There are thousands of species of butterfly. I cannot give you a single latin name. However I can supply their classification up to Order level.
But A Most Comman Latin Name Is Mariposa
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There are thousands of scientific names for each species of butter fly, so there is no one specific name for all butterflies.
However, the Latin word for "butterfly" is "papilio".
The Latin name for Butterfly is Papilio(Pa-pil-io) I knw this cuz im in latin and this is my latin name
Yes, the Orange-Barred Sulphur butterfly's scientific name is Phoebis philea, and it begins with the letter "O" when written in Latin.
The rare Silver-studded Blue butterfly, but found in small colonies in the UK, has the Latin name Plebeius argus.For more information, see 'Related links' below this box.
Butterflies have a different name in every language, and sometimes different names in different neighborhoods. So butterfly's taxonomic names in Latin are listed in special books called taxonomic catalogs. The name used is supposed to be the first reference to a particular butterfly. Carolus Linnaeus named the first cabbage butterfly (Precis rapae) in the 1600s. "Precis" is the genus (group) name, "rapae" is the species name.
The Morpho butterfly got its name because it means to change or be modified. This name was used since it changes from a caterpillar to a butterfly.
The Latin name for Butterfly is Papilio(Pa-pil-io) I knw this cuz im in latin and this is my latin name
glaucopsyche lygdamus is the silvery blue butterflys latin name.
Mariposa : )
Vaccinium macrocarpon
Plebejus Neurona
vacciniina optilete
plebejus neurona
couldn't find a translation for lost, but I did for "missing" absentis The latin name of the superfamily of True Butterfly is Papilionoidea Hope that helps.
Yes, the Orange-Barred Sulphur butterfly's scientific name is Phoebis philea, and it begins with the letter "O" when written in Latin.
A California dogface butterfly is a breed of butterfly, Latin name Zerene eurydice, found in the US state of California.
An adonis blue is a bright blue butterfly, Latin name Polyommatus bellargus.
A painted lady is a species of butterfly, Latin name Vanessa cardui, of the family Nymphalidae.