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'''Butterflies''' were [[insect]]s native to [[Earth]] and other planets. | '''Butterflies''' were [[insect]]s native to [[Earth]] and other planets. | ||
{{looks like|Menoptra|Stinging butterfly}} | {{looks like|Menoptra|Stinging butterfly}} | ||
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]]: | 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]]: {{cs|The Lost Ones (short story)}}) | ||
[[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 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]]: {{cs|K9 and the Missing Planet (novel)}}) | ||
Butterflies were known to inhabit [[Swallow Woods]]. ([[PROSE]]: | Butterflies were known to inhabit [[Swallow Woods]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Way Through the Woods (novel)}}) | ||
[[Romana I]] joked to [[Rohm-Dutt]] that she had been catching butterflies in the swamps of [[Delta III]]. ([[TV]]: | [[Romana I]] joked to [[Rohm-Dutt]] that she had been catching butterflies in the swamps of [[Delta III]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Power of Kroll (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Butterfly room|One of the rooms]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] contained thousands of butterflies. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Butterfly room|One of the rooms]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] contained thousands of butterflies. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Vampire Science (novel)}}) | ||
The [[Menoptera]] resembled giant butterflies. ([[TV]]: | The [[Menoptera]] resembled giant butterflies. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Web Planet (TV story)}}) | ||
Butterflies existed on [[Skaro]] prior to the [[Thousand Year War]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | Butterflies existed on [[Skaro]] prior to the [[Thousand Year War]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Corruption (audio story)}}) | ||
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]]: | 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]]: {{cs|The Sons of Grekk (short story)}}) | ||
In the epoch of [[Peri Brown]], some species of butterfly were almost extinct. ([[TV]]: | In the epoch of [[Peri Brown]], some species of butterfly were almost extinct. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mark of the Rani (TV story)}}) | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] recalled a saying in the [[Time Lord Academy|Academy]] about how the beat of a butterfly's [[wing]]s in [[Mettula Orionsis]] caused a [[time storm]] in the [[Mutter's Spiral]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | The [[Eighth Doctor]] recalled a saying in the [[Time Lord Academy|Academy]] about how the beat of a butterfly's [[wing]]s in [[Mettula Orionsis]] caused a [[time storm]] in the [[Mutter's Spiral]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Storm Warning (audio story)}}) | ||
Giant butterflies lived on [[Genveron]]. ([[PROSE]]: | Giant butterflies lived on [[Genveron]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mindwarp (novelisation)}}) | ||
Upon arriving in the [[Elizabethan era]], [[Martha Jones]], much to the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s befuddlement, worried about stepping on a butterfly and sending ripples through [[time]]. ([[TV]]: | Upon arriving in the [[Elizabethan era]], [[Martha Jones]], much to the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s befuddlement, worried about stepping on a butterfly and sending ripples through [[time]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Shakespeare Code (TV story)}}) [[Bill Potts]] expressed the same worry when the [[Twelfth Doctor]] took her to [[1814]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Thin Ice (TV story)}}) | ||
One [[Planet (Flower Power)|planet]] was home to many unusual species of butterfly. [[Professor]] [[Gnat]] collected several specimens for study. ([[COMIC]]: | One [[Planet (Flower Power)|planet]] was home to many unusual species of butterfly. [[Professor]] [[Gnat]] collected several specimens for study. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Flower Power (comic story)}}) | ||
According to the [[Eleventh Doctor]], Earth's butterflies were invading aliens. ([[PROSE]]: | According to the [[Eleventh Doctor]], Earth's butterflies were invading aliens. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|How to be a Time Lord (novel)}}) | ||
[[Category:Earth insects]] | [[Category:Earth insects]] | ||
[[Category:Species from the real world]] | [[Category:Species from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Skaro creatures]] | [[Category:Skaro creatures]] | ||
