BUTTERFLY

BUTTERFLY A flying insect of the order lepidoptera Consist of head ,thorax and abdomen Having two pairs of functional wings There are common in the tropics They always visit flowers in the gardens Also visit fruiting trees especially on the dry season Butterflies are diurnal insects Feed mainly on necter produced by flowers Obtain the necter by means of a long coiled tubular proboscis They undergo complete metamorphosis Their eggs are hatched into larvae called caterpillars Which they feed on the edges of young leaves The larval stage is the feeding and growing stage The adult grows to maturity to become the reproductive stage They display they beautiful colours which are attractive to the eyes that form image I.A.Chiroma