Category:Butterflies

**butterfly**
	insect of the order Lepidoptera
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Instance of	organisms known by a particular common name (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
Different from	Lepidoptera;
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Not to be confused with category: Butterfly (brand).

This is a main category requiring frequent diffusion and maybe maintenance. As many pictures and media files as possible should be moved into appropriate subcategories.

한국어: 나비

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Nederlands: Vlinders

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日本語: チョウ（蝶）

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Türkçe: Kelebekler

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中文：蝶, 蝴蝶

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Rhopalocera (es); Afafranto (ak); Fiðrildi (is); پَنہٕ پونٛپُر (ks); kupu-kupu (ms); Гæлæбу (os); butterfly (en-gb); کوکۍ (ps); پکھڑوں (pnb); تتلی (ur); Motýľ (sk); Rhopalocera (uk); 蝴蝶 (zh-cn); Summervögel (gsw); Қабыршақ қанаттылар (kk); Denní motýli (cs); Leptir (bs); Rhopalocères (fr); Dnevni leptiri (hr); tarralikitaaq (ike-latn); нимилявт (myv); फुलपाखरू (mr); ପ୍ରଜାପତି (or); дневни лептир (sr); Rhopalocera (nb); Kəpənəklər (az); Bebe (fj); 蝶 (lzh); فراشة (ar); လိပ်ပြာ (my); 蝴蝶 (yue); Ya̍k-é (hak); Gulugufe (ny); papallona (ca); Glöyn byw (cy); féileacán (ga); پروانه (fa); 蝴蝶 (zh); Kahimpiɛɣu (dag); チョウ (ja); Papilion (ia); Malan boɗe ido (ha); Pilpintu (ay); Papilio (la); तितली (hi); 蝴蝶 (wuu); ਤਿਤਲੀ (pa); Påwion (wa); Butterfly (en-ca); Şaparak (tg-latn); Vlienders (vls); Lipkaine (vep); Flituru (rup); ผีเสื้อ (th); Dnevni leptir (sh); Farfała (vec); མེ་ལྕེབས། (bo); Pāpalōtl (nah); Mariposa (bcl); Kwakwapicic (atj); tykki Duw (kw); Дневни пеперуди (bg); fluture (ro); Kipele-pele (kg); dagfjärilar (sv); Parpàja (eml); 蝴蝶 (zh-hant); toldi (jbo); 나비 (ko); Rhopalocera (eo); প্রজাপতি (bn); Hù-diĕk (cdo); פלאטערל (yi); Bướm ngày (vi); tauriņi (lv); Skoenlapper (af); Kʼaalógii (nv); Дийнахьара кIормацаш (inh); Shaveshave (sn); Butterflee (sco); Ô͘-tia̍p (nan); ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ (kn); پەپوولە (ckb); butterfly (en); ᑕᕐᕋᓕᑭᑖᖅ (iu); nappali lepkék (hu); ቢራቢሮ (am); Tximeleta (eu); бабочки (ru); bakboloowhen (ee); Tagfalter (de); Talubang (pam); pennevoegel (nds-nl); Πεταλούδα (el); पुतली (ne); సీతాకోకచిలుక (te); vlinder (nl); Kelebek (tr); motyl dzienny (pl); 蝴蝶 (zh-hk); פרפרים (he); borboleta (pt); Alibangbang (war); borboleta (pt-br); qpiray (tay); Paixarina (mwl); Dealan-dè (gd); ᱯᱤᱯᱤᱲᱤᱭᱟ.ᱝ (sat); ᑕᕐᕋᓕᑭᑖᖅ (ike-cans); Päevaliblikad (et); farfalla (it); பட்டாம்பூச்சி (ta); Дневни лептир (sr-ec); Papiyon (ht); 蝴蝶 (zh-mo); پاپلی (mzn); թավշաթիթեռներ (hy); Titli (hif); kukupu (su); Шапарак (tg); 蝴蝶 (zh-sg); Dnevni leptir (sr-el); Mbaj (za); तितली (mai); parpagghiuni (scn); लापा (new); Dnevni metulji (sl); Paru-paro (tl); فرفطّو (aeb-arab); ᎧᎹᎹ (chr); kupu-kupu (id); Kipepeo (sw); ചിത്രശലഭം (ml); 蝴蝶 (zh-tw); Papiliono (io); Flutura (sq); پوپٽ (sd); Pumarina (ast); Bolboreta (gl); Sommerfugl (da); 蝴蝶 (zh-hans); کپنک (azb) insetto appartenente all'ordine dei lepidotteri (it); insecte qui a quatre ailes, couvertes d’écailles fines (fr); insecto lepidóptero (gl); собирательное название для некоторых надсемейств чешуекрылых (ru); insecte que pertany a l'ordre dels lepidòpters (ca); एक कीटक (mr); Schmetterlinge aus verschiedenen Familien (de); insetos lepidópteros (pt); serangga (ms); pryv gans eskelli (kw); общоприето наименование (bg); clado obsoleto de insectos del orden Lepidoptera (es); insecte zburătoare (ro); 昆虫綱チョウ目のうち、Rhopaloceraに分類される生物の総称 (ja); insetos lepidópteros (pt-br); böceklerin, pul kanatlılar veya kelebekler (Lepidoptera) takımının kanatlı fertlerine verilen genel ad (tr); serangga dari ordo Lepidoptera (id); 鱗翅目昆蟲 (zh); പ്രാണിലോകത്തെ ജീവി (ml); soort (nl); zvīņspārņu kārtas kukaiņu grupa (lv); seòrsa de meanbh-fhrìde (gd); ענף של חרקים מעופפים בסדרת הפרפראים (he); 인시목의 곤충 중 하나 (ko); insect of the order Lepidoptera (en); Kleurryke dagaktiewe insek met vier vlerke (af); insettu cumuni ca havi l'ali tinciuti; suttaòrdini dî Lipidòttira (scn); حشره‌ای از راسته پولک‌بالان (fa) ropalócero, mariposas diurnas, ropalocero (es); ᑕᕐᕋᓕᑭᑖᖅ/tarralikitaaq, Butterfly (iu); pillangók (hu); Pāpālōtl, Papálotl, Papalotl (nah); Rhopalocera, Pinpilinpauxa (eu); Pullarina, Palombina, Mariposa, Caparina, Papona, Maxarin, Escapitina, Capa (ast); булавоусые чешуекрылые, Papilionoformes, Diurna, Rhopalocera, Papilionoforma, бабочка (ru); Rhopalocera, Pili pala, Gloynnod byw, Glöynnod byw, Pili-pala, Iâr fach yr haf, Gloyn byw (cy); Mariposa (pam); کوکڼه (ps); 蝶, 錘角亞目 (zh); Sommerfugle (da); تتلی (pnb); てふてふ, チョウチョ, 蝶, ちょうちょ, 蝶々, ちょうちょう, チョウチョウ (ja); Malan bod'e ido (ha); Rhopalocera, dagfjäril (sv); פרפר (he); Papillio (la); ᱯᱤᱯᱤᱲᱡᱟᱝ (sat); Papilioj (eo); வண்ணத்துப் பூச்சி, வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சி (ta); Rhopalocera, papillon, papillon de jour, papillon diurne (fr); Hô͘-tia̍p, Boé-ia̍h-á, Ô·-tia̍p, Bé-ia̍h, Bóe-ia̍h-á (nan); Vipepeo, Hesperioidea, Hedyloidea, Papilionoidea (sw); voliaina, rhopalocera, palometa, papillota, papalló, paloma (ca); Papoia, Choruma (gl); имбилявт, нимиляв, имбиляв (myv); Rhopalocera (ms); farfalla, Fraffalla (scn); Ropalóceros, Rhopalocera, Borboletas, Papilionoidea, Ropalócero (pt); Rhopalocera (vi); tauriņš, taureņi, taurenis, dienastauriņi (lv); Rhopalocera, Vlinder (af); K'aalógi, K'alógii (nv); Rhopalocera (sl); Paru-parong, Paruparo, Paparo (tl); Butterfly, 崩紗, 崩紗(昆蟲), 蝶 (yue); Butterfly, Lepidoptera (chr); Kupu kupu, Rama-rama, Kupu, Lepidoptera (id); Rhopalocera (pl); féileagan, teine-dé, sglapaid, tormachan-dé, tarbhan-dé, dealman-dé, strainnsear, teillean-dé, gogag, bratag, seillean-dé, dearbadan, dearbadan-dé, fàinneag, donnan, gorman, amadan-dé, cailleach-oidhche, tarmachan-dé, calman-dé, féileacan, toirmeachan-dé, giùrnan, Rhopalocera, dealan-dé (gd); Rhopalocera (az); Alibangbáng, Butterfly (war); ബട്ടർഫ്ലൈ, പൂമ്പാറ്റ, Butterfly, ചിത്രശലഭങ്ങൾ, ശലഭം (ml); تتلیاں (ur); Flieflotters, Dagvlinders, Vlinders (vls); Rhopalocera, butterflies (en); فراشه, الفراشات, الفراشة (ar); فرططّو (aeb-arab); సీతాకోకచిలుకలు, సీతాకోక చిలుక, సీతాకోకచిలక, లెపిడోప్టెరా (te)

Butterflies and moths make up the scientific order Lepidoptera. There are many more moth species than butterflies. An unofficial scientific name difference between the two is Rhopalocera (butterflies) and Heterocera (moths). Additionally, both moths and butterflies proceed through distinctly different forms over their life-span: eggs, pupa, larva (caterpillar), imago (adult butterfly or moth). Finally, stylized depictions of butterflies are common in artwork. Such depictions cannot be classified scientifically.