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butterfly
butterfly Day-flying
insect of the order Lepidoptera. The adult has two pairs of scale-covered wings that are often brightly coloured. The female lays eggs on a selected food source and the (
caterpillar) larvae emerge within days or hours. The larvae have chewing mouthparts and often do great damage to crops until they reach the “resting phase” of the life cycle, the pupa (chrysalis). Within the pupa, the adult (imago) is formed with wings, wing muscles, antennae, a slender body and sucking mouthparts. The adults mate soon after emerging from the chrysalis, and the four-stage life cycle begins again. See also
metamorphosis
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BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 6/20/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...imaginations like the butterfly. And why not? Butterflies liven up the landscape...A full-service butterfly garden accommodates butterflies during all four...are some annuals butterflies adore. Perennial butterfly favorites include...
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Butterflies, oh my
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 5/20/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Science's butterfly center features...tropical plants and butterflies. Open daily...Natural History Butterfly Conservatory...exhibitions/butterflies/ cam.php...000 tropical butterflies. -- The Butterfly Palace in Branson...
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Butterflies.
Magazine article from: Science Weekly; 2/22/2002; 700+ words
; ...large and flat. Butterfly Bodies Butterflies have 4 colorful...called mimicry. Butterfly vs. Moth How can you tell butterflies from moths? Usually...think are other butterflies. DID YOU KNOW?? A Monarch butterfly that migrates can...
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Butterflies help learning soar.(Arts and Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 5/13/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...caterpillar to butterfly. At the end...all of the butterflies, caterpillars...caterpillar and then a butterfly. "Butterflies: Peterson Field...the ends of the butterfly's feelers. "Vinyl cling" butterflies Materials: Glue...
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Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight
Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...London, 2003. Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution...Third International Butterfly Ecology and Evolution...possible for many butterfly species. Boggs...traits within the butterflies as a group also...evolutionary theory where butterflies are concerned...sexual selection and butterfly ...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE (OR AT LEAST INEXPENSIVE) HERE'S HOW PERFUMED PLANTS AND FLOWERS CAN MAKE THE GARDEN FRIENDLY TO OUR FRAGILE FLITTING FRIENDS.(AT HOME)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 3/16/1997; 700+ words
; ...life as a butterfly, they provide...To protect butterflies and their...for adult butterflies and food plants...integrate butterfly plantings...protection for the butterflies to roost in...noted that a butterfly goes through...
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 "The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)")
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BUTTERFLY EXHIBITS ATTRACT CROWDS.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY); 5/9/2007; 700+ words
; ...skipping about the Butterfly House, an indoor...hundreds of butterflies. These guys...000 tropical butterflies. * The Butterfly Palace in Branson...ago opened the Butterfly House. Inside...structure, the butterflies chase each other...
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 "Antioch Review (IL)")
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Butterflies will sniff out flowery garden treats
Newspaper article from: Antioch Review (IL); 7/10/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...summer by welcoming butterflies into your garden. Butterfly gardens are different...of food once the butterfly emerges from the...Nectar sources for butterflies include annuals...Design help If a butterfly garden is to be...
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Butterflies Are Giving Cities Another Chance
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/16/1993; 700+ words
; ...back to new homes: butterfly gardens. Butterflies, it turns out, need...plants that attract butterflies, such as butterfly bush (buddleia...3369. Recent books on butterflies: Handbook for Butterfly Watchers, Robert Pyle...
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 "Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)")
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Butterflies are free to create a record; Relay for Life to release 1,500.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 5/31/2007; 700+ words
; ...legend: Capture a butterfly, whisper your...it free. Since butterflies make no sound...effects of the butterfly release will linger. Although the butterflies only live six to...generations from these butterflies just this summer...area will see a butterfly in their garden...
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Butterflies
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
...nectar-sipping butterfly. Beauty with a purpose Butterflies are one of our...life span of a butterfly is at most two months. Butterflies display every...things about butterflies is their unique...cycle. When a butterfly changes from...
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butterfly
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the body of a butterfly is more slender...that of a moth; butterflies are active by day...American monarch butterfly makes mass migrations...especially the butterflies, are known for...A. B. Klotz, Butterflies of the World...Society Handbook for Butterfly Watchers (1984...
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Butterfly Effect
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Butterfly Effect The technical name for the butterfly effect is sensitive dependence on initial conditions . It...of implications in a variety of fields. Simply put, the butterfly effect occurs when a very small event has exceedingly large...
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Butterfly fish
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Butterfly fish Butterfly fish (family Chaetodontidae) are some of the most colorful and...to refinements in the body shape, the colors and patterns of most butterfly fish are quite enthralling. The head and body is usually a dark...
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Butterfly McQueen
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Butterfly McQueen Butterfly (1911-1995) McQueen's portrayal of Prissy in Gone With the...O'Hara in the 1939 Civil War epic Gone With the Wind, actress Butterfly McQueen was actually a successful Broadway dancer who went on to...
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