Did You Know?
- Butterflies are mostly day flying insects (Gullan & Cranston 2010).
- Some butterflies liquefy dried fruit juice by discharging saliva (Krenn 2010).
- There are many butterfly species that are specialists (Powell 2009). E.g. the Mountain Iris Skipper (Mesodina aeluropis) only breeds on one colour form of the native iris (Patersonia sericea) (Orr & Kitching 2010).
- Nectar feeding butterflies have a longer proboscis than non-nectar feeding butterflies (Krenn & Penz 1998).
- Non-nectar feeding butterflies have a brush-like structure to assist in feeding (Krenn 2010)
- Butterflies are mostly day flying insects (Gullan & Cranston 2010).
- Some butterflies liquefy dried fruit juice by discharging saliva (Krenn 2010).
- There are many butterfly species that are specialists (Powell 2009). E.g. the Mountain Iris Skipper (Mesodina aeluropis) only breeds on one colour form of the native iris (Patersonia sericea) (Orr & Kitching 2010).
- Nectar feeding butterflies have a longer proboscis than non-nectar feeding butterflies (Krenn & Penz 1998).
- Non-nectar feeding butterflies have a brush-like structure to assist in feeding (Krenn 2010)