Minggu, 06 November 2016

Butterfly




Scientific Classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Butterflies are insects in the order Lepidoptera and known as 'winged insect scales', which also includes moths. Butterflies have the typical four-stage insect life cycle.
First, the adult butterfly lay its eggs on the food plant their larvae, known as caterpillars, it will feed. 
Second, the caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, it will be pupate.
Third, pupal period, we can call it metamorphosis period. 
Fourth, the metamorphosis complete, the pupal skin will splits, the adult insect climbs out, and after its wings have expanded and dried, it flies off.


Image result for butterflyMany butterflies often use of camouflage and mimicry to evade their predators. Some, like the monarch and the painted lady, migrate over long distances.


Butterflies generally live with a sucking nectar (nectar / pollen flower). However, some species like fluid sucked from the fruits that fall on the ground and rot, carrion, bird droppings and wet soil.
Image result for butterfly farm
Butterflies and moths are known as insect pollinators of plants, which help the flowers develop into fruit. So for farmers and people in general, this butterfly is very useful to help the course of pollination of plants. To take advantage of the beauty of some kind, now people develop the butterfly farm or collecting it.
There are approximately 20,000 species of butterflies in the world and in Java and Bali, there are recorded more than 600 species of butterflies
source: wikipedia.org

Question
1. Which animal that includes ''winged insect scales'?
a. Dragonfly
b. Birds
c. Muths
d. Eagle
e. Owl

2. Third, pupal period, we can call it metamorphosis period. 

    The underline word means...
a. The action or art of imitating someone or something, typically in order to entertain or ridicule.
b. Development process in animal biology that involves changing the physical appearance and/ or structure     after birth
c. The stage of mammals life cycle
d. Long-term interaction between two different biological species 
e. The process by plants to make their food

3. Many butterflies often use of camouflage and mimicry to evade their predators

    The underline word has the same meaning with...
a. Mimicry
b. Imitation
c. Disguise
d, Oversee
e. Roam

4. All the statements below are correct about the way to take advantage of the beauty of the butterfly, except...

a. Make a butterfly farm
b. Collecting the butterfly
c. Cultivating the butterfly
d. Damaging the habitat of butterfly
e. Making breeding butterfly

5. From the text, we know that ...

a. Butterflies are insects in the phylum Lepidoptera
b. The caterpillar grow after pupal period
c. The butterfly camouflage to keep away from their group
d. The butterfly is insect pollinators of plants
e. There are 600 species of butterfly in Indonesia