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Home > Blogs > Birds and Butterflies > Archives > 2008 > November > 19 > Entry

Fun butterfly Facts

By Beth Burke | Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 03:58 PM

Here are some fun facts about butterflies. 1. The name butterfly comes from the Yellow Brimstone butterfly commonly seen in Europe, it was called “Butter colored fly” 2. Butterflies are found anywhere in the world that is not too hot or too cold 3. Butterflies can not fly if their body temperature is below 86 degrees 4. Butterflies don’t increase in size as an adult butterfly 5. Caterpillars are boneless but have over 1000 muscles 6. butterflies are a valuable food source for songbirds 7. Top speed for a butterfly is 12 miles per hour 8. North America has over 700 species of butterflies

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