Snowflake

Leucidia brephos

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae

A snowflake is a single ice crystal that is large enough to fall through the Earth's atmosphere as snow. Snow appears white in color despite being made of clear ice. This is because the many small crystal facets of the snowflakes scatter the sunlight between them.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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Snowflake

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