An official name for a group of butterflies is a kaleidoscope.

The receptors on the butterfly’s front legs allow them to taste and smell.

Butterflies have compound eyes consisting of 12,000 mini eyes.

A scientific discovery shows that butterflies evolved from a moth-like ancestor.

Butterflies cannot fly if their body temperature is under 86 degrees Fahrenheit.

A butterfly can lay up to 100 eggs at once and do so for days.

Fun facts about butterflies show that the blue morpho butterfly is not blue at all.

The tiger swallowtail butterflies are mimicry masters.

Monarch butterflies’ distance migrated can be as long as 3,000 miles.

Monarch butterflies are endangered and on the road to extinction.