1) What is the study of butterflies and moths called?
Lepidopterology
2) Name the smallest butterfly which has a wingspan of less than half an inch.
Western Pygmy Blue
3) When an adult butterfly emerges from the pupa it expels the metabolic waste product through the anal opening. What is the name given to this blood like red fluid?
Meconium
4) What metaphorical term in Chaos Theory attributed to mathematician and meteorologist Edward Norton Lorenz describes how small variations can affect giant and complex systems?
The Butterfly Effect
5) Name the collection of cells located at the base of the butterfly’s antennae that is responsible for maintaining its sense of balance and orientation during flight.
Johnston's organ
6) What is the term for a group of butterflies?
Rabble or Swarm
7) What is the term for modified wing scales on male butterflies that release pheromones to attract females?
Androconia
8) Which is the only butterfly known to make a two-way migration as birds do?
The Monarch
9) What is the significance of 86 degrees F in a butterfly’s life?
They can fly only if their body temperature is above 86 degrees F
10) What is the biggest butterfly of the world with a wingspan of up to one foot found in the forests of Papua New Guinea?
Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing
Lepidopterology
2) Name the smallest butterfly which has a wingspan of less than half an inch.
Western Pygmy Blue
3) When an adult butterfly emerges from the pupa it expels the metabolic waste product through the anal opening. What is the name given to this blood like red fluid?
Meconium
4) What metaphorical term in Chaos Theory attributed to mathematician and meteorologist Edward Norton Lorenz describes how small variations can affect giant and complex systems?
The Butterfly Effect
5) Name the collection of cells located at the base of the butterfly’s antennae that is responsible for maintaining its sense of balance and orientation during flight.
Johnston's organ
6) What is the term for a group of butterflies?
Rabble or Swarm
7) What is the term for modified wing scales on male butterflies that release pheromones to attract females?
Androconia
8) Which is the only butterfly known to make a two-way migration as birds do?
The Monarch
9) What is the significance of 86 degrees F in a butterfly’s life?
They can fly only if their body temperature is above 86 degrees F
10) What is the biggest butterfly of the world with a wingspan of up to one foot found in the forests of Papua New Guinea?
Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing
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