Many butterflies have striking colors and patterns on their wings. Butterfly wings are actually transparent - it is too licking scales that give the color wings we see. These scales are pigmented with melanins that give them black and brown skin, but blue, green, red and color games are usually made not by pigments but micro scales. Most species of butterflies are active during the day so they regularly attract attention. The diverse patterns are shaped by their brightly colored wings and erratic flights but gracefully they have made butterflies watching popular hobbies.
You can hold a very soft butterfly with its wings without injuring it, although some are too fragile to handle and can be damaged if not handled very gently. Some people say that when a butterfly lands on you it means good luck. The popular saying 'butterflies in the stomach' is used to explain when a person is nervous or worried. Butterflies feel the air for the scent, using their antenna as a signal looking for nectar. Antenna in various shapes and colors. Vision is well developed in butterflies and most species are sensitive to the ultraviolet spectrum.
