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They call it a Butterfly! It is a beautiful animal that flies and is of various colors. Has two pairs of membranous wings covered with scales and mouth parts adapted for sucking. Distinguished by the antennae of moths rectilinear ending a ball, by the habits of life during the day, by the metamorphosis that takes place within a chrysalis rigid abdomen and the thin and elongated. The butterfly has no specific place to be, always going from flower to flower, more specifically in fields long flowering. Sometimes even as we find in our backyard. They feed on nettle leaves, small caterpillars, nectar from flowers and pieces of fruit decomposing. It is estimated that around the world, there are about 24,000 species of butterflies and now there are only 435 species of butterflies. The butterfly is an important pollination. If extinct, there would be damage to the flora (initial damage) and fauna (consequential damages). And why have only sexual reproduction has the genetic variability of the animal.
The life cycle of butterflies includes the following steps:
1) egg → Pre-larval stage
2) Larva →also called caterpillar or caterpillar,
3) pupa →that develops within the pupa (or cocoon)
4) imago →adult
Important
The wings of butterflies are the most precious thing they have is with them flying to survive. A human being can never play with their hands in butterfly wing, as it is to destroy it, so it gets weaker and eventually die.