In the rain forest
No other place in the world has as many
colourful butterflies and moths as the
tropical rain forest. Lots of rainfall and a variety
of plants make rain forests an ideal home for
these insects. The best places to spot butterflies and
moths are in sunny spots by riverbanks, in clearings,
and around flowers.
Butterfly or moth?
It looks like a butterfly, and flies by
day like a butterfly, but it’s really
a moth. This uranid moth lives
in the Amazon rain forest in
South America.Water seekers
Male butterflies have to drink lots of water
that is rich in salts. They need these salts to
make special scents for attracting mates. Every
few seconds they squirt out any excess water.Butterfly-shaped
wings glitter in
the sunshine.This nero butterfly sticks
its proboscis into the
damp sand to find water.You can tell this is not a
butterfly by the antennae—
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