Butterflies and Birds – The Surprising Parallels

Why butterfly-bird parallels?

Introduction to Butterfly-bird Parallels

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What sort of connections can you see between birds and butterflies?

Colours
Colours are one of the most important areas of parallels between birds and butterflies. Here we look at some examples.

Black birds and butterflies, and ‘LBJ’s
Now we look at some difficult to identify birds and butterflies – black ones, and ‘LBJ’s. An 'LBJ' is a 'little brown job', but in butterflies it can also mean 'little blue job'.

Behaviour and appearance
Aspects of behaviour that birds and butterflies have in common are skulking, mimicry, parasitism, and migration.

Flight behaviour, naming parallels, and rarities
Another aspect of behaviour that has butterfly-bird parallels are soaring and perching. Some birds and butterflies (or moths) share names. And 'twitching' rarities is something that both birders and butterfly watchers do.

Butterflies and Birds – The Surprising Parallels

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Why butterfly-bird parallels?

Introduction to Butterfly-bird Parallels

What sort of connections can you see between birds and butterflies?

Colours
Colours are one of the most important areas of parallels between birds and butterflies. Here we look at some examples.

Colours – Blues, Reds, and Yellows

Iridescence, Purples, and ‘Seared Eyeball Syndrome’ Species

Colour parallels between birds and butterflies

Black birds and butterflies, and ‘LBJ’s
Now we look at some difficult to identify birds and butterflies – black ones, and ‘LBJ’s. An 'LBJ' is a 'little brown job', but in butterflies it can also mean 'little blue job'.

Black Butterflies, Black Birds, and the World of LBJs

Black creatures and ‘LBJ’s’

Behaviour and appearance
Aspects of behaviour that birds and butterflies have in common are skulking, mimicry, parasitism, and migration.

Skulking, mimicry, parasitism, and migration

Behavioural parallels

Flight behaviour, naming parallels, and rarities
Another aspect of behaviour that has butterfly-bird parallels are soaring and perching. Some birds and butterflies (or moths) share names. And 'twitching' rarities is something that both birders and butterfly watchers do.

Flight, Names, and Rare Encounters

Flying, naming, twitching

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What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Why butterfly-bird parallels?

Introduction to Butterfly-bird Parallels

What sort of connections can you see between birds and butterflies?

Colours Colours are one of the most important areas of parallels between birds and butterflies. Here we look at some examples.

Colours – Blues, Reds, and Yellows

Iridescence, Purples, and ‘Seared Eyeball Syndrome’ Species

Colour parallels between birds and butterflies

Black birds and butterflies, and ‘LBJ’s Now we look at some difficult to identify birds and butterflies – black ones, and ‘LBJ’s. An 'LBJ' is a 'little brown job', but in butterflies it can also mean 'little blue job'.

Black Butterflies, Black Birds, and the World of LBJs

Black creatures and ‘LBJ’s’

Behaviour and appearance Aspects of behaviour that birds and butterflies have in common are skulking, mimicry, parasitism, and migration.

Skulking, mimicry, parasitism, and migration

Behavioural parallels

Flight behaviour, naming parallels, and rarities Another aspect of behaviour that has butterfly-bird parallels are soaring and perching. Some birds and butterflies (or moths) share names. And 'twitching' rarities is something that both birders and butterfly watchers do.

Flight, Names, and Rare Encounters

Flying, naming, twitching

Colours
Colours are one of the most important areas of parallels between birds and butterflies. Here we look at some examples.

Black birds and butterflies, and ‘LBJ’s
Now we look at some difficult to identify birds and butterflies – black ones, and ‘LBJ’s. An 'LBJ' is a 'little brown job', but in butterflies it can also mean 'little blue job'.

Behaviour and appearance
Aspects of behaviour that birds and butterflies have in common are skulking, mimicry, parasitism, and migration.

Flight behaviour, naming parallels, and rarities
Another aspect of behaviour that has butterfly-bird parallels are soaring and perching. Some birds and butterflies (or moths) share names. And 'twitching' rarities is something that both birders and butterfly watchers do.