BUTTERFLIES

Size: varies on type, can range from 3mm up to 30cm

Location: species found world wide

Life span: it depends on time of year and weather conditions, some species live only a week or two while other can live up to nine months

Life cycle: egg, caterpillar, chyrsalis, and adult.

Fast facts:

• they are plant eaters
• their wings are made up of scales
• some caterpillars have hairs that are poisonous
• they can see the colours red, green and yellow
• the only continent where butterflies are not found is Antarctica