Question

The food of the butterfly is
A. Small insects
B. Nectar
C. Sprouted seed
D. Blood of other animals

Answer 1

Hint: Butterflies are the insects under the order Lepidoptera. The wings of the adult butterfly are brightly coloured and conspicuous.

Complete step-by-step answer:
Let's discuss the above options and find the correct option:
- Small insects: Small insects are eaten by many many small animals, birds etc. The butterflies do not feed on the insects like a butterfly flies from flower to flower and the small insects live on or in the soil. So insects are eaten by frogs, lizards, bats etc.
- Nectar: The butterfly likes to suck the juice of the flower- like nectar. Nectar is the sugar- rich fluid produced by the flower which has a great scent to attract the flies or the butterfly. As the butterfly sucks nectar during this process it also sticks the pollen grains with itself and when it goes to another flower it carries the pollen grains with itself.
- Sprouted seed: Sprouts are the shoots which come out from the germination of vegetables, seeds etc. It is eaten by birds like parrots, pigeons, crows etc.
- Bloods of other animals: Leeches are the worms that suck blood from the fish, lizards, birds and sometimes they suck the blood of humans also. They live in water or on land.
Hence, the correct option is B.

Note: They also like to feed on some fruits like apples, oranges etc. Some adult butterflies like to eat plant matter and other organic materials.