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There are 150,000 different types of butterfliesand moths; that\s a lot

You sec butterflies during the day. .

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. . . and moths, butterfly cousins,at night. They are attracted to light.

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The butterfly hassix legs, four ^l

wings, and two / ^.MJ .^ ^antennae. J^-

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S^^ ^ It is the onlyt ^ ^^ insect whose^ ^^i^i^ body is partly

covered inmulticoloredscales.

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Rows and rows of scales create superbcolors and designs on the butterfly's wings.

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Butterflies mate only with their own species.When a male and a female want to mate . .

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Butterflies mate only with their own species.When a male and a female want to mate . .

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After carefully choosing a plant and then a leaf,the female can lay up to 300 eggs.

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When it hatches,the larva of the caterpillar

breaks out of its egg using its jaws.Usually the larva's first meal

is its own eggshell

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After carefully choosing a plant and then a leaf,the female can lay up to 300 eggs.

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Soon the caterpillar stops eating andbecomes perfectly still; the molting

is about to begin.

The caterpillar hangswithout moving while

its skin splits open.Underneath, a verysoft, newly formedchrysalis is exposed

to the air, causing it toharden. On the inside,the caterpillar is

transforming itselfinto a butterfly

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The butterfly flies from flower toflower in search of nectar.

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The butterfly flies from flower toflower in search of nectar.

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Look for the hiddenbutterfly, then turn

the page.

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/. ^The king of.camouflagedisappears

intothin air

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