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Butterflies are colorful for many reasons. The 

colors help them attract a mate and absorb 

heat

Butterflies change four times during their 

lives in a process which is called 

metamorphosis. They are born as an egg.

Next they turn into a caterpillar, or larvae. 

This caterpillar will eat constantly- it loves 

leaves and flowers.

Butterflies can live anywhere from two 

days to eleven months.

Scientist estimate that there are 28,000 

species of butterflies throughout the world.

The fastest butterfly can fly but only up to 

30 miles per hour.

Butterflies have a long, flexible , tube like 

tongue that goes down into the nectar of 

the flower.

Butterflies have three body parts, like all 

other insects: The head, the thorax, and 

the abdomen.

Butterflies are insects, but large scaly wings 

set them apart. These wings allow them to fly 

but only when their body temperature is above 

86 degrees.

The joy a butterfly imparts awakens wonder in 

our hearts

The Karner Blue Butterfly is a small, blue 

butterfly that has a wingspan of about 1 inch 

(2.5 cm). 

Female butterflies are usually larger than the 

males, and the live longer. 

Many believe butterflies got their name 

because they would fly around the buckets of 

milk on farms. While the milk was being 

churned into butter, many noticed these flying 

insects would appear and soon they were 

being called butterflies.

Most butterflies live on the nectar and pollen 

from flowers.

Butterflies have three pairs of legs. Their feet 

have little claws to help them stand on 

flowers.

Some butterflies, like the peacock, only use 

four of their legs, carrying the two front legs 

against their bodies.

Butterfly fly quietly in the air.

Most butterflies are found in tropical 

rainforests, but they can live in all climates 

and altitudes of the world.

There are about 24,000 species of butterflies. 

The moths are even more numerous: about 

140,000 species of them were counted all over 

the world.

The wings of the butterfly are made of hard 

tubes covered with thin tissue. The wings are 

covered with scales, which are like a fine dust.

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