TOP TIPS

• Place the food in a Butterfly Box, or feeding area or other chosen site which should be warm and sheltered near appropriate host plants.
• Only use a little at a time to make it last longer.
• Host plants: Buddleia, Nettles, Asters, Sunflower, Violets and Snapdragons. Proximity to wet area/pond is an advantage also.
• Use the attractant from early Spring onwards. The attractant will last up to three months (dependent/variable with weather conditions).

Butterfly Facts

1. Butterflies are important economically as one of the major agents of pollination
2. It is a popular belief that butterflies have very short life spans. However, butterflies in their adult stage can live from a week to nearly a year depending on the species.
3. Butterflies will use the house for roosting. The following may also use the house for hibernating: Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock (often found in sheds and outbuildings) and the Comma Butterfly. Less commonly, the Silver Winged Fritillary may use the box to lay eggs (preferably sited in mature trees) The chrysalis could be formed on the roof or internal branches.
4. Butterflies are termed as holometabolous insects, and go through complete metamorphosis:
• Egg
• Larva, known as a caterpillar
• Pupa (chrysalis)
• Adult butterfly (imago)

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