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no, Butterfly eggs are fixed to a leaf with a special glue which hardens rapidly.
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Are butterflies territorial?
Yes butterflies are territorial. They choose a space that is a good spot for females to lay eggs and patrol it, and chase any rivals away.
How many babies does a butterfly have at a time?
Butterflies lay eggs which hatch to become caterpillars, which are the butterflies larvae, or babies. Butterflies typically lay hundreds and sometimes thousands of eggs in a single season, insuring that at least some of them will survive to become adult butterflies.
Where do butterflies lay their eggs?
Most butterflies lay their eggs on plants: on the top or bottom of leaves, on the flowers, on twigs, in the chinks of bark, or on the plant stalk. Some butterflies lay their eggs near the plant: on dry grass stems, dead leaves, or on soil. By laying their eggs on or near plants, the newly hatched caterpillars will have something to eat.
Why do you think butterflies lay more than one egg?
High caterpillar mortality.
How does a butterfly makes it young ones?
Butterflies lay eggs that turn into caterpillars that turn into butterflies.
Why do butterflies lay their eggs in garbage?
Most butterflies don't lay their eggs in garbage. They typically lay their eggs on the plant that their caterpillars will feed on. Monarchs butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed plants. Spicebush swallowtails butterflies lay their eggs on Spicebush, Sassafras, Sweet Bay, and Prickly Ash. You get the idea. I don't know of any butterflies that lay their eggs in garbage, but if they do it is probably the type of garbage that their caterpillars would feed on.
Do mail butterflies lay eggs?
No, the male flies do not lay eggs. Female flies are larger than male flies. The female flies lay over 900,000 eggs during their lifespan.
What species of butterflies lay eggs?
All of them.
When do mother butterflies lay their eggs?
summer
Does butterfly lay eggs with shells?
You should know this, but if you don't, butterflies lay eggs on leaves. They are so smart, they know where to put their eggs. If the butterflies doesn't know and puts it in a random leaf, that could be a problem.
How does butterflies give birth eggs or live birth?
Butterflies, like nearly all insects, lay eggs.
When do monarch butterflies lay eggs?
during spring to summer
Why do butterflies leave when they lay eggs?
because they need to get food.
Why is milkweed plants important to monarch butterflies?
They don't hurt the milkweed plant, really. They do drink the nectar in the flower and/or lay eggs underneath the leaves of the plant.
How do you altract butterflies?
You can attract butterflies by planting the plants they lay their eggs on (host plants) and flowering plants (nectar plants) for butterflies that are normally found in your area of the world. If you search the internet for 'butterfly host plants' you will be led to sites that give more specific information. What attracts butterflies in Florida may not attract butterflies in Iowa or Oregon. Butterflies are very picky about plants that they lay eggs upon.
How many babies can a butterfly have at one time?
Many species of butterflies lay about 400 eggs. Some lay many more. Only 1 or 2 out of 100 eggs live to become adult butterflies.
Why do butterflies only lay eggs on milkweed leaves?
cause that's what they do
