Ellerslie+Butterflies!



8NMD has been looking at helping save the Monarch butterfly.We have made these wonderful butterflies below to send to the artists at the Ellerslie Flower show who are going to make a spring sculpture of a Monarch nesting tree. We have also made some for our own class display. We will place a link to the photos at the flower show as soon as we have them!!

BUTTERFLY FACTS!
- A normal life span of a butterfly is 2-4 weeks - Butterflies are warm-blooded! - Caterpillars have 6 ‘true’ legs and 10 proleg legs to help it move around! - Butterflies belong to the group of insects called ‘Lepidoptera’! - There are 20 000 different species of butterflies! - The largest butterfly specie in the world is the Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing which has a wing span of 30cm- that’s as long as a ruler! - The smallest butterfly specie in the world is the Pigmy Blue which has a wing span of 1.5cm! -Butterflies taste with their feet!