Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Butterflies

Scientific Classification:
- Order: Lepidoptera

Physical Appearance:
- Four wings: two forewings and two hindwings
- Three segment on its body part: head, thorax and abdomen
- Three pairs of legs, a pair of antennae and a proboscis
- Life cycle: egg – caterpillar – pupa – butterfly (adult)
- Complete metamorphosis
Food Source:
- Larva or caterpillar: Mostly leaves but some feed on other insects
- Adult: Nectar from flowers, tree sap, rotting or overly ripened fruits and dissolved minerals found in wet sand

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Name: Small White
Scientific Name: Pieris rapae
Location: Kitchen garden, KKB
Habitat: Fields, gardens, farms and woodlands

Name: Large White
Scientific Name: Pieris brassicae
Location: Kitchen garden, KKB
Habitat: Fields, gardens, farms and woodlands

Name: Common Grass Yellow
Scientific Name: Eurema hecabe
Location: Garden, KKB
Habitat: Open grass and scrub areas

Name: Common Blue
Scientific Name: Polyommatus icarus
Location: Field, KKB
Habitat: Meadows and woodland clearings

Name: Blue Pansy
Scientific Name: Junonia orithya
Location: Field, KKB
Habitat: Open areas and grasslands

Name: Common Buckeye
Scientific Name: Junonia coenia
Location: Field, KKB
Habitat: Open areas with low vegetation

Name: Plain Tiger
Scientific Name: Danaus chrysippus
Location: Garden, KKB
Habitat: Desert, mountains, open country and gardens

Name: Danaid Eggfly (Male)
Scientific Name: Hypolimnas misippus
Location: Field, KKB
Habitat: Open fields and gardens

Name: Common Lime
Scientific Name: Papilio demoleus
Location: Kitchen garden, KKB
Habitat: Cultivated lands, gardens, forests and hills

Name: Common Mime
Scientific Name: Chilasa clytia
Location: Garden, KKB
Habitat: Hills and lower grounds

Name: Blue Tiger
Scientific Name: Tirumala limniace
Location: Garden, KKB
Habitat: Hills and lower grounds

Name: Great Eggfly (Female)
Scientific Name: Hypolimnas bolina
Location: Garden, KKB
Habitat: Scrub areas and thin-foliaged forests

Name: Brown Pansy
Scientific Name: Junonia hedonia
Location: Field, KKB
Habitat: Open areas and grasslands

Name: Rajah Brooke
Scientific Name: Trogonoptera brookiana
Location: School, KKB
Habitat: Rainforests in Malaysia and Borneo

Name: Quaker
Scientific Name: Neopithecops zalmora
Location: Field, KKB
Habitat: Dry cultivated lands, open areas and high grounds

Name: Common Mormon (Male)
Scientific Name: Papilio polytes
Location: Open area, KKB
Habitat: Lightly wooded country and hills

Name: Common Mormon (Female)
Scientific Name: Papilio polytes
Location: Open area, KKB
Habitat: Lightly wooded country and hills

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