The first butterfly ever scientifically described is Papilio machaon, The Swallowtail. It is also sometimes called "Old World Swallowtail" to distinguish it from the many hundreds of other swallowtail species described since then. The type specimen of it still exists. Regardless of any taxonomic changes that ever take place, that one original P. machaon specimen will ALWAYS be considered a butterfly.
Buttorfleoge
Flutter By
the old english name is 'Buttorfleoge'
The original name for a btterfly is smurf
The Old English name is 'Buttorfleoge'.
Opinions from Contributors:They were called butorflēoge, buttorflēoge, or buterflēoge in Old English, which evolved to buterflie, butturflye, or boterflye in Middle English, and finally butterfly in modern English. In German, there is a similar association with dairy products throughout the history of the word's evolution.The term 'Butterfly' is derived from the yellow brimstone butterfly of Europe, which was first seen in the 'butter' season (early spring).The original name of the butterfly was 'flutterby'.
The original name for a butterfly. Not just a coincidence this silly girl Audrey Steinbrecher found. <3
butterfly
The Butterfly bush is Buddleia.
BUTTERFLY
the name that is given to a young butterfly is a caterpillar
A butterfly with a name starting with the letter v is the Viceroy butterfly. It resembles the Monarch butterfly but i has a black line that crosses its wings.
The common name of a butterfly's pupa stage is its cocoon stage. This is the part of the butterfly's life where they transform from a larva to a butterfly.