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Butterflies have pheromones, or scent secretions. They are designed to get specific reactions which include mate attraction. They can be found on their wings, antennae or sensory hairs depending on the butterfly species.
Most species of butterflies also adhere to a daily schedule which consists of feeding and pursuing mates. This is instinctive to prevent extinction.
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What do male butterflies do to attract female butterflies?
It will vary very widely on the species of butterfly. Some butterflies will release a scent from their admen, others will slowly flap their wings, and some will sit there with their wings wide open.
How can a butterfly and a male butterfly fall in love?
Butterflies do not fall in love. Male butterflies are attracted to female butterflies through scent and sight. They pair/mate and the male goes to search for another female soon after. They have an instinct to pair/mate but never stay around one specific butterfly.
Are butterflies eggs fertile if there is no male?
The eggs would not hatch if not fertilised by a male. A female butterfly will lay her eggs only after being fertilised by a male butterfly.
How do you tell if a monarch butterfly is a boy or a girl?
The male Monarch has a black spot on each wing the female does not.
Do yellow Monarch Butterflies exist?
The female Monarch butterfly has yellow in its wings. The male is reddish orange.
What is a male and a female butterfly called?
They are simply called a male or a female butterfly.
How do butterflies have eggs?
Normally a butterfly lays about 100 eggs. From those 100 eggs, only 2% survive. The survivors are a male and a female. The others will die in their eggs, as larva, as caterpillars, or as butterflies. Then when a male and a female meet, they mate, and the female lays her 100 eggs. then everything starts over.
How mays eggs do butterflies have?
Normally a butterfly lays about 100 eggs. From those 100 eggs, only 2% survive. The survivors are a male and a female. The others will die in their eggs, as larva, as caterpillars, or as butterflies. Then when a male and a female meet, they mate, and the female lays her 100 eggs. then everything starts over.
Are butterfly's males?
Butterflies are either male or female with most species the colors of the fore wings or hind wings are a bit different to differenciate the sex.
Do butterflies mate with more than one butterflies?
1) Yes, if within its own species. Most females mate multiple times and can do so immediately after copulation. The male has to wait about 8 hours in order to produce another sperm package.Some butterfly species, such as the Clouded and Small Apollos, the male will place a copulatory in the female's abdomen to prevent her from mating again. Sometimes the female refuses this.2) Yes, outside of their species if the butterflies live in remote areas where not many other butterflies are found.LoveButterflies @ easy-butterfly-garden.com/butterfly-mating.html
Which is bigger a butterfly or a grasshopper?
butterfly's have a bigger wing span, but some grasshoppers have larger bodies.
Are there different sexes of butterflies?
of course there are how else could they reproduce, by asexual budding?
