Body Parts of a Butterfly  Head –Proboscis –Eyes –Antennae  Thorax –Wings –Legs  Abdomen

Head  The antennae are used to smell food  The eyes contain many tiny lenses  The proboscis is a long mouth used to drink nectar

Thorax  Four wings and six legs grow from the thorax  Wings are covered with bright powdery scales that fall off with every flight and fade in the sun.  Butterflies smell with their feet

Abdomen This area contains little holes called spiracles that allow the butterfly to breathe

Life Cycle Egg Caterpillar Pupa Adult

Egg

Caterpillar

Pupa or Cocoon

Adult

Butterfly or Moth?  Butterflies fly during day, moths at night  Butterflies have brighter colors  Moths have fuzzier bodies  At rest, butterflies fold their wings and moths open them up  Butterflies have knobs on their antennas, moths sometimes have feathery ones

Monarch

Silvery Blue

Southwestern Sister

Swallowtail

Colorado Hairstreak

Common Buckeye

Summer Azure

Alphabet Butterflies