Butterfly

Extremely active during the day, butterflies have developed unique mouth parts with a proboscis, a long flexible tube, to sip up nectar from flowers.

Butterflies find their food mainly by sight and are drawn to bright colors. Like bees, they are attracted to flowers with nectar guides but, unlike bees, they can see red. Butterflies also like flower shapes that are flat or possess clusters of smaller flowers which makes it easier for them to land. Echinacea, rudbeckia and thistle are good examples of flowers well-suited for butterflies.

Because they do not have specialized bodies for pollen collection like bees, butterflies are not as effective at spreading pollen. Still, many flowers employ their talents.