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What is the name of a butterflies tongue like mouth?
the name of a butterflies' 'mouth' is a proboscas.
Are butterflies vegertarians?
The larval stage of the insect (the caterpillar) has a mouth and eats (vegetation.) Once it goes through metamorphisis, the mouth becomes a proboscis and the adult only drinks (water and nectar or the juice of rotting fruit mostly.) Some tropical butterflies visit carrion and dung to feed.
A long thin tube in butterflies and mosquitoes?
The long thin tube is a proboscis (snout/mouth) which they use to feed-- butterflies use it to sip nectar or other nutrients, and mosquitoes to obtain either nectar or blood.
What do diadem butterflies eat?
Instead of eating, butterflies get their nourishment from drinking. They have a long narrow tube in their mouth called a proboscis that acts as a straw. The Diadem Butterfly likes to get its food from the plants Portulaca oleracea, and Asystasia lawiana.
What do butterflies eat from flowers?
Butterflies feed primarily on nectar from flowers
Do sunflowers attract butterflies?
Yes, sunflowers can attract butterflies because they produce nectar that butterflies feed on.
What do monarch butterfly feed on?
What do Monarch butterflies feed on
What does Shoku Nihon mean?
Shoku Nihon is a Chinese restaurant where they cook butterflies. First they will catch the butterflies in their mouth. In china, catching butterflies in your mouth is ment to bring fortune and goodluck. hope this helped
Why do butterflies visit flowers?
Butterflies visit flowers to feed on nectar, which provides them with important nutrients and energy. It also helps with pollination, as butterflies inadvertently transfer pollen from one flower to another as they feed.
What do butterflies eat and what mouth or body part is used to get their food?
Butterflies mainly feed on nectar from flowers, using a long tube-like mouthpart called a proboscis to suck up the liquid. Some butterflies also feed on other sources such as fruit juices, animal dung, and minerals from mud.
What relationship exists between plants and butterflies?
Plants and butterflies have a symbiotic relationship. The plants benefit from the pollination services provided by the butterflies and the butterflies feed from the nectar of the flowers of the plants.
Are butterflys scavengers?
In general butterflies are not considered to be scavengers. Most butterflies feed on nectar and juice from plants. However, there are some species that feed on rotting fruits and dead animals.
