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Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) , Lantana , Zinnias , Bee balm , Purple coneflowers , Pentas , Sage , Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) or other milkweeds , Lilac , Sunflower , Marjoram and Hebe .

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Yes. Most butterflies drink nectar

Though there are a minority of butterflies that never visits flowers and instead gain their sustenance from tree sap, rotting animal matter, and other organic material

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Both their tongue and feet (aka legs)..

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Butterflies drink nectar by taking out a stick that is like a straw and start sucking.

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Neither, they suck the nectar out of the flowers.

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