Category:Butterflies

**butterfly**
	group of insects in the order Lepidoptera
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Instance of	organisms known by a particular common name;
Subclass of	Pterygota; Hexapoda;
Named after	cream (East Central German, Schmetterling); butter (Old English, butterfly); woman (Russian, бабочка);
Has part(s)	compound eye; proboscis;
Different from	Lepidoptera; Butterfly ; Butterflies ; Farfalla ; moth;
Taxonomy
Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Eumetazoa
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Protostomia
Superphylum	Ecdysozoa
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Subclass	Pterygota
Infraclass	Neoptera
Superorder	Endopterygota
Order	Lepidoptera
Suborder	Glossata
Infraorder	Heteroneura
Taxon author	Pierre André Latreille, 1802
Authority file
	Q11946202; GND ID: 4058912-2; Library of Congress authority ID: sh85018381; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 119330126; BNCF Thesaurus ID: 33460; NL CR AUT ID: ph114302; National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX528359; BabelNet ID: 00014271n; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007293673305171; NBN System Key: NHMSYS0020796512
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Čeština: Motýli

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한국어: 나비

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Nederlands: Vlinders

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日本語: チョウ（蝶）

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Türkçe: Kelebekler

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中文：蝶, 蝴蝶

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<nowiki>Rhopalocera; afafranto; fiðrildi; ၵၢပ်ႇမိူဝ်ႈ; kupu-kupu; гæлæбу; rama-rama; کوکۍ; a̱fi̱nfa̱n; kelebek; تتلی; motýľ; Rhopalocera; 锤角亚目; ᡤᡝᡶᡝᡥᡝ; kapalaklar; পখিলা; denní motýli; leptir; Rhopalocères; dnevni leptiri; tarralikitaaq; нимилявт; फुलपाखरू; ପ୍ରଜାପତି; дневни лептир; Dagfalteren; Rhopalocera; kəpənəklər; bebe; 蝶; فراشة; လိပ်ပြာ; 蝴蝶; ya̍k-é; pumarina; papallona; glöyn byw; féileacán; پروانه; 錘角亞目; sommerfugl; チョウ; papilion; malan boɗe ido; pilpintu; සමනලයාගේ ජීවන චක්‍රය; papilio; तितली; 蝴蝶; ਤਿਤਲੀ; påwion; butterfly; şaparak; kolibambang; vlienders; булававусыя; lipkaine; kípi᷆rkípi᷆rnà; flituru; ผีเสื้อ; dnevni leptir; kesulai; farfała; མེ་ལྕེབས།; pāpalōtl; mariposa; kwakwapicic; پاپلی; дневни пеперуди; fluture; kipele-pele; balanbaalista; dagfjärilar; parpàja; шапарак; toldi; 나비; Rhopalocera; barbulètè; mbaj; hù-diĕk; פלאטערל; πεταλούδα; бубыли; bướm ngày; dagvlinder; tauriņi; skoenlapper; kʼaalógii; ᑕᕐᕋᓕᑭᑖᖅ; Rhopalocera; borboleta; butterflee; Эрвээхэй; ô͘-tia̍p; motyle dzienne; shaveshave; borboleta; kupu-kupu; ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ; پەپوولە; butterfly; alibangbang; Summervögel; dealan-dè; ߝߙߌߝߙߌߟߋ߲; ᑕᕐᕋᓕᑭᑖᖅ; nappali lepkék; ቢራቢሮ; kipepeo; tximeleta; پکھڑوں; butterfly; бабочки; bakboloowhen; Tagfalter; பட்டாம்பூச்சி; talubang; tykki duw; pennevoegel; kawa-kawa; पुतली; flutura; लापा; дневни лептир; թավշաթիթեռներ; titli; פרפרים; کپنک; kukupu; 蝴蝶; qpiray; paixarina; gúbelekler; तितली; parpagghiuni; প্রজাপতি; farfalla; فرفطّو; päevaliblikad; papiyon; 蝶仔; papiliono; 蝴蝶; 蝴蝶; дийнахьара кӏормацаш; 蝴蝶; సీతాకోకచిలుక; dnevni leptir; kahimpiɛɣu; gulugufe; ᱯᱤᱯᱤᱲᱤᱭᱟ.ᱝ; dieniniai drugiai; metulj; paru-paro; پَنہٕ پونٛپُر; ᎧᎹᎹ; kupu-kupu; kɔ'ɔmpilego; ചിത്രശലഭം; 錘角亞目; қабыршақ қанаттылар; 'adipangpang; پوپٽ; jülirü; bolboreta; perhonen; 蝴蝶; taqalukisaq; လှပသည့်ရောင်စုံအတောင်ရှိ ဝတ်ရည်စုပ် ပိုးကောင်ငယ်တစ်မျိုး; skordýr í ættbálki hreisturvængja; မႅင်း ဢၼ်မီးပိၵ်ႇႁၢင်ႈလီ ဢၼ်လုၵ်ႉတီႈမူင်ႈၶဝ်ႈၶွၵ်ႇသေ ပဵၼ်မႃး မေႃၸုပ်ႇၵိၼ်ၼမ်ႉမွၵ်ႇ; собирательное название для некоторых надсемейств чешуекрылых; Schmetterlinge aus verschiedenen Familien; حشره‌ای از راسته پولک‌بالان; 鱗翅目昆蟲; insektgruppe; pul kanatlılar takımındaki böcek grubu; 昆虫綱チョウ目のうち、Rhopaloceraに分類される生物の総称; dangin kwari; ענף של חרקים מעופפים בסדרת הפרפראים; 鱗翅目昆蟲; 인시목의 곤충 중 하나; inseke ås cwatès aiyes, sovint avou des belès coleurs; obecný název pro některé druhy hmyzu; insetto appartenente all'ordine dei lepidotteri; insecte qui a quatre ailes, couvertes d’écailles fines; serangga; зьбіральная назва вусякоў з парадку лускакрылых; group of insects in the order Lepidoptera; insecte zburătoare; clado obsoleto de insectos del orden Lepidoptera; общоприето наименование; एक कीटक; insettu cumuni ca havi l'ali tinciuti; suttaòrdini dî Lipidòttira; група инсеката из реда Lepidoptera; insecte que pertany a l'ordre dels lepidòpters; zvīņspārņu kārtas kukaiņu grupa; kleurryke dagaktiewe insek met vier vlerke; група инсеката из реда Lepidoptera; običajno ime za žuželke iz različnih družin v redu Lepidoptera; karaniwang pangalan para sa mga insekto ng order na Lepidoptera; insetos lepidópteros; pryv gans eskelli; อันดับแมลงชนิดหนึ่ง; a de la bun-ɛgela; seòrsa de meanbh-fhrìde; 鱗翅目昆蟲; പ്രാണിലോകത്തെ ജീവി; klasse van insecten behorend tot de orde Lepidoptera; grupa motyli; serangga dari ordo Lepidoptera; insecto lepidóptero; insetos lepidópteros; a̱lyoot tai nkyangcet mi̱ oda Lepidoptera; ߛߋ߲߬ߜߙߍ߬ߡߊ ߛߎ߯ߦߊ ߘߏ߫; ߝߘߍߝߘߍߟߋ߲; 崩紗; 崩紗(昆蟲); 蝶; pillangók; pāpālōtl; papálotl; papalotl; pinpilinpauxa; ၵၢပ်ႇဝိူဝ်ႈ; pullarina; palombina; mariposa; caparina; papona; maxarin; escapitina; capa; булавоусые чешуекрылые; Papilionoformes; Diurna; Papilionoforma; бабочка; Schmetterling; Falter; mariposa; کوکڼه; 蝶; 蝴蝶; sommerfugle; dagsommerfugl; kelebekler; てふてふ; チョウチョ; 蝶; ちょうちょ; 蝶々; ちょうちょう; チョウチョウ; malan bod'e ido; dagfjäril; פרפר; papillio; Rhopalocera; Papilionoidea; Lepidoptera; సీతాకోకచిలుకలు; సీతాకోక చిలుక; సీతాకోకచిలక; లెపిడోప్టెరా; påvion; pauvion; palivole; papilioj; motýli; motýl; வண்ணத்துப் பூச்சி; வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சி; hô͘-tia̍p; boé-ia̍h-á; ô·-tia̍p; bé-ia̍h; bóe-ia̍h-á; ia̍h-á; motyl dzienny; buławkorożne; papillon; papillon de jour; papillon diurne; pili pala; gloynnod byw; glöynnod byw; pili-pala; iâr fach yr haf; gloyn byw; papoia; choruma; ropalócero; mariposas diurnas; ropalocero; alibangbáng; تتلیاں; имбилявт; нимиляв; имбиляв; flieflotters; dagvlinders; vlinders; farfalla; fraffalla; Ropalóceros; borboletas; Ropalócero; butterflies; butterflys; tauriņš; taureņi; taurenis; dienastauriņi; vlinder; k'aalógi; k'alógii; metulji; metuljka; paruparo; paparo; ബട്ടർഫ്ലൈ; പൂമ്പാറ്റ; ചിത്രശലഭങ്ങൾ; ശലഭം; kupu kupu; rama-rama; kupu; แมงก่ำเบ้อ; vipepeo; Hesperioidea; Hedyloidea; féileagan; teine-dé; sglapaid; tormachan-dé; tarbhan-dé; dealman-dé; strainnsear; teillean-dé; gogag; bratag; seillean-dé; dearbadan; dearbadan-dé; fàinneag; donnan; gorman; amadan-dé; cailleach-oidhche; tarmachan-dé; calman-dé; féileacan; toirmeachan-dé; giùrnan; dealan-dé; 蝴蝶; voliaina; palometa; papillota; papalló; paloma; papallola; papilionoïdeus; ᱯᱤᱯᱤᱲᱡᱟᱝ; ᑕᕐᕋᓕᑭᑖᖅ/tarralikitaaq; پەپولە; فرططّو; فراشه; الفراشات; الفراشة; бубылиос; تتلی</nowiki>

Butterflies and moths make up the scientific order Lepidoptera. There are many more moth species than butterflies. An unofficial scientific name difference between the two is Rhopalocera (butterflies) and Heterocera (moths). Additionally, both moths and butterflies proceed through distinctly different forms over their life-span: eggs, pupa, larva (caterpillar), imago (adult butterfly or moth). Finally, stylized depictions of butterflies are common in artwork. Such depictions cannot be classified scientifically.