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Brush-footed butterflies
Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae), also called four-footed butterflies, are a family in the order moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera), the suborder Glossata, the infraorder Heteroneura (division: Dytrisia) and the superfamily Papilionoidea. The famil...

...order moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera), the suborder Glossata, the infraorder Heteroneura (division: Dytrisia) and the superfamily Papilionoidea. The family Nymphalidae includes approximately 5000 to 6000 species and they are found worldwide. The brush-footed butterflies are divided into several subfamilies, which includes: Apaturinae, Biblidinae, Calinaginae, Charaxinae, Cyrestinae, Danainae, Heliconiinae, Libytheninae, Limenitidinae, Morphinae, Nymphalinae and Satyrinae.
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The legs of honey bees are segmented, the hind legs play an important role in pollen collection. The first sector of the hind legs is greatly widened. On the inner side of this, is a thick line of hair which the bee uses to brush off pollen remains. Pollen is transported to the hive in "baskets" made out of an arrangement of hairs, also located on the hind legs. Like all bees, the honey bee has mouth parts, which can lap up sweet plant secretions (nectar and hon...
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Butterflies
...utterflies belong to the order Lepidoptera and mainly fly during the day. Some examples of families of butterflies are: gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae), metalmarks (Riodininae), skipper (Hesperiidae), swallowtail butterflies (Papilionidae), brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae), browns (Satyrinae) and Pieridae.
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Blue bottles reach body lengths of 10-14 mm. Their bodies have a grey-black metallic sheen. The abdomen is shiny metallic blue and has markings in black. The body and legs are black and covered with brush-like black hair. The antennae are also black and the compound eyes are red in colour. The wings are crystal clear.
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...light brown incolourand often patterned in more or less contrasting colours . In many cases, the abdomen is oblong in shape. Most cobweb spiders have long, thin legs. A distinctive characteristic of these spiders, is the "comb" or “brush” on the feet (tarsi) of their 4th pair of legs, which is made from hairs (setae). The hairs are bent and have fine "teeth" along the edge. They help the spider to wrap its silk around the prey. Hence the name "comb-footed spiders&q...
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Brush-footed butterflies reach wingspans of 10 - 100 mm. The upper surface of their wings is usually colourful, while the undersides are rather inconspicuous. Their proboscis is well developed and their antennae are club-shaped. The caterpillars of Nymph...
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Painted lady
... cosmopolitan butterfly, belongs to the subgenus Vanessa (Cynthia), in the order butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) - unranked: Rhopalocera – suborder Glossata, infraorder Heteroneura (division : Ditrysia), superfamily Papilionoidea, family brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae) - also known as four-footed butterflies, subfamily Nymphalinae, tribe Nymphalini), and the genus Vanessa.
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Two-tailed Pasha
...Charaxes jasius) is a species belonging to the genus Charaxes, in the order butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera), the suborder Glossata, the infraorder Heteroneura (division: Ditrysia; unranked: Rhopalocera), the superfamily Papilionoidea, the family brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae), the subfamily Charaxinae and the tribe Charaxini. Two-tailed pasha are widespread from the Mediterranean to Central Africa at altitudes of up to 2400 metres. They are not found in Germany.
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The comma butterfly produces 1 to 2 new generations a year. It is active in the period from May to October. The caterpillars appear from May to August. The butterflies live on forest roads, forest edges, brush (willow, hazel and elm) and in gardens, where they eat nectar preferably from gooseberry plants, hops, flowering garden plants and summer lilac. In midsummer, they are often encountered on fallen fruits.
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