Butterfly

Butterfly - what do butterflies eat Adult butterflies eat nectar and water. Sometimes liquid from fruits. Larvae eat only milkweed. Adult monarch butterflies sip nectar from flowering plants using a sucking tube, that resembles a soda straw, and is called a proboscis. You can see it coiled under its head when not in use. Butterfly - what do butterflies eat

Viceroy Butterfly The Viceroy butterfly ( Limenitis archippus ) is a brown and orange non-poisonous butterfly that is very similar to the Monarch; it is a Batesian mimic of the poisonous Monarch . It can be distinguished from the Monarch by the black line that crosses its wings. Also, the und ersides of its win gs are quite similar to the topside (unlike the Monarch, whose underside is much lighter). It has a wingspan of 2.75 to 3 inches (7 to 7.5 cm). The Viceroy is found from Canada to Mexico. The caterpillar is olive green and brown with bristly tufts behind the head; it eats mostly willow and cottonwood. Classification: Family Nymphalidae. Butterfly genus species - VICEROY Butterfly genus species - VICEROY Viceroy Butterfly