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}}'''Butterflies''' were [[insect]]s native to [[Earth]] and other planets.
}}'''Butterflies''' were [[insect]]s native to [[Earth]] and other planets.
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Butterflies were considered so beautiful that many people collected them, first killing them with [[gas]] then sticking pins in them. The [[First Doctor]] accidentally revealed this fact to the [[Menoptra]] when they questioned him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lost Ones]]'')
Butterflies were considered so beautiful that many people collected them, first killing them with [[gas]] then sticking pins in them. The [[First Doctor]] accidentally revealed this fact to the [[Menoptra]] when they questioned him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lost Ones (short story)|The Lost Ones]]'')


[[K9 Mark I|K9]] once encountered butterflies on a [[planet (K9 and the Missing Planet)|planet]] in another [[dimension]], partially inhabited by ex-[[Tellac Inc.|Tellac]] [[miner]]s. They lived alongside other Earth animals from widely varying periods of [[evolution]]ary history. Unlike most species of butterfly on modern Earth, however, these had a wingspan of about ten feet, as many extinct species did on Earth in the prehistoric past. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[K9 and the Missing Planet]]'')
[[K9 Mark I|K9]] once encountered butterflies on a [[planet (K9 and the Missing Planet)|planet]] in another [[dimension]], partially inhabited by ex-[[Tellac Inc.|Tellac]] [[miner]]s. They lived alongside other Earth animals from widely varying periods of [[evolution]]ary history. Unlike most species of butterfly on modern Earth, however, these had a wingspan of about ten feet, as many extinct species did on Earth in the prehistoric past. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[K9 and the Missing Planet (novel)|K9 and the Missing Planet]]'')


Butterflies were known to inhabit [[Swallow Woods]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Way Through the Woods]]'')
Butterflies were known to inhabit [[Swallow Woods]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Way Through the Woods (novel)|The Way Through the Woods]]'')


[[Romana I]] joked to [[Rohm-Dutt]] that she had been catching butterflies in the swamps of [[Delta III]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll]]'')
[[Romana I]] joked to [[Rohm-Dutt]] that she had been catching butterflies in the swamps of [[Delta III]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)The Power of Kroll]]'')


[[Butterfly room|One of the rooms]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] contained thousands of butterflies. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Vampire Science]]'')
[[Butterfly room|One of the rooms]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] contained thousands of butterflies. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Vampire Science (novel)|Vampire Science]]'')


The [[Menoptera]] resembled giant butterflies. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'')
The [[Menoptera]] resembled giant butterflies. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'')


Butterflies existed on [[Skaro]] prior to the [[Thousand Year War]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Corruption (audio story)|Corruption]]'')
Butterflies existed on [[Skaro]] prior to the [[Thousand Year War]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Corruption (audio story)|Corruption]]'')


An [[Planet (The Sons of Grekk)|Earth-like planet]] was home to large butterfly-like creatures. The sons of [[Grekk]], who also lived there, viewed them and all the other intelligent life forms on the planet as vermin, and had vowed to exterminate them all. When they captured any of the butterflies, they clipped their wings before imprisoning them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sons of Grekk]]'')
An [[Planet (The Sons of Grekk)|Earth-like planet]] was home to large butterfly-like creatures. The sons of [[Grekk]], who also lived there, viewed them and all the other intelligent life forms on the planet as vermin, and had vowed to exterminate them all. When they captured any of the butterflies, they clipped their wings before imprisoning them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sons of Grekk (short story)]|The Sons of Grekk]]'')


In the epoch of [[Peri Brown]], some species of butterfly were almost extinct. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'')
In the epoch of [[Peri Brown]], some species of butterfly were almost extinct. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'')
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One [[Planet (Flower Power)|planet]] was home to many unusual species of butterfly. [[Professor]] [[Gnat]] collected several specimens for study. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Flower Power (comic story)|Flower Power]]'')
One [[Planet (Flower Power)|planet]] was home to many unusual species of butterfly. [[Professor]] [[Gnat]] collected several specimens for study. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Flower Power (comic story)|Flower Power]]'')
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Revision as of 00:18, 16 April 2019

Butterfly

Butterflies were insects native to Earth and other planets.

Butterflies were considered so beautiful that many people collected them, first killing them with gas then sticking pins in them. The First Doctor accidentally revealed this fact to the Menoptra when they questioned him. (PROSE: The Lost Ones)

K9 once encountered butterflies on a planet in another dimension, partially inhabited by ex-Tellac miners. They lived alongside other Earth animals from widely varying periods of evolutionary history. Unlike most species of butterfly on modern Earth, however, these had a wingspan of about ten feet, as many extinct species did on Earth in the prehistoric past. (PROSE: K9 and the Missing Planet)

Butterflies were known to inhabit Swallow Woods. (PROSE: The Way Through the Woods)

Romana I joked to Rohm-Dutt that she had been catching butterflies in the swamps of Delta III. (TV: The Power of Kroll (TV story)The Power of Kroll)

One of the rooms in the TARDIS contained thousands of butterflies. (PROSE: Vampire Science)

The Menoptera resembled giant butterflies. (TV: The Web Planet)

Butterflies existed on Skaro prior to the Thousand Year War. (AUDIO: Corruption)

An Earth-like planet was home to large butterfly-like creatures. The sons of Grekk, who also lived there, viewed them and all the other intelligent life forms on the planet as vermin, and had vowed to exterminate them all. When they captured any of the butterflies, they clipped their wings before imprisoning them. (PROSE: [[The Sons of Grekk (short story)]|The Sons of Grekk]])

In the epoch of Peri Brown, some species of butterfly were almost extinct. (TV: The Mark of the Rani)

The Eighth Doctor recalled a saying in the Academy about how the beat of a butterfly's wings in Mettula Orionsis caused a time storm in the Mutter's Spiral. (AUDIO: Storm Warning)

Giant butterflies lived on Genveron. (PROSE: Mindwarp)

Bill Potts was worried that if she stepped on a butterfly in 1814, then she could send ripples throughout time. (TV: Thin Ice)

One planet was home to many unusual species of butterfly. Professor Gnat collected several specimens for study. (COMIC: Flower Power)