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The scientific binomial — genus + species — is unique and unchanged worldwide. Carl Linnaeus introduced it in the 18th century.",[15,216,217,218,221,222,225,226,229,230,233],{},"Example: ",[18,219,220],{},"small tortoiseshell"," in English, ",[22,223,224],{},"Kleiner Fuchs"," in German, ",[22,227,228],{},"nymphalis de l'ortie"," in French — but everywhere ",[22,231,232],{},"Aglais urticae"," (Linnaeus, 1758).",[15,235,236],{},"The name in parentheses after the author is the first describer and year. Parentheses around the author mean the species was moved to another genus after first description.",[10,238,240],{"id":239},"taxonomy-keeps-changing","Taxonomy keeps changing",[15,242,243],{},"With molecular methods (DNA analysis) many established classifications are being revised. Some satyrs are now included in nymphalids; some “species” proved cryptic (indistinguishable externally but genetically distinct).",[15,245,246,247,251],{},"The full glossary is in the ",[179,248,250],{"href":249},"\u002Fen\u002Fslovar","glossary"," section.",{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":255},"",2,[256,257,258,259,260],{"id":12,"depth":254,"text":13},{"id":35,"depth":254,"text":36},{"id":153,"depth":254,"text":154},{"id":210,"depth":254,"text":211},{"id":239,"depth":254,"text":240},"\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Ftaksonomiya.jpg","Taxonomy is the science of classifying organisms. Butterflies belong to order Lepidoptera; taxonomy explains why the tortoiseshell is a nymphalid, not a blue.","md",null,"Clean scientific illustration style, taxonomy chart showing butterfly classification from Kingdom to Species, Papilio machaon example, white background, precise line art, 16:9",{},true,"\u002Fslovar\u002Ftaksonomiya","01.05.2026",1,[272,275,278],{"label":100,"path":273,"description":274},"\u002Fslovar\u002Flepidoptera","Order of scale-winged insects",{"label":276,"path":277,"description":154},"Butterfly families","\u002Fsemeystva",{"label":279,"path":280,"description":281},"How to identify a species","\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fkak-opredelit-vid-babochki","Practical species identification",{"title":283,"description":284},"Butterfly taxonomy — classification, order Lepidoptera","Butterfly taxonomy: classification from kingdom to species. 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Bright colors signal danger to predators and protect the species from being eaten.","\u002Fslovar\u002Faposematizm","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Faposematizm.png",{"title":300,"description":301,"path":302,"coverImage":303,"publishedAt":304,"order":264},"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":306,"description":307,"path":308,"coverImage":309,"publishedAt":269,"order":264},"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":311,"description":312,"path":313,"coverImage":314,"publishedAt":269,"order":264},"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":316,"description":317,"path":318,"coverImage":319,"publishedAt":269,"order":264},"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":321,"description":322,"path":323,"coverImage":324,"publishedAt":269,"order":264},"Chrysalis","A chrysalis is a butterfly pupa with a hard chitinous case, often with a golden or silvery sheen. 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One of the most vulnerable and striking moments in the life cycle of lepidopterans.","\u002Fslovar\u002Feklozia","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Feklozia.jpg",{"title":341,"description":342,"path":343,"coverImage":344,"publishedAt":269,"order":264},"Endemic","An endemic is a species that lives only in a specific geographic region and nowhere else. Islands and mountains are the main centers of butterfly endemism.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fendemik","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fendemik.jpg",{"title":346,"description":347,"path":348,"coverImage":349,"publishedAt":350,"order":264},"Eyespots","Eyespots are circular wing markings that mimic a vertebrate eye, used by butterflies either to startle predators or to redirect attacks away from vital body parts.","\u002Fslovar\u002Flozhnye-glazki","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Flozhnye-glazki.png","13.08.2026",{"title":352,"description":353,"path":354,"coverImage":355,"publishedAt":269,"order":264},"Holometabolism","Holometabolism is a type of insect development with complete metamorphosis: egg → larva → pupa → imago. All butterflies develop by this type.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fgolometaboliya","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fgolometaboliya.jpg",{"title":357,"description":358,"path":359,"coverImage":360,"publishedAt":269,"order":264},"Host plant","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.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fkormovoe-rastenie","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fkormovoe-rastenie.jpg",{"title":362,"description":363,"path":364,"coverImage":365,"publishedAt":269,"order":264},"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":100,"description":367,"path":273,"coverImage":368,"publishedAt":269,"order":264},"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":385,"description":386,"path":387,"coverImage":388,"publishedAt":269,"order":264},"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":390,"description":391,"path":392,"coverImage":393,"publishedAt":269,"order":264},"Monophage","A monophage is a species whose caterpillars feed on only one species or genus of plant. 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At rest it is coiled in a spiral.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fkhobotok","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fkhobotok.jpg",{"title":425,"description":426,"path":427,"coverImage":428,"publishedAt":269,"order":264},"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":430,"description":431,"path":432,"coverImage":433,"publishedAt":269,"order":264},"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":435,"description":436,"path":437,"coverImage":438,"publishedAt":269,"order":264},"Range","Range is the geographic area within which a given butterfly species lives. 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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":464,"description":465,"path":466,"coverImage":467,"publishedAt":468,"order":264},"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":470,"description":471,"path":472,"coverImage":473,"publishedAt":474,"order":264},"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",[],[],[478,479,480],{"label":100,"path":273,"description":274,"coverImage":368,"latinName":264},{"label":276,"path":277,"description":154,"coverImage":264,"latinName":264},{"label":279,"path":280,"description":281,"coverImage":481,"latinName":264},"\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-babochek\u002Fkak-opredelit-vid-babochki.jpg",1787125911058]