... Like other animals, insects may be diurnal or nocturnal, or a combination of both.

Butterflies require the sun’s warmth to fly, and so are active during the day. Somehow they combined into one creature.

A butterfly or moth is the adult stage of a caterpillar. Their Scientific classification follows:Kingdom: AnimaliaDivision: RhopaloceraPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: LepidopteraLepidoptera means wings with scales on them. Answer (1 of 2): Butterflies belong to the order of Lepidoptera, a subcategory of the class Insecta.

What I eat: As a caterpillar, I will only eat the leaves and stems of the milkweed plant.

all animals belong to the living organisms that consume other organic things available in their surroundings to survive and grow.
Aphids, cicadas, assassin bugs, ants, and a variety of other insects can claim rightful membership in the order Hemiptera. Adult (noun) - the fully grown or fully developed stage of an animal. It is not however vertebrate, the common misinterpretation of the word animal. My Home: I am found on all continents except the polar region. A butterfly is an insect, technically an animal. Most have wings and antennae. This order belongs to the superfamily ‘Hesperioidea’ or ‘Skippers’ as they are commonly called. Once fit for flight, this brilliant bug then takes to the air in search for flowers to feed on and for other butterflies to mate with. Insects are small animals with six legs and a hard outer shell called an exoskeleton. I migrate great distances in the winter, from Canada all the way to Mexico. Technically, or taxonomically, a bug is a creature that belongs to the insect order Hemiptera, known commonly as the true bugs. The butterfly waits for its wings to dry, and pumps a liquid called hemolymph into them so that they become big and strong.

In Greek, ‘Lepidoptera’ means ‘scaled wings’.

But in that case why would a butterfly lay eggs that turned into caterpillars? The butterfly comes under the Animalia Kingdom which includes Phylum Arthropoda and class insect with order Lepidoptera.

Monarch butterfly, (Danaus plexippus), familiar member of the milkweed butterfly group (subfamily Danainae, order Lepidoptera) known for its large size, its orange and black wings, and its long annual migrations.Monarchs are concentrated in North, Central, and South America but can also be found in Australia, Hawaii, India, and other locations, albeit intermittently in some. All insects share several, easily-recognizable external characteristics including: Three body segments (head, thorax, and abdomen) Three pairs of jointed legs, all of which are attached to the thorax ; Antennae (although there are a few species of insects with no antennae) Is there any truth in this? What is an insect?