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Butterfly

BACKYARD BUTTERFLY

Unlike many other members of the insect world, the flight of a butterfly can be explained quantitatively (and quite accurately) using steady-state, non-transitory aerodynamics. The aspect ratio of a butterfly's wing is ideal to be described using thin airfoil theory. The fluttering of the wings merely serves to enforce the Kutta condition of low-speed aerodynamics.