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Lepidoptera

life science Maturity 7-9

Butterflies and moths are special insects.

Monarch butterflies in Santa Cruz-11.jpg
Monarch butterflies in Santa Cruz-11.jpg
They have bright wings. Tiny scales cover their bodies.
Mottenflügel in Mikroskop.jpg
Mottenflügel in Mikroskop.jpg
They use a long tube to drink. This helps them eat from flowers. Do you like seeing them fly?

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File:Butterfly parts.svg
Butterfly parts.svg
File:Caterpillar morphology diagram.svg
Caterpillar morphology diagram.svg
File:Caterpillar face close up.jpg
Caterpillar face close up.jpg
File:Chenille de Grand porte queue (macaon) Fausses pattes.jpg
Chenille de Grand porte queue (macaon)...
File:Mottenflügel in Mikroskop.jpg
Mottenflügel in Mikroskop.jpg
File:Internal morphology of Lepidoptera.svg
Internal morphology of Lepidoptera.svg
File:Bagworm Moths Mating.jpg
Bagworm Moths Mating.jpg
File:Joined moths.JPG
Joined moths.JPG
File:Anise Swallowtail Life Cycle.svg
Anise Swallowtail Life Cycle.svg
File:Arctiidae caterpillar edit.jpg
Arctiidae caterpillar edit.jpg
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File:Moths attracted by floodlight.jpg
Moths attracted by floodlight.jpg

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