THE ELIZABETHAN BUTTERFLY
The Elizabethan butterfly is an endemic
night species, known for being one of the most beautiful and spectacular Lepidopterous
of the European fauna. It is common to see them in the Iberian Peninsula. The
discoverer of it was the eminent scientist Mariano de la Paz Graells in 1848.
This type of butterflies measure
between 45 and 65 mm. They are of great beauty, with a predominantly green
coloration join by veins of brown reddish color. In addition they possess four
wings of several colors.
After the fertilization, the
females start putting the eggs in isolation. The caterpillar is black when they
born and later they turn to grey. They develop during June, July and August, descending
to the soil for tuck up itself between the verbiage, the moss and other similar
materials.
The reason why they are in danger
of extinction is because the luminous areas of white light and also of ultraviolet
light attract them, which constitutes a problem for it species. The butterflies just have a generation a year.
The Elizabeth Butterfly flies only during the night, in May and June
principally.
There is no human solution to stop the
extinction of this species, since the principal factor for which these
become extinct is the nature as I’ve said before. But if we enjoy with them
while they last, we’ll have a pleasing recollection of this beautiful species.
