Category:Butterflies

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

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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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<nowiki>Rhopalocera; Afafranto; Fiðrildi; پَنہٕ پونٛپُر; kupu-kupu; Гæлæбу; butterfly; کوکۍ; Kelebek; تتلی; Motýľ; Rhopalocera; 蝴蝶; Summervögel; Қабыршақ қанаттылар; Denní motýli; Leptir; Rhopalocères; Dnevni leptiri; tarralikitaaq; нимилявт; फुलपाखरू; ପ୍ରଜାପତି; дневни лептир; Rhopalocera; Kəpənəklər; Bebe; 蝶; فراشة; လိပ်ပြာ; 蝴蝶; Ya̍k-é; Gulugufe; papallona; Glöyn byw; Flutura; پروانه; 蝴蝶; Sommerfugl; チョウ; Papilion; 'adipangpang; Pilpintu; Papilio; तितली; 蝴蝶; ਤਿਤਲੀ; Påwion; Butterfly; Şaparak; Vlienders; булававусыя; Lipkaine; kípi᷆rkípi᷆rnà; Flituru; ผีเสื้อ; Dnevni leptir; Farfała; མེ་ལྕེབས།; Pāpalōtl; Mariposa; Kwakwapicic; tykki Duw; Дневни пеперуди; fluture; Kipele-pele; dagfjärilar; Parpàja; 蝴蝶; toldi; 나비; Rhopalocera; Mbaj; Hù-diĕk; פלאטערל; Bướm ngày; tauriņi; Skoenlapper; Kʼaalógii; Дийнахьара кIормацаш; Shaveshave; Butterflee; Ô͘-tia̍p; ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ; پەپوولە; butterfly; ᑕᕐᕋᓕᑭᑖᖅ; nappali lepkék; ቢራቢሮ; Tximeleta; бабочки; bakboloowhen; तितली; Πεταλούδα; Talubang; Malan boɗe ido; pennevoegel; Kawa-kawa; पुतली; vlinder; Pumarina; motyl dzienny; సీతాకోకచిలుక; borboleta; פרפרים; Alibangbang; ᑕᕐᕋᓕᑭᑖᖅ; Dealan-dè; qpiray; Paixarina; Papiliono; Kahimpiɛɣu; Päevaliblikad; பட்டாம்பூச்சி; farfalla; Шапарак; প্রজাপতি; Papiyon; 蝴蝶; parpagghiuni; Дневни лептир; թավշաթիթեռներ; Titli; Tagfalter; kukupu; Dnevni leptir; پاپلی; 蝴蝶; پکھڑوں; लापा; Dnevni metulji; Paru-paro; فرفطّو; ᎧᎹᎹ; kupu-kupu; Kipepeo; ചിത്രശലഭം; 蝴蝶; borboleta; 蝴蝶; پوپٽ; کپنک; Bolboreta; féileacán; 蝴蝶; ᱯᱤᱯᱤᱲᱤᱭᱟ.ᱝ; insetto appartenente all'ordine dei lepidotteri; insecte qui a quatre ailes, couvertes d’écailles fines; insecto lepidóptero; Skordýr í ættbálki hreisturvængja; собирательное название для некоторых надсемейств чешуекрылых; serangga; зьбіральная назва вусякоў з парадку лускакрылых; insecte que pertany a l'ordre dels lepidòpters; एक कीटक; insettu cumuni ca havi l'ali tinciuti; suttaòrdini dî Lipidòttira; insetos lepidópteros; clado obsoleto de insectos del orden Lepidoptera; pryv gans eskelli; общоприето наименование; 鱗翅目昆蟲; insecte zburătoare; 昆虫綱チョウ目のうち、Rhopaloceraに分類される生物の総称; insetos lepidópteros; Dangin kwari; serangga dari ordo Lepidoptera; zvīņspārņu kārtas kukaiņu grupa; പ്രാണിലോകത്തെ ജീവി; klasse van insecten behorend tot de orde Lepidoptera; seòrsa de meanbh-fhrìde; ענף של חרקים מעופפים בסדרת הפרפראים; böceklerin, pul kanatlılar veya kelebekler (Lepidoptera) takımının kanatlı fertlerine verilen genel ad; 인시목의 곤충 중 하나; group of insects in the order Lepidoptera; Kleurryke dagaktiewe insek met vier vlerke; حشره‌ای از راسته پولک‌بالان; Schmetterlinge aus verschiedenen Familien; ropalócero; mariposas diurnas; ropalocero; ᑕᕐᕋᓕᑭᑖᖅ/tarralikitaaq; Butterfly; pillangók; Pāpālōtl; Papálotl; Papalotl; Rhopalocera; Pinpilinpauxa; Pullarina; Palombina; Mariposa; Caparina; Papona; Maxarin; Escapitina; Capa; Rhopalocera; Rhopalocera; Pili pala; Gloynnod byw; Glöynnod byw; Pili-pala; Iâr fach yr haf; Gloyn byw; Mariposa; کوکڼه; 蝶; 錘角亞目; Sommerfugle; تتلی; 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; Malan bod'e ido; Rhopalocera; dagfjäril; פרפר; Papillio; సీతాకోకచిలుకలు; సీతాకోక చిలుక; సీతాకోకచిలక; లెపిడోప్టెరా; Papilioj; வண்ணத்துப் பூச்சி; வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சி; Rhopalocera; papillon; papillon de jour; papillon diurne; Hô͘-tia̍p; Boé-ia̍h-á; Ô·-tia̍p; Bé-ia̍h; Bóe-ia̍h-á; Vipepeo; Hesperioidea; Hedyloidea; Papilionoidea; voliaina; rhopalocera; palometa; papillota; papalló; paloma; Papoia; Choruma; булавоусые чешуекрылые; Papilionoformes; Diurna; Rhopalocera; Papilionoforma; бабочка; имбилявт; нимиляв; имбиляв; Rhopalocera; farfalla; Fraffalla; Ropalóceros; Rhopalocera; Borboletas; Papilionoidea; Ropalócero; Butterfly; 崩紗; 崩紗(昆蟲); 蝶; tauriņš; taureņi; taurenis; dienastauriņi; Rhopalocera; Vlinder; K'aalógi; K'alógii; Rhopalocera; Paru-parong; Paruparo; Paparo; Alibangbáng; Butterfly; Butterfly; Lepidoptera; Kupu kupu; Rama-rama; Kupu; Lepidoptera; Rhopalocera; 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; Rhopalocera; ബട്ടർഫ്ലൈ; പൂമ്പാറ്റ; Butterfly; ചിത്രശലഭങ്ങൾ; ശലഭം; تتلیاں; Flieflotters; Dagvlinders; Vlinders; پەپولە; Rhopalocera; butterflies; فراشه; الفراشات; الفراشة; فرططّو; ᱯᱤᱯᱤᱲᱡᱟᱝ</nowiki>

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.