Do butterflies get cold?

Do butterflies get cold?

Do butterflies get cold? If so, how do they get warm?

Butterflies do not have the ability to maintain an internal body temperature and are there "cold-blooded." They can increase their temperature by basking in direct sunlight. They generally require an air temperature of about 60 degrees F before they are able to fly.

This basking Soldier Commodore (Junonia terea elgiva) was photographed in Uganda.
Basking Junonia terea elgiva