A butterfly is a species of insect that are known for their bright-colored wings. Several varieties of butterfly have been seen throughout the galaxy, including Earth, Rigel X, and Ba'ku. (TOS - The Janus Gate novel: Present Tense; ENT episode: "Broken Bow"; and TNG movie: Star Trek: Insurrection)

Additionally, the idiom "butterflies in the stomach" is often used to refer to a sense of nervousness; Captain Jean-Luc Picard noted the feeling when he was about to evade the Borg in order to return James T. Kirk to the Nexus in an alternate timeline. (Star Trek novel: Engines of Destiny)

External LinksEdit

• Butterfly article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Butterfly article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.