The proboscis, a specialized feeding structure found in butterflies and moths, plays a crucial role in their ability to feed on nectar and other fluids. This elongated mouthpart is adapted for ...

A glasswing butterfly feeding at flowers in Costa Rica. The remarkable transparency of these butterflies allows them to be "invisible", and the antiglare coating of their wings helps to prevent ...

Butterflies pull nectar from flowers. Some species drink tree sap and fruit juices. Others feed on moisture from carrion or dung. Butterflies also partake of pollen and nutrients like salt which ...

(Adult butterflies feed on plant nectar and are not affected by toxin-containing pollen.) In the earlier Nature paper, Cornell entomologist John Losey used a low toxic strain of pollen. He ...

The owl butterfly may be beautiful, but looks can be deceptive: in reality the species is something of a hooligan. The juice guzzler loves nothing more than a day feeding on fermented fruit and ...

Fifteen-year-old James Tebbutt says it is amazing to see how his portable butterfly enclosure boosts the mood at his local ...

FEEDING: Thorne's hairstreak larvae eat young Tecate cypress stems ... POPULATION TREND: Prior to the 2003 Mine fire, biologists estimated that about 400 Thorne's hairstreak butterflies remained in ...