Butterflies: Amazing Records

It is impossible to be fooled when seeing these insects. Butterflies and moths make the Order Lepidoptera. These insects would fly around during the dinosaur era, 140 Ma ago. First were the moths, butterflies appearing much later. The oldest known butterfly fossil is 40 Ma old: Prodryas perse... [ read more >> ]

Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexipus)

Queen Alexandra butterfly (Ornithoptera alexandrae)

The moth Archaeoattacus edwardsi

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The moth Archaeoattacus edwardsi