Butterflies & Moths: A Portrait of the Animal WorldAn informative series that provides, in a concise format, better understanding of animals and their habitats. Fascinating in its diversity, the natural world comes to life on the pages of these spec tacularly illustrated volumes. |
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abdomen adult butterfly Agrius convolvuli American painted lady antennae attractive belong blue brightly coloured butter butterflies and moths butterflies family butterfly Danaus plexippus butterfly or moth camouflage caterpillars Central America common name cycle Danaus plexippus day-flying death's-head hawkmoth Ecuador emerged emperor moth example eyes eyespots false legs family Nymphalidae feed flies flight flower forewings fritillary group of insects hairstreak hardened Heliconid hindwings Hyalophora cecropia insects Jersey tiger larva larval foodplants Lepidoptera males markings monarch butterfly monarch butterfly Danaus morpho moth larva moths family nectar North America number amongst nymphalids orange tip orange tip Anthocharis owl butterflies painted lady Vanessa photographed Pieridae proboscis pupa pupation purple emperor purple emperor Apatura rain forests range regions resemble rest Saturniidae seen shape silk moth skipper swallowtail Papilio tail streamers temperate terfly thorax tiger moths tiny scales tree bark tropical underside underwings upperwings veins widespread in Europe wingspan would-be predators