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Vocab:


Cryptic coloring- color patterns that have earth tone colors and blend into the earth or trees


Endangered- in danger of disappearing, no longer existing on Earth


Forewing- the front wing (closest to the head)


Hibernate- to sleep over winter


Hindwing- the back wing


Lepidoptera- the scientific name for all butterflies and moths


Migrate- to move from one place to another because of weather or food supply


Predator- an animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals


Proboscis- a highly flexible, tube-like mouthpart used to drink flower nectar


Roost- to sleep, a place to sleep


Skipper- a type of lepidoptera, a mixture between butterflies and moths


Species- a scientific class, animals that are very similiar belong to the same species

 

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