butterflies help her find the host plant and track her food. A female butterfly lands on different plants,
wiggling its leaves with its feet to make the plant release. When he identifies the right plant, he will lay eggs.
A butterfly will also step on its food
so one of the main tasks of an adult butterfly is to make sure its mouth is functioning. When a new adult
butterfly emerges from a pupa or cocoon pouch, its mouth is divided into 2 parts. Using a palpi located
near his trunk, the butterflies begin to combine the two parts into one part of the mouth, tubular trunk.
You will see the butterflies emerging from the cocoon roll up and stick out its trunk to test its function
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Since they are cold-blooded animals, they can not control their own body temperature.
The temperature of the air around it has a big impact on their body's ability to function.
If the air temperature falls below 13ºC, butterflies can not move, can not escape from
predators as well. When the air temperature ranges at 28 º-38 º C, butterflies can fly
easily. A cold day obliges the butterfly to warm up to its flying authority, either by shaking
or bathed in sunlight. Even sun-loving butterflies can also overheat when the temperature
is above 38ºC, which will make them look for a cool place to cool themselves
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Long-lived mature butterflies, such as monarchs or mourning cloaks, can live up to 9 months