The animal that I'm doing is quite interesting. There's a lot of amazing facts about it and I am ready to tell you about them.

 

The Cleopatra is a medium sized butterfly. The exact size is 50-68mm. The female Cleopatra has pale yellow wings. The male is a darker yellow with an orange patch on the forewing.

       

Most animals have to compete for food but, not mine. The Cleopatra doesn't have to because it just drinks, It has a sucking string that works as a straw.

 

They live in specific places. They only live in bushy places. They can be found in a lot of continents like Europe, Asia, and northern Africa.

 

There is still a lot of Cleopatra's left. There about thousands left just in one area!! So the population is not growing or shrinking.

 

I learned that the Cleopatra is very interesting. It's interesting because they're very hard to get a good picture of. And this species never opens it's wings when it's settled on a flower.

 

Author: E Meeka N

Published: 02/2010

 

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