Lepidoptera
Caterpillars: Working Towards Metamorphosis
How does a worm-like (larva) caterpillar turn into a beautiful moth or butterfly? This amazing transformation is one of the most striking examples of complete metamorphosis.
Butterflies and Moths: Nature's "Flying Jewels"
They have been called "flying jewels" but we know them as "butterflies." Lepidoptera–"lepido" meaning scales and "ptera" meaning wing or scaly wing–is the scientific name for two of the most common and well known of all insects, butterflies and moths.