Butterfly Flight

Butterfly Flight

The fight of butterfly is of 2 kinds : fluttering ( parachute flight ) in which the wings are moved up and down at a moderate rate and in which the maximum speed is limited . Fluttering butterflies have broad wings . The best fliers among butterflies , in contrast, beat their wings so rapidly that they are visible only as blur and often produce a faint whirring sound –due to narrowing of forewing and a reduction of hindwing area. Most of the butterflies fly during day time (diurnal ), a few species of the skippers during night time ( nocturnal ) and some Satyridae especially the Browns are active during dusk and dawn (crepuscular).

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