Can butterflies soak honey?

Butterflies don't collect honey, but only eat it.

Butterflies and moths are flying among the flowers, looking for nectar and having a good meal. In order to eat the nectar in flowers, their mouths become very special, just like a straw, which entomologists call "siphon mouthparts". Different insects have different shapes of mouths, that is, different types of mouthparts. The type of mouthparts also determines the feeding habits of insects.

The curled beaks of butterflies and moths are like big bubble rolls. When butterflies and moths visit flowers, this "bubble roll" will unfold and extend into the flowers to absorb nectar.

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Feeding habits of butterflies

1. Larvae: The feeding objects of butterfly larvae are different according to different insect species. Most larvae like to eat leaves, some species, such as Papilio formosana and Papilio citri, while others feed on young pods or young fruits, such as Papilio formosana and Papilio gardenia.

In addition, in Papilionidae, several kinds of larvae are carnivorous. For example, Papilionidae is addicted to coffee scales, and Papilionidae specializes in feeding on bamboo aphids. This carnivorous species is a rare beneficial insect among butterflies.

2. Adults: Most butterflies suck nectar. As far as butterflies that suck nectar are concerned, they not only suck nectar, but also like to suck nectar from certain plants. For example, Papilio formosana likes the nectar of Liliaceae, Pieris rapae likes the nectar of Cruciferae, and Papilio formosana likes the nectar of Compositae.

Some butterflies that don't suck nectar are bamboo-eyed butterflies that suck flowerless juice, lilac butterflies that suck sour pulp of diseased oak and poplar, and some butterflies that suck grape pulp. These butterflies are very common in grape fields.

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