most beautiful insects in the world - no doubt a butterfly.These fragile creatures invariably forced to admire them.Hundreds of species of all shapes, sizes and colors adorn our planet.One of the most prominent representatives of this species is the butterfly Admiral.It belongs to the family Nymphalidae.
insect was discovered by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus.He called this kind of butterflies Atalanta after the daughter Sheneya, mythological hero, famous for fast running and extraordinary beauty.The name of this beautiful butterfly Admiral was due to broad red stripes, located on its wings.The same bright stripes on the trousers worn by admirals of the Russian Navy.Admiral butterfly found in the North America, Africa, New Zealand, the islands of the Atlantic Ocean, Guatemala and Eurasia.
Admiral Butterfly, a description of which can be found in numerous reference books, extraordinarily beautiful.Its wings have a span of up to six centimeters.They themselves are black.Besides the red stripes on the wings scattered like stars, white spots.These fragile at first glance the wings of a butterfly can migrate over long distances.
Admiral Butterfly - a very active worker.These insects travel in large flocks.Their way lies from Europe into Africa.There they lay their eggs and die.After some time, the eggs appear caterpillars.They look to match their adult relatives: white, black, red, green with yellow dots, stripes and spines.They live on the thistles and nettles and feed on the same plants.Caterpillars, unlike butterflies, live apart.They crawl into the rolled nettle leaves there and pupate.As a rule, butterfly pupae are derived from the end of July.They feed on fruit juice and trees, as well as the sweet nectar of flowers.They are quite long, like a spiral proboscis.They take out the butterfly nectar from plants and feed, which is not other insects.
Most butterflies born during the second half of summer, autumn is sent to the south, where they breed and then die.
Young birds are returning to their homeland.Now they will have to overcome such a difficult and long journey alone.It is hard to imagine how small, fragile butterfly Admiral can fly to your destination.Many die on the way.
Some butterflies prefer not to fly away for the winter.Then they travel up to the fall, and in some cases to frost.On cold winter saves them bark, deep crevices, which does not get cold.With the arrival of spring and warmth butterfly chosen from his hiding place.The sun warm the insects flit at the edges of the forest, protected from the wind.Occasionally this amazing butterfly can be found in the burgeoning meadow.
Admiral Butterfly photo, which is the pride of any collector, usually settles in orchards.They can be found in abundance there in the second half of summer.They circle in the air, and play regale overripe fruit.
distinctive feature of butterflies is their love for the warm stones.They can sit on them for a long time.
