Butterflies and moths belong to the insect Order Lepidoptera, which is a word that comes from the Greek words for “scale” and “wing.” While most of the 150,000 species in this order are moths, there are an estimated 18,000 butterfly species found globally. The earliest known butterfly fossils date to the mid Eocene epoch, between 40–50 million years ago.

Nature’s Wonders Butterflies of the World Volume 2 add-on set expands the 3D butterfly world with 8 species of Swallowtail found through the globe. They are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica and include the largest butterflies in the world, the birdwing butterflies. The forked appearance in some of the swallowtails' hindwings, which can be seen when the butterfly is resting with its wings spread, gave rise to the common name swallowtail.

This set supports Poser’s Firefly and Superfly and DAZ Studio 3Delight and Iray render engines.