Is a butterfly considered a bug?
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"Bug" is not necessarily a scientific term.  People commonly refer to insects as "bugs".  Butterflies are insects.\n\nMicrobiologist also refer to bacteria and other single celled organisms as "bugs".\n\nSome people also call spiders "bugs" although they are arachnids and not insects.\n\nAnd when you get a virus like a cold, people will ask "Did you catch the bug that is going around?"
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Butterflies...They help pollinate plants
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I can't quite tell from the pictures, but it looks like they might be the nymphs of boxelder bugs (Boisea trivittatis).  They are harmless bugs that feed on maple trees, but sometimes wander into people's homes in large numbers looking for a place to overwinter.\n\nI have never seen eggs like that for boxelder bugs though.  Boxelder bug eggs are usually a rather scattered spattering of eggs on the underside of a maple leaf somewhere.  So they could be something else, like a milkweed bug, or possibly even a Coreid (which do often lay their eggs in a linear row like that).  Coreids are predatory, and can actually inflict a rather nasty bite if handled (one bite I received from a tiny nymph was actually much more painful than any wasp sting I've ever gotten).\n\nCheck out the True Bugs pages on this site:  http://whatsthatbug.com/ for some images that might give you a better idea of what you have there.
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try this\n\nhttp://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/bugclub/bugbid.html
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Fireflies are beetles in the order Coleoptera.  Moths and butterflies are in the order Lepidoptera.  There are several families of moths and several families of butterflies.  \n\nThey are all in different families and the terms are broad enough to encompass several families.
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Yes the beetle is an insect.\n\nGood rule to help you identify insect in the future, \n\nIf it has 6 legs, antennae and mandibles chances are it is an insect
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The mosquito hawk is an insect that is vegetarian. They are very common in moist areas in north America.  They are quite large, almost 2 inches long.  Just a couple of days ago as I was sitting at my computer, one flew in front of my face, legs dangling right before my eyes. Startled me! They are harmless insects.  If you'd like to see a pic of one, and read more, check out this site:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_fly
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Its only Mayflies and Butterflies that do this not a species of monkey
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>>>>>Is the butterfly that flutters its wings before a hurricane just a metaphor?\n\nNo, it really exists. I suggest you go out and kill the bloody thing before it causes any more hurricanes.
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A healthy Caterpillar can turn either into a moth or a butterfly depending on its species. Butterflies are members of just a few of the families of the insect order Lepidoptera. The members of the other families are all called moths.  There are estimated to be about 10,000 species of moths. The adults of the butterfly families have some features in common: \nthey fly in the daytime (most moths fly at night), \nthey have a naked pupa (most moths have cocoons), \nthe adults have filamentary antenna with a knob on the end\n(most moths, especially the males, have feathery antennae), and they fold their wings up vertically above the body when at rest (most moths fold them over like a tent shape).
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If you see two adult butterflies with their abdomens linked tail-to-tail, they are mating. The male grasps the female and deposits a sperm packet, which fertilizes the female's eggs. The butterflies can fly while mating, but they usually avoid moving unless they are disturbed. \n\nButterflies and moths undergo complete metamorphosis in which they go through four different life stages. \nEgg - A butterfly starts its life as an egg. \nLarva - The larva (caterpillar) hatches from an egg and eats leaves or flowers almost constantly. The caterpillar molts (loses its old skin) many times as it grows. \nPupa - It turns into a pupa (chrysalis); this is a resting stage. \nAdult - A beautiful, flying adult emerges. There is no growth during this stage. This adult will continue the cycle and reproduce.
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butterfly. i dont know why but i would scream if i see one
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It's a leopard moth (Hypercompe scribonia ), an older one - you can see that the scales are worn from it's wing tips. They're very common, not a pest - actually quite striking!\n\nhttp://midcoast.tamu.edu/images/leopard%20moth.jpg\nhttp://home.att.net/~larvalbugbio/leopardmoth.html\nhttp://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg253.html
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Butterflies are day-active(diurnal) insects and come out only during the day.
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Yes there is\n\nThe largest native land invertebrate on the Antarctic continent is a tiny, wingless midge that is about 1/4 of an inch long. There are also several other types of insects that can be found, which include springtails and tiny mites. Most Antarctic insects live under rocks and stones in the soil and among lichens. Springtails are especially common around penguin colonies. They are black and shiny, and they jump around. No insects in Antarctica have wings, but they all do have a special "anti-freeze" in their cells that is a lot like the liquid that we put in our car radiators for the winter. In Antarctica, there are very few different species of insect. However, in some areas there may be millions of insects per square yard!
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Are you sure of the species? There is a Four Spotted Skimmer and an Eight Spotted Skimmer, both dragonflies, but I dont know of a Six Spotted. The spots are on the wings. These bugs eat other insects and are very strong predators, sometimes taking bugs larger than themselves. \n\nDragonflies are amazing insects!
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Or more seriously:\n\nAssassin bug\nWater scorpion\nMonarch butterfly\nFire ant\nBlister beetle\nHoney bee\n\nKiwi wrote:>>> Monarch butterfly??? Are you nuts??\n\nNope. The monarch butterfly feeds on milkweeds as a juvenile and accumulates massive amounts of cardiac glycosides that persist in the adult. Any person that eats one (and manages to keep it down) will suffer heart failure within minutes.\n\nMonarchs are one of the most poisonous insects in the world.