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[[Image:Butterfly.jpg|right|thumb|The Milbert's Tortoiseshell butterfly]]

[[Image:Butterfly.jpg|right|thumb|The Milbert's Tortoiseshell butterfly]]

A '''butterfly''' is an [[insect]] belonging to the order Lepidoptera. They are known for their delicate and beautiful wings and for their life cycle beginning as a [[caterpillar]] (or larva). The transformation from caterpillar into butterfly is an example of [[metamorphosis]]. The purpose of the stage as a caterpillar is for growth - the multi-legged caterpillar may shed its skin four times. <ref>http://bsi.montana.edu/web/kidsbutterfly/life-cycle</ref> Most caterpillars consume leaves and eat abundantly. The caterpillar stage may last two weeks. <ref>http://www.monarchbutterflyusa.com/Cycle.htm</ref>

A '''butterfly''' is an [[insect]] belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea. They are known for their delicate and beautiful wings and for their life cycle beginning as a [[caterpillar]] (or larva). The transformation from caterpillar into butterfly is an example of [[metamorphosis]]. The purpose of the stage as a caterpillar is for growth - the multi-legged caterpillar may shed its skin four times. <ref>http://bsi.montana.edu/web/kidsbutterfly/life-cycle</ref> Most caterpillars consume leaves and eat abundantly. The caterpillar stage may last two weeks. <ref>http://www.monarchbutterflyusa.com/Cycle.htm</ref>

[[Image:Caterpillar saturniidae.jpg|thumb|right|Caterpillar of family Saturniidae]]

[[Image:Caterpillar saturniidae.jpg|thumb|right|Caterpillar of family Saturniidae]]