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Butterflies have 3 main segments of their body--head, thorax and abdomen. The wings are attached to the thorax as are its six legs. The head has 2 eyes and also has a proboscis which it uses to collect nectar to eat.

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A butterfly consists of three main parts: the head, thorax, and abdomen. The head contains the mouthparts and sensory organs, the thorax contains the wings and legs for movement, and the abdomen contains the digestive and reproductive organs.

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"They're actually pretty complex. The main structure of the wing is made of thin layers of chitin, a protein that also makes up the outer "shell" of the body. These layers are so thin you can see through them. They are covered with thousands of tiny modified hairs called scales, which create the colors and patterns we see. These scales are the "dust" that comes off a butterfly wing if you touch it. The wings also contain a system of veins that circulate blood, and strong muscles on the butterfly's body move the wings up and down. The wings actually move in a figure "8" motion that pushes the butterfly through the air."

Source: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-butterfly.html

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the butterfly has three sections the head the thorax and the abdomen. if you were looking for something else here you go the kingdom is anamalia the phylum is arthropoda the class is insecta the order is lepidoptera the family is nymphalidae and the genus is morpho. sorry dont know what the species is.hoped you liked what i told you good bye.

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The main structure of the wing is made of thin layers of chitin, a protein that also makes up the outer "shell" of the body. These layers are so thin you can see through them. They are covered with thousands of tiny modified hairs called scales, which create the colors and patterns we see. These scales are the "dust" that comes off a butterfly wing if you touch it. The wings also contain a system of veins that circulate blood, and strong muscles on the butterfly's body move the wings up and down. The wings actually move in a figure "8" motion that pushes the butterfly through the air.

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Do anyone know what forms the butterfly's wing....because I'm very curious.

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born as a cattapillar and then goes in a cacoon and then later on it turns into a butterfly

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