In the world there is more than 200 thousand species of butterflies. The queen Aleksandra Berdving who lives in forests of Papua New Guinea is considered the largest of them. The wingspan of this poisonous butterfly reaches 30 cm! Of course, to catch such insect – a great luck. But bright colors and intricate patterns practically of each butterfly living and at the Russian latitudes, also look hand painting. Want to collect a collection of these beauties or to surprise friends with an original gift from a trunk with live flitting "flowers", then forward - on hunting for butterflies!
Instruction
1. Look for the most beautiful butterflies in warm months of year. From May to August – ideal time for the choice of suitable copies.
2. Study the habitat of these beautiful creations. Butterflies can be found on meadows, in fields, forests, in mountains. They can also be seen in gardens, near reservoirs or directly at a door of your house.
3. Bypass around a flower bed and look narrowly at flowers and plants. Butterflies are attracted by nectar, they are considered as very important pollinators in an ecosystem. Sprinkle a hand sugar water. The butterflies attracted with sweet aroma very often sit down directly on a hand.
4. Get a net for catching of butterflies. Slowly approach the butterfly sitting on a grass or a flower, so that your shadow was behind you. Come nearer very slowly and smoothly as an insect sensitively react to sharp movements. A free hand delay a bottom of a grid and lift it. A prompt throw cover with a net a butterfly. If the insect sat down on a high flower or a branch, it can be caught the sharp movement of a net sideways. At once bend a bag turn of a stick along an axis that it did not take off. Finger-tips clamp it a breast, try not to break wings, not to concern them and not to damage a beautiful surface. Place a butterfly in capacity with an air opening. The average butterfly lives only 2 weeks.
5. Moths it is possible to catch an artificial light source. Collectors I advise to apply mercury quartz electrolamps (with an ultra-violet radiation) – they especially attract moths. Install the reflecting screen. Just cover the butterflies who flew on it with special open wood stain (or a can).