The Four Rhopalocera of Colour | Illustration
Hello you all. Let's start with a little bit of education if you're wondering what is Rhopalocera is? Rhopalocera is a scientific name of the butterfly, a division of Lepidoptera consisting of the butterfly. This scientific name Lepidoptera is an order that includes butterflies and moths, also it's a Greek name with lepis means a scale and pteron means a wing, basically an insect with scales on the wings. Additionally, the scientific name for moths is Heterocera. Furthermore, Papilionoidea is the superfamily of the butterfly, hence the genus Papilio is Latin for butterfly, that's another name that doesn't include moths. I like studying about butterflies with another name, the different varieties, watching them on flowers and mostly I'm fascinated by the wings. Anyway, back to art. This painting has four butterflies, all have colourful wings. The reason I titled this illustration 'The Four Rhopalocera of Colour' is that what does all these ...