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Butterfly Facts

Butterfly Facts. By: Laila Brooks. Species. There are 20,000 species of butterflies in the world. About 725 species are in North America North of New Mexico. 575 are in the lower 48 states of the United States.

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Butterfly Facts

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  1. Butterfly Facts By: Laila Brooks

  2. Species • There are 20,000 species of butterflies in the world. • About 725 species are in North America North of New Mexico. • 575 are in the lower 48 states of the United States. • About 275 species occur regularly in Canada roughly 2,000 species are found in Mexico.

  3. Habitat • Butterflies drink nectar, tree sap and rotting animal matter. • Butterflies are active exclusively during the day and at night sleep on leaves, grass and rocks. • The average lifespan of a butterfly is one month.

  4. Kinds • The Largest Butterfly: The Female Queen Alexandra Bird wing with a wingspan up to 1 foot.(New Guinea) • The smallest Butterfly: Western Pigmy Blue with a half inch wingspan.(Africa) • Rarest Butterfly: Palos Verde Blue • Most Common Butterfly: Monarch

  5. Some Official State Butterflies • Mourning Cloak (Montana) • Two-tailed Swallowtail(Arizona) • Zebra Long wing (Florida) • Kamehameha (Hawaii) • Karner Blue(New Hampsire)

  6. Interesting Facts • A butterfly drinks its food, with a straw like tube called a Proboscis. • Butterflies have very small “dots” on their wings which are used to see. • Butterflies use their colors to keep predators away.

  7. Credits • Here are Websites I got my Information from: • En.Wikipedia.org • www. Naba.org/quanda.html • Entomon.net

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