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METAMORPHOSIS |
BUTTERFLIES |
...flowers that fly and all but sing! |
Robert Frost |
219: Green Butterfly |
201: Butterfly on Marigold |
You may follow this link to quite a remarkable website with beautiful prints and a free email conversion of your message in "butterfly" : http://www.butterflyalphabet.com Nature Photographer, Kjell B. Sandved spent 24 years collecting photographic images from butterfly wings to finally complete this alphabet! His quest began when he observed a tiny "F" pattern of silvery scales on the wing of an Orange Sphinx Moth. |
200: Backyard Butterfly |
216: Lisa's Butterfly |
IS IT A BUTTERFLY OR A MOTH? |
Period of Activity |
Pupa |
Resting Stance |
Antennae |
Color |
Club-like with swollen tip |
Feathery |
Daytime |
Night |
Wings held together |
Wings open |
Usually bright |
Usually less bright |
Hanging chrysalis |
Cocoon - on or under ground |
Moths are usually less bright than butterflies, but can be extraordinary! Check out this video of an Atlas moth. These beauties are found in the tropical and subtropical forests of Asia and can develop a wing span of up to 12 inches! |
"Memories" courtesy of Sally Fletcher |