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Flying to another flower of the same species, the butterfly accidentally leaves some pollen on the stigma.",[15,59,60],{},"The process is unintentional for the butterfly but evolutionarily fixed — plants are “interested” in attracting pollinators.",[10,62,64],{"id":63},"which-flowers-butterflies-pollinate","Which flowers butterflies pollinate",[15,66,67,68,70],{},"Butterflies are specialized pollinators: they have a long ",[48,69,56],{"href":55},", good color vision (including ultraviolet), and preference for certain shapes and scents. 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Because many plants depend on butterfly pollination, loss of these insects reduces yield of wild and cultivated plants.",[15,185,186,187,191],{},"More detail — in the article ",[48,188,190],{"href":189},"\u002Fen\u002Fzhizn-babochek\u002Frol-babochek-v-prirode","role of butterflies in nature",".",[15,193,194,195,199],{},"The full glossary is in the ",[48,196,198],{"href":197},"\u002Fen\u002Fslovar","glossary"," section.",{"title":201,"searchDepth":202,"depth":202,"links":203},"",2,[204,205,206,207,208],{"id":12,"depth":202,"text":13},{"id":42,"depth":202,"text":43},{"id":63,"depth":202,"text":64},{"id":102,"depth":202,"text":103},{"id":179,"depth":202,"text":180},"\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fopylenie.jpg","Pollination is transfer of pollen from anther to stigma. Butterflies are important pollinators: they move pollen between flowers while feeding on nectar.","md",null,"Photorealistic nature photo, Papilio machaon butterfly on wild thistle flower, pollen grains visible on wings and body, green meadow background, bright summer light, 16:9",{},true,"\u002Fslovar\u002Fopylenie","01.05.2026",1,[220,224,228],{"label":221,"path":222,"description":223},"Nectar","\u002Fslovar\u002Fnektar","Imago feeding and incentive to visit flowers",{"label":225,"path":226,"description":227},"Role of butterflies in nature","\u002Fzhizn-babochek\u002Frol-babochek-v-prirode","Ecological importance of butterflies",{"label":229,"path":230,"description":231},"Host plant","\u002Fslovar\u002Fkormovoe-rastenie","Plants linked to butterflies",{"title":233,"description":234},"Pollination by butterflies — role of lepidopterans in nature","How butterflies pollinate plants, which flowers are adapted to butterfly pollination, and why it matters for ecosystems.",{"loc":216},"slovar\u002Fopylenie","yNEPrEPd3WHEquMwSs2V4hbYfRh96lOFQmcbK6HA2AM",[],[],[241,246,251,257,262,267,272,277,282,287,292,297,303,308,311,316,321,326,331,336,341,346,349,354,359,360,365,370,375,380,385,391,397,403,408,413,419],{"title":242,"description":243,"path":244,"coverImage":245,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Antenna","Butterfly antennae are paired sensory organs on the head, used to detect odors, pheromones, and vibrations. Their shape is a key identification trait.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fantenna","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fantenna.png",{"title":247,"description":248,"path":249,"coverImage":250,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Aposematism","Aposematism is warning coloration in toxic or unpalatable butterflies. Bright colors signal danger to predators and protect the species from being eaten.","\u002Fslovar\u002Faposematizm","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Faposematizm.png",{"title":252,"description":253,"path":254,"coverImage":255,"publishedAt":256,"order":212},"Batesian Mimicry","Batesian mimicry is when a harmless species evolves to resemble a toxic or dangerous one, borrowing its predator-deterrent reputation without the actual defense.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fbatezovskaya-mimikriya","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fbatezovskaya-mimikriya.png","25.07.2026",{"title":258,"description":259,"path":260,"coverImage":261,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Biotope","A biotope is a uniform habitat patch with specific conditions, home to a characteristic community. Each butterfly species prefers its own biotope.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fbiotop","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fbiotop.png",{"title":263,"description":264,"path":265,"coverImage":266,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Caterpillar","The caterpillar is the larval stage of a butterfly, whose main task is to eat and grow — accumulating about 99% of the energy needed for transformation.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fgusenica","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fgusenica.jpg",{"title":268,"description":269,"path":270,"coverImage":271,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Chitin","Chitin is the main structural polymer of insect integument. The hard external skeleton of butterflies, wing scales, and caterpillar armor are made of chitin.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fkhitin","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fkhitin.jpg",{"title":273,"description":274,"path":275,"coverImage":276,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Chrysalis","A chrysalis is a butterfly pupa with a hard chitinous case, often with a golden or silvery sheen. Inside, the organism is completely rebuilt.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fkhrizalida","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fkhrizalida.jpg",{"title":278,"description":279,"path":280,"coverImage":281,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Diapause","Diapause is a state of physiological rest in insects that allows survival of an unfavorable season. In butterflies, it can occur at any developmental stage.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fdiapauza","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fdiapauza.png",{"title":283,"description":284,"path":285,"coverImage":286,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Dimorphism","Dimorphism is the existence of two distinct forms within one species. In butterflies, males and females of the same species can differ sharply in coloration.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fdimorfizm","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fdimorfizm.jpg",{"title":288,"description":289,"path":290,"coverImage":291,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Eclosion","Eclosion is the emergence of an adult butterfly from the pupa. 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All butterflies develop by this type.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fgolometaboliya","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fgolometaboliya.jpg",{"title":229,"description":309,"path":230,"coverImage":310,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"A host plant is a plant whose leaves a caterpillar of a given butterfly species feeds on. Most species are strictly specialized on 1–3 host plants.","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fkormovoe-rastenie.jpg",{"title":312,"description":313,"path":314,"coverImage":315,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Imago","Imago is the adult, sexually mature stage of an insect with fully formed wings. The final phase of complete metamorphosis.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fimago","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fimago.jpg",{"title":317,"description":318,"path":319,"coverImage":320,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Lepidoptera","Lepidoptera is the order of scale-winged insects, including butterflies and moths. 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The record holder is the monarch, at up to 4,500 km; red admirals and painted ladies also migrate.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fmigraciya","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fmigraciya.jpg",{"title":337,"description":338,"path":339,"coverImage":340,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Mimicry","Mimicry in butterflies is resemblance to other species or objects for protection from predators. Batesian and Müllerian mimicry, with examples.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fmimikriya","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fmimikriya.jpg",{"title":342,"description":343,"path":344,"coverImage":345,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Monophage","A monophage is a species whose caterpillars feed on only one species or genus of plant. Monophagy makes a butterfly vulnerable if that plant disappears.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fmonofag","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fmonofag.jpg",{"title":221,"description":347,"path":222,"coverImage":348,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Nectar is the sweet secretion of flowers and the main energy source for adult butterflies, which drink it through the proboscis and carry pollen too.","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fnektar.jpg",{"title":350,"description":351,"path":352,"coverImage":353,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Oviposition","Oviposition is egg-laying by a female butterfly, who carefully chooses a host plant, tapping leaves with her legs, and lays eggs on the underside.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fovipozitsiya","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fovipozitsiya.jpg",{"title":355,"description":356,"path":357,"coverImage":358,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Pheromones","Butterfly pheromones are chemical signals for attracting mates, marking territory, and communication. 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At rest it is coiled in a spiral.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fkhobotok","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fkhobotok.jpg",{"title":371,"description":372,"path":373,"coverImage":374,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Puddling","Puddling in butterflies is behavior where insects gather on damp soil, puddles, or droppings to obtain mineral salts and amino acids.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fpudling","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fpudling.jpg",{"title":376,"description":377,"path":378,"coverImage":379,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Pupa","The pupa is the third stage of complete metamorphosis, when the caterpillar transforms into a butterfly — outwardly still, but rebuilding within.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fkukolka","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fkukolka.jpg",{"title":381,"description":382,"path":383,"coverImage":384,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Range","Range is the geographic area within which a given butterfly species lives. Ranges may be continuous, fragmented, expanding, or shrinking.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fareal","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fareal.png",{"title":386,"description":387,"path":388,"coverImage":389,"publishedAt":390,"order":212},"Reintroduction","Reintroduction is the deliberate release of captive-bred or translocated individuals into a habitat where a species has gone locally extinct, aiming to re-establish a self-sustaining wild population.","\u002Fslovar\u002Freintroduktsiya","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Freintroduktsiya.png","22.07.2026",{"title":392,"description":393,"path":394,"coverImage":395,"publishedAt":396,"order":212},"Relict Species","A relict species is a survivor of a once-widespread group whose range has contracted to isolated pockets — often mountaintops or glacial refuges — left over after past climate change.","\u002Fslovar\u002Freliktovyi-vid","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Freliktovyi-vid.png","01.08.2026",{"title":398,"description":399,"path":400,"coverImage":401,"publishedAt":402,"order":212},"Stenotopic Species","A stenotopic species tolerates only a narrow range of habitat conditions, unlike a eurytopic generalist that thrives across many different environments.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fstenotopnyi-vid","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fstenotopnyi-vid.png","07.08.2026",{"title":404,"description":405,"path":406,"coverImage":407,"publishedAt":217,"order":212},"Taxonomy","Taxonomy is the science of classifying organisms. 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Unable to generate heat, they warm up in sun, wings spread like solar panels.","\u002Fslovar\u002Ftermoregulyatsiya","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Ftermoregulyatsiya.jpg",{"title":414,"description":415,"path":416,"coverImage":417,"publishedAt":418,"order":212},"Toxin Sequestration","Toxin sequestration is when a caterpillar stores plant-derived toxins from its host plant unchanged in its own tissues, turning the plant's chemical defense into its own.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fsekvestraciya-toksinov","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fsekvestraciya-toksinov.png","19.08.2026",{"title":420,"description":421,"path":422,"coverImage":423,"publishedAt":424,"order":212},"Wing Venation","Wing venation is the pattern of hollow, rigid veins that forms a butterfly wing's supporting framework — its precise layout is a key character for identification and classification.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fzhilkovanie-kryla","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fzhilkovanie-kryla.png","27.07.2026",[426,427,429],{"label":221,"path":222,"description":223,"coverImage":348,"latinName":212},{"label":225,"path":226,"description":227,"coverImage":428,"latinName":212},"\u002Fimages\u002Fzhizn-babochek\u002Frol-babochek-v-prirode.jpg",{"label":229,"path":230,"description":231,"coverImage":310,"latinName":212},1787125907878]