A butterfly pollinates by moving pollen from one flower to another of the same species. The pollen becomes attached to the body of the butterfly while they are feeding on the nectar the flower provides. What is pollination? Pollination is…

All butterflies have eyes. They have two compound eyes made up of hundreds of individual lenses and two simple eyes that can see light. Do butterflies have eyes? As with many species of insect, this question isn’t as easy to…

Butterfly wings are made of two thin layers of chitins, with a network of veins in between. On the surface, they are all covered in many tiny scales that add colour to the wings. The anatomy of a butterfly’s wings…