自然英语

Glasswing Butterfly


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The glasswing butterflylives Around central america.  Like most other species of butterflies,this species migrates because it needs a new food source or it can’t survive inthe current climate.  It eats Flowers, plants, and  nectar, whichmakes This species an Herbivore. Butterflies have long tongues, which help itsuck up  nectar from flowers. The main predator for this species and mostother species of butterflies is Birds. The glasswing butterfly protects itselfwith its diet, it eats a specific plant that has a toxin in it, which makes ittaste bad so less predators will want to eat it. The clear wings also make itharder to detect.
During mating season, they live in big groups.It is around 1 or 2 inches long, and has clear wings with red and brown scalesbordering the wings. After undergoing metamorphosis, it only lives for up to 12weeks.  The reason this species has “clear wings” is because the tissuespanning between the wings has no scales, making it look clear. They are alsoimportant for the environment because they are pollinators, when they eat fromflowers they get some pollen on their legs, and as they go around theypollinate other flowers.  The scientific name for The Glasswing butterflyis Greta oto.
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自然英语By 荒野苏州自然频道

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