What do butterflies eat?
Caterpillars eat leaves and other plant parts. Some caterpillars eat wooly aphids. Caterpillars chew their food with strong mandibles. Caterpillars eat and poop all the time.
Butterflies use their proboscis to suck nectar from flowers and they drink water from wet sand or mud. They drink liquids for energy and water. Some butterflies feed on pollen, rotting fruit, animal poop and tree sap.
Butterflies use their proboscis to suck nectar from flowers and they drink water from wet sand or mud. They drink liquids for energy and water. Some butterflies feed on pollen, rotting fruit, animal poop and tree sap.