What do butterflies need to survive? Butterfly Survival Needs What do butterflies need to survive?

Butterflies need lots of sunshine! http://www.ruddick-nugent-house.com/garden.php http://www.ruddick-nugent-house.com/garden.php

Rocks absorb heat from the sun. Butterflies bask in the warmth. http://www.cascadelandscaping.com/services Cascade Landscaping Inc 398 Bates Avenue St. Paul, MN 55106 ph: 651-793-9089 sales@cascadelandscaping.com Rocks absorb heat from the sun. Butterflies bask in the warmth. http://www.cascadelandscaping.com/services Cascade Landscaping Inc398 Bates Avenue

Thickets, bushes, or tall plants protect against wind and predators. http://www.we-energies.com/residential/service/landscaping.htm http://www.we-energies.com/weimages/residential/service/landscape_2lg.jpg http://www.we-energies.com/residential/service/landscaping.htm http://www.we-energies.com/weimages/residential/service/landscape_2lg.jpg

http://www.butterflyevents.com/butterfly_garden.html http://www.remarc.com/craig/?cat=32 Purple coneflowers, marigolds, asters, zinnias, hollyhocks, butterfly bushes bloom most of the summer providing nectar for adult butterflies. http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/echpurpurea.htm http://www.coultercards.co.uk/hollyhocks.html http://www.butterflyevents.com/butterfly_garden.html http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/echpurpurea.htm http://www.seedsandmore-store.com/catalog.php/seedsandmore/dt394/pd11830#IMAGES http://msucares.com/news/print/sgnews/sg05/sg050818.html http://www.coultercards.co.uk/hollyhocks.html http://www.remarc.com/craig/?cat=32 http://msucares.com/news/print/sgnews/sg05/sg050818.html http://www.butterflyevents.com/butterfly_garden.html http://www.seedsandmore-store.com/catalog.php/seedsandmore/dt394/pd11830#IMAGES

Thistle, hollyhock, and sunflower for Painted Ladies http://holythistle.com/2008/01/03/ancient-use-of-holy-thistle.aspx Milkweed for Monarchs Thistle, hollyhock, and sunflower for Painted Ladies http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/common_milkweed.htm has lots of pics of milkweed with monarch caterpillars http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parsley.jpg http://holythistle.com/2008/01/03/ancient-use-of-holy-thistle.aspx http://www.freefoto.com/preview/1450-17-12?ffid=1450-17-12&k=Sunflowers%2C+Flower+Market%2C+Amsterdam http://www.milkandhoneyfarm.com/garden/herbs.html http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/common_milkweed.htm http://www.milkandhoneyfarm.com/garden/herbs.html Dill and Parsley for Swallowtails http://www.freefoto.com/preview/1450-17-12?ffid=1450-17-12&k=Sunflowers%2C+Flower+Market%2C+Amsterdam http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parsley.jpg

Butterflies need water and minerals from the soil. http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/State-Parks/Locations/Crawford/Crawford-Gallery/Butterfly-Habitat-1 http://www.panhandlebutterflyhouse.org/home.html http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/State-Parks/Locations/Crawford/Crawford-Gallery/Butterfly-Habitat-1 http://reycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/sam-and-butterfly-house-7-21.jpg http://www.panhandlebutterflyhouse.org/home.html http://reycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/sam-and-butterfly-house-7-21.jpg

Butterflies will drink the juice from slices of fresh fruit for their food. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pointshoot/1086987440/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaffeine/188234907/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pointshoot/1086987440/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaffeine/188234907/

Butterfly Survival Needs Item Example Reason A sunny spot Flat rock Bushes Brightly colored nectar flowers in purple, orange, and yellow Host Plants Sand or soil found around puddles, lakes, or streams Fruit Nectar/Juice