and it is the most numerous family of butterflies.

9.Gray butterfly family: This family butterfly is a small butterfly species.

10.The front of the wings is mainly gray, brown, black and other colors, and the surface of the wings of some species has a brilliant and dazzling purple, blue, green and other metallic luster, and the color and markings of the front and back of the wings are completely different, the color of the reverse side is rich and colorful, and the markings are also varied.

1. Many species of butterflies fly in groups.

2. However, large groups of butterflies still fly in groups. Most of the butterflies that people can see are 1 or 2, and at most 3 or 5 butterflies are together, dancing and marrying, and it is difficult to see the scene of group flight, let alone large-scale migration flight.

3. Butterflies move during the day and rest at night. They are mostly active during the day around 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., although they are rarely active in the scorching midday sun.

4. Butterflies generally like to perch alone at night, and a few species still live in groups, so they choose a quiet place together, such as on the bark, under the leaves, and under the rocks, which are the ideal habitat for butterflies.

5. Some species of butterflies also have protective colors, such as the dead leaf butterfly.

When resting, the two pairs of wings are set up and closed, revealing the opposite side, and the shape, markings, and color of the wings are very close to the shape and color of a dead leaf.

6. Some can even be seen as leaf veins, petioles and rust-like spots, which have become the most famous examples of protective colors in biology.

The habits of butterflies are as follows:

1. Eating and drinking habits: After butterflies are feathered, they must supplement nutrients from the outside world in order to maintain life. Butterflies feed on a variety of species, and most of them are exclusively feeders.

Some butterflies like to eat nectar, while others like fermented rotten fruit juice or fruit juice, and even the feces of humans and animals. Water is an essential nutrient for butterflies, and they prefer water with a slightly salty taste.

2. Activity habits: The activity of butterflies is closely related to temperature. In winter, the temperature is low, and most butterflies pupate for winter.

In spring and autumn, butterflies are more frequent, the temperature is suitable, and the nectar source plants are abundant. During the high summer season, the number of butterflies decreases slightly. Generally, female butterflies have a relatively narrow range of activities, often in the host plant growth area or where nectar source plants are abundant, while male butterflies fly everywhere and have a relatively wide range of activities.

3. Copulating and laying eggs: The important mission of the adult stage of butterflies is to copulate, lay eggs, and reproduce offspring. Generally, male butterflies emerge a few days earlier than females, and females can mate on the same day. Some females lay eggs on the same day after mating, while others lay eggs a few days after mating.

Butterfly habits:

The feeding objects of butterfly larvae vary according to the species, and most larvae feed on leaves; Some species, such as pollen butterflies, orange spotted pink butterflies, etc., are voracious flower buds; There are also some species that eat young pods or young fruits, such as pods gray butterfly eats young pods, and gardenia gray butterfly eats young gardenia fruits. In addition, in the gray butterfly family, there are a few species of larvae that are carnivorous, for example, the scale gray butterfly eats the coffee scale, and the bamboo aphid gray butterfly feeds exclusively on the bamboo aphid, this carnivorous species is a rare beneficial insect in the butterfly family.

The activities and habits of butterfly larvae also vary depending on the species. In terms of activity time, most species come out in the morning and evening when the sun is oblique. However, some species (e.g., cabbage worms, etc.) are active during the day, while others (e.g., many butterfly larvae) are nocturnal.

The larvae of some butterflies often have the habit of hiding in the nest with leaves, and the method of leaf decoration varies according to the insect species, some have one leaf, some have several leaves, and each has its own style or technique. Banana butterfly larvae can stick the edge folds of banana leaves into nests and live in seclusion, while rice butterflies often nest in several leaves. The larvae that have nesting habits or swarm habits are all close to the perch, never far away, and immediately retreat into the nest to hide when alarmed, which is completely different from the habitat habits of ordinary butterflies.

1. Butterflies are social insects, and the habitat of the larvae is very hidden, and it is generally not easy to find in the wild. Adult butterflies generally come out in the morning and evening when the sun is oblique, but depending on the species, some are active during the day and some at night.

2. When hungry, they will eat pollen, nectar, and occasionally suck the flesh of grapes and slightly salty water, so we often see butterflies sucking water on the wet ground.