Questão 11 - UFVJM 1 Etapa 2022

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WHAT IS A BUTTERFLY?

 

    Butterflies are the adult flying stage of certain insects belonging to an order or group called Lepidoptera. Moths also belong to this group. The word "Lepidoptera" means "scaly wings" in Greek. This name perfectly suits the insects in this group because their wings are covered with thousands of tiny scales overlapping in rows. The scales, which are arranged in colorful designs unique to each species, are what gives the butterfly its beauty. Like all other insects, butterflies have six legs and three main body parts: head, thorax (chest or mid-section) and abdomen (tail end). They also have two antennae and an exoskeleton.

    A butterfly undergoes a process called complete metamorphosis during its life cycle. This means that the butterfly changes completely from its early larval stage, when it is a caterpillar, until the final stage, when it becomes a beautiful and graceful adult butterfly. The butterfly life cycle has four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

    The larval or caterpillar stage and the adult butterfly have very different food preferences, largely due to the differences in their mouth parts. Caterpillars have chewing mouth parts, called mandibles, which enable them to eat leaves and other plant parts. Unlike caterpillars, butterflies can roam about and look for suitable food over a much broader territory. In most cases, adult butterflies can feed only on various liquids. They drink through a tube-like tongue called a proboscis. Most butterflies prefer flower nectar, but others may feed on the liquids found in rotting fruit, in ooze from trees, and in animal dung.

Fonte: Disponível em: https://www.uky.edu/hort/butterflies/all-about-butterflies.Acesso: 20 Jul 2022. (Adaptado).

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