BUTTERFLIES.

In Uganda, there are more than 1000 species of butterflies endowed with a variety of wing color patterns. The butterflies of Uganda belong to two super families, namely: Papilionoidea (true butterflies) and Hesperidia (skippers). With this amazing track, The super family Papilionoidea where most of the butterfly fauna belong consists of five families and several subfamilies including: family Papilionoidea swallow, family Pieridae (whites and yellow), family Lycaenidae (small to medium sized butterflies), and family Nymphalidae.

The butterflies undergo four stages of metamorphosis where an egg becomes a caterpillar then a pupae from which the adult butterfly hatches. This group of animals is strictly oviparous and females deposit their eggs on specific plant species. Thus the presence

Butterflies are thought to have evolved from moth millions of years ago and belong to the same insect group known as Lepidoptera  meaning that these insects have wings and that the wings have scales.

Although moths make up the majority of the group at a ratio of about 16 to 1 to that of butterflies, there are still a very large number butterfly species. It’s not too hard to tell the difference between a butterfly and a moth. The majority of butterflies stay busy looking for nectar and other nourishment throughout the day and you will more likely run into a moth at night while butterflies are resting.  Another way to know is by taking a better look at their antennae.  Butterflies have antennae that are like a long shaft with a little thicker piece at the end