Did you know... edit
- ... that due to its long life cycle, the adult Great Arctic (pictured) is only seen every other year? (featured 3 January 2011)
- ... that Mimoides phaon was the first swallowtail butterfly of the genus Mimoides to stray into the United States? (featured 21 November 2010)
- ... that Kricogonia lyside can grow from egg to adult in as little as 13 days? (featured 30 August 2009)
- ... that populations of the butterfly Henry's Elfin are growing in New England due to the introduction of buckthorn, which the butterflies now use as a host plant? (featured 21 April 2009)
- ... that because it is difficult to approach, the nymphalid butterfly Euptoieta claudia was given a genus name which means "easily scared" in Greek? (featured 12 February 2009)
Barnstars edit
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The Wikiproject Lepidoptera Barnstar | |
| For all the zillion fatiguing edits on moths from May onwards , I present you your very own Lepidoptera barnstar. Keep up your great work! Don't burn out, hope to see you around after a few years, too! AshLin (talk) 10:36, 29 August 2009 (UTC) |
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The Helping Hand Barnstar | |
| I thought I would give you this for helping me with a lot. Vetgirl14 (talk) 21:37, 1 October 2010 (UTC) |
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The Special Barnstar | |
| For many of the useful and unique images, so carefully chosen, prepared and in some cases annotated, to be found on External morphology of Lepidoptera. Way to go, Megan! AshLin (talk) 18:50, 30 October 2010 (UTC) |