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A Quiz To Test Your Butterfly Knowledge
Take this quiz to find out how much you know about Butterflies. Some of the most beautiful and interesting insects are the butterflies. How much do you know about them and their journey from caterpillar to butterfly? Answer the following multiple choice questions and then see your score. Better yet, stump your family and friends by asking them to take this quiz.
1. Are butterflies warm or cold blooded?
Warm blooded
Cold blooded
2. A butterfly has how many pairs of wings?
1
2
3
4
3. What are the butterfly body parts?
antennae, head, abdomen
legs, antennae, thorax
head, thorax, abdomen
wings, head thorax
4. Butterflies belong to which insect order?
Apidoptera
Hymenoptera
Apidae
Lepidoptera
5. What do caterpillars eat?
Pollen
Nectar
Leaves
Insects
6. What does a caterpillar attach to?
Rock
Leaf
Branch
Flower
7. Another name for a caterpillar is ....?
Pupa
Larvae
Worm
Chrysalis
8. Which of the following is NOT true about butterfly antennae?
They can detect odors
They can sense direction
They can re-generate when damaged
They can detect their position
9. Butterfly wings are covered in scales.
True
False
10. When butterflies migrate, they sometimes travel _____ miles a day.
10
50
150
500
11. The process of changing from a caterpillar to a butterfly is called metabolism?
True
False
12. Which of following is NOT true about butterfly legs?
They have 8 legs
They can identify if the plant is suitable to deposit eggs
They have receptors for taste
They have receptors for smell
13. What is the name for the butterfly siphoning-sucking mouth part to gather nectar?
mandible
maxillae
proboscis
labium
14. A butterfly has how many eyes?
2
3
4
5
15. Butterflies consume . . . . . . . ?
Honey
Leaves
Pollen
Nectar
16. Instar is the name given to the developmental stage of a butterfly between moults?
True
False