Butterfly Gardens Gifts
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Butterflies are iconic and symbolic. These amazing transformational
insects represent a special meaning to a lot of people.
Butterflies and butterfly designs on t-shirts, hats, mugs,
tote bags, sneakers, magnets, stickers, aprons, mouse pads,
speakers, and more.
Butterfly
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Butterflies are winged insects, that often
have colorul patterns on tehir wings. Most butterfly
species are diurnal. It is a common belief that
butterflies have very short life spans, this
may or may not be true, butterflies in their
adult stage can live from a week to nearly a
year depending on the species of butterfly.
Butterfly Classification Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
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Habitat: Butterflies can be found in
several different types of habitats. Common
habitats with butterflies are: wetlands, meadows,
wood's edge, rainforests, and gardens.
Foreign Names for Butterflies
Afrikaans: Skoenlapper
Alaskan: Taqalukisaq / Caqelngataq
Albanian: Flutura
Algerian: Bofertoto, Bu Frtutu
Ancient Greek: Psyche
Anglo Saxon: Fifoldara
Arabic: Farasha
Armenian: Teter / Teeter / Titer
/ Teeterneeg / Teeternig
Bengali: Prajapathi
Bulgarian: Peperooda / Peperootka
Burmese: Lapia
Cantonese: Woo Deep
Cherokee: Kamama
Cheyenne: Hevavahkema
Chinese: Hu Die
Croatian: Leptir
Czech: Motyl
Danish: Sommerflue / Skurvefugl
Dutch: Botervlieg / Vlinder
Estonian: Liblikas
Ethiopia: Billambilloot / Birabira
Farsi: Parvane / Parvaneh
Fijian: Bebe
Finnish: Perhonen
French: Papillon
Gaelic: Feileacan / Follican / Dearbadan-de,
Dealan-de
Georgian: Pepela
German: Butterfliege / Schmetterling
Greek: Petalou'da
Hawaiian: Pulelehua
Hebrew: Parpar
Hindi: Titli / Thithili
Hungarian: Lepke / Pillango / Pillangok
Icelandic: Fidrildi
India: Patangeo / Patangiyu / Chetakoka
Chiluka
Indonesia: Kupukupu / Kupu-kupu
/ Rama Rama
Italian: Farfalla / Mariavolavola
Japan: Chou
Kenyan: Kimbalut'ya
Middle English: Buterflie / Butturflye
/ Boterflye
Moroccan: Fertito
Native American: Aponi / Pojoaque
Native American Hopi: Kuwanyauma
Native American Shoshone: Kimama
Native American Sioux: Kimimela
/ Kimimi
New Guinea: Bataplai / Bembe
Nigerian: Bude Littafi / Malam
bu'de Littafi / Iyenye / Yenje
Norweigan: Sommerfugl
Old English: Butorfleoge / Buttorfleoge
/ Buterfleoge
Pakistani: Titli / Palmandook
Persian: Parvana / Parvaneh
Philippines: Kabakaba
Polish: Motyl
Portuguese: Borboleta
Romanian: Fluture / Fluturi
Russian: Babochka / Babochka
Samoan: Pepe
Slovakian: Motyl
Slovenian: Metulj
Somalian: Balanbaalis
Spanish: Mariposa
Sri Lankan: Samanalaya
Swahili: Kipepeo / Kungu-urumu
Swedish: Fjaril
Tagalog: Paru-paro
Taiwanese: Ya-a
Thai: Meng Peeseua / Pi Sugnya
Tunisian: Fartattu
Turkish: Kelebek
Ukranian: Metelyk
Vietnamese: Npau Npaim/ Buom
Buom / Ho Diep
Welsh: Gloyn Byw / Bayboum /
Bili Bala
Yiddish: Schmetterling / Zomerfeygele
/ Flaterl
Zaire: Bulubulu
Zulu: Iveveshane / Uvemvane
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Iconic Symbols: Butterflies are frequently
used to represent the "soul".
Butterflies are also used frequently in culture
to represent freedom.
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Did You Know?
Butterflies communicate mostly through
chemical signals. Males produce 'pheromones'
to attract females. A few species
communicate with sound.
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Myths About Butterflies in Culture:
China: In Chinese culture, two butterflies
flying together symbolize love.
Japan: Butterflies are viewed in Japan
as the personification of a person's soul.
One Japanese superstition says that if a butterfly
enters your guestroom and perches behind the
bamboo screen, the person whom you most love
is coming to see you. However, large numbers
of butterflies are viewed as bad omens.
Greek: In Greek culture the butterfly
is thought to represent the "soul" or "mind".
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Size: The largest butterfly species is the
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing found in New Guinea, has
a wing span of 11-1/8 inches. The smallest butterfly
species, the Pygmy Blue Butterfly, is found in the
Southern United States. The Pygmy Blue Butterfly has
a wing span of only a 1/2 inch.
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Diet: Adult butterflies subsist on nectar
from flowers, a few species feed on tree sap
or rotting organic material.
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Did You Know?
Arizona has more than 220 species of
butterflies.
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Description: Butterflies often have brilliant
colors on their wings. The Butterfly's wings are covered
with scales. Each scale is a single color, most of
which are produced by pigments. The iridescence that
is sometimes seen is produced from a reflective microstructure
on the surface of the scales.
Life Span: Adult butterflies can live as little
as a week, or as long as a year depending on the species.
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