Butterflies Eating Watermelon at kathryndpate blog

Butterflies Eating Watermelon. Fruits like strawberries, mangoes, oranges, and watermelon are ideal. butterflies will use their proboscis to sip fruit juice just as they would flower nectar, as you can see in the photo of the monarch above.

Urban Wildlife Guide Watermelon for Butterflies
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Tricia sepulveda, all rights reserved. butterflies are particularly fond of sliced, rotting oranges, grapefruit, strawberries, peaches, nectarines, apples, and bananas. Instead, place it in a dish and then next to some ground cover.

Urban Wildlife Guide Watermelon for Butterflies

Butterflies Eating Watermelon butterflies will use their proboscis to sip fruit juice just as they would flower nectar, as you can see in the photo of the monarch above. So next time you have a piece of fruit that's gone a little soft, consider cutting it up for your local butterflies rather than tossing it in the. Decaying fruits have carbohydrates and minerals that a lot of butterflies love. Tricia sepulveda, all rights reserved.