I love butterflies. They are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera
Butterflies are so pretty!  I'm only familiar with the monarch butterfly - are there other kinds?
The monarch butterfly is beautiful. They are also known as milkweed, common tiger, or wanderer.
Interesting!  Are there butterflies all over the world, or are they only limited to certain areas?
I am not sure, but they date back to the Paleocene 56 million years ago.
How long do butterflies usually live?
, and a few in cold locations may take several years to pass through their entire life cycle.
Butterflies are often polymorphic, and many species make use of camouflage, mimicry and aposematism to evade their predators. Some, like the monarch and the painted lady, migrate over long distances. Many butterflies are attacked by parasites or parasitoids, including wasps, protozoans, flies, and other invertebrates, or are preyed upon by other organisms. Some species are pests because in their larval stages they can damage domestic crops or trees
.
There are often many different species in such butterfly houses, with stock including butterflies from Africa, Malaysia, South America, Thailand, Costa Rica, the Philippines, and other places. The vibrant colors and patterns on the wings of the insects have earned them the fanciful nickname "flying flowers" .
Many species of adult butterflies live only one to two weeks, during which time they must produce a new generation. Some species, such as the familiar monarch butterfly, however, can live as long as six