Appearance characteristics of butterflies

Butterflies are mostly between 5 and 10cm in size. The body is divided into a head, thorax and abdomen; two pairs of wings; and three pairs of legs. There is a pair of hammer-shaped antennae on the head. The ends of the antennae are thickened and the wings are wide. The wings stand upright on the back when resting. The antennae of butterflies are club-shaped, with each section at the end of the antennae thick and club-shaped. The body and wings are covered with flat, scaly hairs. The abdomen is elongated.

The largest is the Queen of Alexandria's bird's wing butterfly in eastern New Guinea, with a female wingspan of up to 31 centimeters; the smallest is the Papillion butterfly in Afghanistan, with a wingspan of only 7 millimeters. The mouthparts are hypotomal; the feet are walking feet; the wings are scale wings; it is a holometabolism. ?

The scales on the butterfly wings not only make the butterfly extremely beautiful, but also act like a raincoat for the butterfly. Because the scales of butterfly wings are rich in fat and can protect the butterfly, the butterfly can fly even when it rains lightly.

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The meaning of butterfly

1. The meaning of butterfly has good and bad meanings: it can symbolize freedom and beauty, or it can also symbolize soul and death.

2. The main symbolic meaning of butterflies is transformation: the ugly caterpillar can transform into a beautiful elf. This is the most eye-catching transformation.

3. Butterfly symbolizes beautiful love. Not only that, but it actually symbolizes freedom.

4. Although butterflies are beautiful, they are fragile. It has no powerful body. In the sense of psychological symbolism, the butterfly symbolizes an aesthetic, detached, sensitive and fragile character.

5. Butterflies are a beautiful display in art and a natural symbol of fashionable women. In terms of decorative uses, the colors of butterflies are simply used to match specific colors but have no special meaning.

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