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Introduction
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This chapter offers basic information about butterflies in general. Find out more about a butterfly's life cycle, its body, what it feeds on and by whom its eaten. Learn about the particularities and sense of the beautiful colors and patterns. Information about the scientific families, about the astonishing migration of the Monarch and a film showing how a geometer caterpillar moves complete this chapter.
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- Metamorphosis
Throughout its life a butterfly goes through several totally different stages from egg to butterfly. Learn about the stages of the butterfly life cycle.
- The Butterfly Body
Discover the parts of a butterfly's body by clicking on the image.
- Nourishment
What do caterpillars and butterflies eat? Learn what a butterfly's hamburger is.
- Predators
Whom do butterflies and moths fear? Learn more about the dangers threatening butterflies.
- Protection and Defense
Find out how butterflies and moths protect from their various predators.
- The Use of Colorations
Learn more about the sense of butterflies' colors and patterns.
- Camouflage
Many species are real masters of camouflage. See how a butterfly makes itself invisible.
- Mimicry
Bright colors have a warning and thus protective effect. Understand how other species play a trick on predators by pretending to be poisonous.
- Particularities of Coloration
Strange and interesting phenomenons concerning the colorations. Different colors for the same species, two genders in one,...
- Different Males and Females
The male and female of one species can look totally different. Here are some examples.
- Butterfly and Moth Families
Learn about the scientific families butterflies and moths are divided into and how you recognize them.
- Migration
The small Monarch Butterfly flies incredibly long distances every year crossing the whole USA. Accompany some of them on their trip.
- Caterpillars
This is the page for everybody who wants to know more about caterpillars. A short summary with links to more in-depth information.
- Moving Geometer Caterpillar
You shouldn't miss this little film about the way Geometer caterpillars move. Make it run as fast as your computer can show it.
- Quiz
Test what you have learned so far in this website.
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