Butterflies : Winged wonders of the world

Butterflies: messengers of peace

Agenda

 Types of butterflies
 Habitats
 Life cycle
 Population

Butterflies: messengers of peace

Types of Butterflies
Common types of butterflies in Canada

 Family Nymphalidae Eg: The Monarch

 Family Hesperiidae Eg: Silver-spotted
Skipper
 Family Papilionidae Eg: Eastern Tiger
Swallowtail
 Family Pieridae Eg: Mustard White
 Family Lycaenidae Eg: Silvery Blue

Butterflies: messengers of peace

Habitats
Map showing the presence of Monarch butterflies, the
largest population of butterfly species in the world.

Butterflies: messengers of peace

Life Cycle

Butterfly

Pupa Eggs

Larva
Butterflies: messengers of peace
Population:
Bar chart showing the declining size of butterfly population
that migrate.

Butterflies: messengers of peace

 Questions:

Butterflies: messengers of peace