What do butterflies

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Butterfly Survival Needs

• What do butterflies
• need to survive?

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Butterflies need lots of sunshine!
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Rocks absorb heat from the sun. Butterflies bask
in the warmth.
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Thickets, bushes, or tall plants protect against
wind and predators.
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Purple coneflowers, marigolds, asters, zinnias,
hollyhocks, butterfly bushes bloom most of the
summer providing nectar for adult butterflies.
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Milkweed for Monarchs
Thistle, hollyhock, and sunflower for Painted
Ladies
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Dill and Parsley for Swallowtails
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Butterflies need water and minerals from the soil.
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Butterflies will drink the juice from slices of
fresh fruit for their food.
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Butterfly Survival Needs
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