Sagalikitak • Butterfly

Invertebrate - Lepidoptera

Butterflies and moths have four wings covered with coloured scales. Their mouthparts are in a coiled tube. Butterflies: clubbed antennae, brightly coloured, wings held upright, day flight. Moths: no clubbed antennae, dull-coloured, wings held flat, usually night flight but some during the day.

Description Source: Montreal Insectarium - Espace pour la vie

Photo Credit: Lycaena dorcas Kuujjuaq by Maxim Larrivée - Montreal Insectarium - Espace pour la vie, (n.d.). Licenced with Permission.

Cree

Term Dialect
Kwâhkwâpisîs Southern East Cree

Dene

Term Dialect
Golére Shıhgot’ıne (Mountain, North Slavey), Sahtúgot’ıne (Bear Lake, North Slavey)

English

Term Dialect
Butterfly Standard English

Greenlandic

Term Dialect
Aataasaq Kalaallisut
Tulukkaasaq Kalaallisut

Innu-aimun

Term Dialect
Kuakuapishish Innu-aimun

Inuktut

Term Dialect
Haqalikitaaq Nattilingmiutut, Kangiryuarmiutun
Sagalikitak Nunatsiavummiutut
Taqalikitaaq Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut
Tarralikitaaq Kivallirmiutut
Tonngaviak Nunatsiavummiutut

Inupiaq

Term Dialect
Taqalukisaq North Alaskan Iñupiaq

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