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NATURE - Arthropods -
Butterflies & Moths
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Arachnids
Assorted Arachnids
Cobweb
& Crab Spiders
Fishing
& Wolf Spiders
Jumping Spiders
Orbweavers
Bees
& Wasps
Bees
Wasps
Beetles
& Bugs
Beetles
Bugs
Butterflies
& Moths
Damselflies
& Dragonflies
Damselflies
Dragonflies
Flies
Bee Flies
Calyptrate Flies
Deer & Snipe Flies
Funky Flies
Hoverflies
Robber Flies
Orthopterans
Crickets
Grasshoppers
Katydids
Other
Arthropods
There are around 180,000 described species of butterflies and moths worldwide and an unknown number that have yet to be discovered.
They are members of the order Lepidoptera which translates from the ancient Greek words "lepís" and "pterón" meaning "scale wing". It is these scales that give butterflies and moths their patterns and colours and as the individual ages, the scales fade or fall off making them look worn.
Butterflies
Moths
