--Beetles--Butterflies
& Moths--Cockroaches--Dragonflies
& Damselflies--
--Spiders & Their Kin--
Order Lepidoptera
(lepido, scale; ptera, wing)
Well known to everyone. More than 11,000 species. Their wings are coated with dust-like scales which come off if touched. Most have a long sucking tongue for feeding on nectar. Some don't feed in the adult form. Butterflies and moths undergo a complete metamorphosis.
Sooz's butterfly and back are works in progress.