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Kamehameha Butterfly Research Paper

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1: Common name of animal: The common name is the
Kamehameha butterfly. Or the hawaiian name is Pulelehua.

2: Genus and Species name of animal: The Genus is the Painted Lady. The species name is Vanessa tameamea.

3: The group names of organism: Phylum: Arthropoda. Class: Insecta. Order: Lepidoptera. Family: Nymphalidae

4: The specific adaptations of an animal: The Kamehameha butterfly are split into two types. One is the behavioral. Behavioral focuses on actions. The other one is structural. Structural focuses on bodily changes.

5: The ecosystem and habitat of organism: The ecosystem these butterflies live in is in the hawaiian island by the koa trees.

6: The range of animal: The range of the kamehameha butterfly is between 3-7000 …show more content…

The caterpillars prefer to eat on nettles and are commonly found on mamaki.leaves.

8: The predators of the animal: The kamehameha butterfly is a predator to Koa tree sap and to a variety of flowers.

9: The biome (or ecosystem) of organism: The adult Kamehameha butterflies biome is Koa forests. The caterpillar’s biome is the mamaki plant.

10: The life cycle of the organism: The life cycle of the Kamehameha butterfly is the females lay their eggs on the mamaki leaves. After it becomes a caterpillar it feeds on the mamaki leaves before pupating and transforming into a butterfly.

11: Interesting facts of its life: An interesting fact about the Kamehameha butterfly is that it is only one of the two species of butterfly endemic to Hawaii. Another interesting fact about the kamehameha butterfly is that it was named after the work of a group of 5 graders at Pearl Ridge Elementary school.

12: A brief description of its reproduction activities: So first a butterfly gives lays eggs. Next it will hatch from the egg and become a butterfly. After that it will make a cocoon. After that the cocoon with break and the butterfly will come out. This is reproduction

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