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Find butterfly themed gifts and information at Animals n More.Butterfly themed gifts, including the moving butterfly aliforms, butterfly figurines, Butterfly Night Lights and more are in our sponsor's online gift shop: Jeannie's Cottage LLC. Butterflies and moths are members of the order Lepidoptera. The lepidos is Greek for scales and the ptera is Greek for wings. It is this distinguishing feature that separates them from all other insects. There are about 120,000 species of Lepidoptera. The order is divided into three suborders: Jugatae, Frenatae (moths) and Rhopalocera (butterflies and skippers). When the adult butterfly or moth emerges it now has two segmented antennae, two compound eyes and a long sucking tube called a proboscis that it uses to feed on nectar and other fluids. The thorax now has a pair of five-jointed legs and two pairs of wings. The beautiful butterfly gifts are available at our sponsor's online gift shop. |
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| Here is Betty, a Puffkin and Swibco's first and only butterfly introduced in 2001. Check the Gift Shop to see if Betty is there. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Butterfly Beanie Baby named Float. Float, as you can see, is a swallowtail butterfly, although not any particular one. A generic swallowtail, I guess. But very lovely and a must for any serious Ty collector. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| This is a Monarch Butterfly Aliform (above). Check the Gift Shop to see to see if we have any Aliforms. Several styles to choose from.
Tiffany Style Decorative Butterfly Accent Lamp 8 inches tall. (right) Below: Nature's Symphony Butterfly Magnet Joan Baker Glass 2.5 inches wide. Hand painted glass. |
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| Bugzzz Butterfly Butterfly with sound from Wild Republic Bugzzz 7 inches long |
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| Butterfly Garden Stone figurines These polystone butterfly figurines are 4 inches wide. There are three versions: blue swallowtail, monarch butterfly and green butterfly. |
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| Fanciful Flutter Butterfly Pop-Up Gift Greeting Card. Can be personalized with a selection of enclosed messages. 5 x 5 inches. (right) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butterfly Kisses Fairy Figurine Violet by Boyds Woodland Fairies figurine. (above)
Right: Ganz Butterfly vinyl Magnet. Comes in many styles and colors. 2 to 3 inches. |
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| Butterflies Tabletop Lantern Garden Memories Butterflies Tabletop Lantern from New Creative Enterprises. 12 inches tall. Delightful tealight holder. Painted Metal. (right) |
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The life cycle of Lepidoptera involves four stages: the egg, larva, pupa and winged adult. All Lepidoptera l
arvae are called caterpillars. As they grow they go through several molts, getting larger with each molt. The body of both the caterpillar and the adult have three segments: head, thorax and abdomen. During the pupal stage Lepidoptera goes through a complete metamorphosis. The pupal stage can last from a few days to several months.