Lepidoptera

In terms of their ability to pollinate plants, butterflies take second place after bees.

Europeans admire butterflies, and in China, India, and South America they are considered a delicacy.

They have no hearing. Instead, they feel a vibration.

Butterflies distinguish shades of 3 colors - yellow, green and red.

Female butterflies live a longer life than themselves.

Бабочки появились на планете более 200 млн лет назад – ученые обнаружили их останки, относящиеся к юрскому периоду.

During her life, the female butterfly lays up to 1 thousand. eggs

The largest moth is Attakus Atlas, its wingspan is up to 30 cm.

The science of butterflies is called lepidopterology.