Among the most common butterflies on the territory of the Eurasian continent is the urticaria known to all. Postage stamps with its image have been repeatedly issued in many countries, therefore, it looks like a butterfly urticaria, even beyond the area of its distribution. Stamps were issued in Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Great Britain, Finland and a number of other states. Urticaria belongs to the nymphalidae family. According to studies, unlike many butterflies, urticaria distinguishes red.
Appearance
Looks like a butterfly urticaria, everyone knows from early childhood. Brick red wings interspersed with black dots separated by yellow stripes and a large white spot on top of the front wing. On the outer edges of the wings you can see blue spots.
The wingspan reaches 5 cm. Urticaria - diurnal butterfly. She loves to hide in quiet places, protected from sudden gusts of wind and drafts, and in rainy weather very often flies into the room. That is why even the smallest hives look like a butterfly: sometimes, after waiting for a thunderstorm, kids, and adults, try to release the captive by all possible means, releasing her. However, often in these cases, the delicate wings of the beauty are damaged, which can further spoil her already short life.
Development
Butterflies appear in early spring, as soon as the sun warms up the air. The first urticaria can be found in early April. Butterfly winters in basements and attics. She lays her first eggs on the back of nettle leaves. In masonry there are from 100 to 200 pieces. It looks like a butterfly urticaria, while still in the caterpillar stage, is known to everyone - it is dark, with thin yellow stripes along the body. Caterpillars live in dense groups on nettle leaves, eating them. By the way, it was thanks to the main feed of the caterpillar that the butterfly got its name. As the caterpillars grow, they fade. During pupation, they are fixed in a secluded place or on the stem of the plant, and the skin, sliding, forms the imaginal structures that cover the pupa. Two weeks later, a butterfly hatches from the chrysalis, which begins to grow very quickly until it reaches its usual size. In total, two generations of butterflies develop during the warm period, although in the south, where the warm period is longer, there are three.
Tropic butterflies
Various exhibitions have recently been very popular in Russia, where live tropical butterflies are represented - rare and unusual beauties for our eyes. But even among the inhabitants of the tropics and savannahs: sailboats, teinopalpuses , geboma, cytosias and others, you will certainly see fluttering hives.
In addition, the Russians discovered a new form of entertainment - fireworks from living butterflies. It is not cheap, but it causes great delight and is remembered for the rest of my life. A birthday, a wedding celebration, just a gift from a beloved - a lot of reasons to deliver aesthetic pleasure to loved ones . And live butterflies will help you with this.