What is in butterflies?
The butterfly habitat must contain the same things that all living creatures need. The environment should contain enough food, water and shelter to maintain the animal. In addition, the habitat should provide favorable conditions for breeding.
The food source needed in the butterflies environment differs in species. Some adult butterflies do not need any food at all and devote their whole adult life mating and laying eggs. However, most butterflies sucked in a long tube similar to straw called Proboscis. Therefore, a source of liquid food is needed.
Although several types of butterflies have been documented, which feed exclusively on one type of flower, most of them are satisfied with the nectar of any flowing plant. Fruit juice, tree sap and sometimes even liquefied droppings are also potential food sources. The common imperial type of butterfly, originally from India, feeds almost exclusively on liquid components of dead animals.
Often, the Habitat butterfly is not affected by the adult diet, but rather nutritional needs of the larvae. To ensure the survival of their young, the female butterfly lays eggs only on those plants that the caterpillars will eat. Unfortunately, most of the butterflies are very selected eaters. For example, only leaves of milk algae feed on the monarch butterfly. The larva of the butterfly zebra is just as special and decided to dine solely on the leaves of the paw plants.
almost all insects need liquid to survive. But butterflies do not require or use large water bodies. Since most of the average butterfly diet consists of liquid food, butterfly habitats usually do not require sources of additional humidity. Those species that sometimes need additional water can generally absorb it from wet soil or sand.
Butterflies have a period of their growth during e various needs. The need for protection against rain, wind and predators is common through a butterfly. PrimaryHowever, fear may vary between developmental stages. Butterfly will have several housing options for each life cycle.
At the beginning, insect eggs must necessarily be connected to host plants and it is advantageous for these plants to be protected from heavy rain and harsh sunlight. At the beginning of the larval cycle, caterpillars should have some directorial coverage that would help protect against birds and other predators. Later, these caterpillars require robust and dry surfaces where they can connect during their chrysalis phase. In adulthood, protection from rain is the most important, because the wings of the butterfly must be held dry during the flight.