How long do butterflies live?

The lifespan of adult butterflies ranges froma few weeks to several months, depending on species and environment. Any one of a number of alternative forms of a gene. For examples, in Colias sulphur butterflies, a certain gene codes for the wing color, and most of the alleles in population for that trait code for orange or yellow wings.

Is the butterfly proboscis a spiral?

Researchers at Kent State University observed that the coiling action of the butterfly proboscis — the tube-like mouthpart that many butterflies and moths use to feed on fluids — resembled a spiral similar to that of the Golden Ratio, and they decided to investigate.

What is a butterfly fossil?

Butterflies ( Rhopalocera) are insects that have large, often brightly coloured wings, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the superfamilies Hedyloidea (moth-butterflies in the Americas) and Papilionoidea. Butterfly fossils have been dated to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago. [citation needed]

What does collecting a butterfly mean?

"Collecting" meanspreserving dead specimens, not keeping butterflies as pets. Collecting butterflies was once a popular hobby; it has now largely been replaced by photography, recording, and rearing butterflies for release into the wild.