Butterflies do not have mouths like other insects or animals. They have a proboscis, which limits them to a liquid diet. It's kind of like a built-in straw. They drink nectar from flowers, tree ...

“The decline of butterflies is a factor in the decline of birds and other animals,” Briscoe says. But there’s hope: We can all do things to ensure the butterfly’s future.

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“The decline of butterflies is a factor in the decline of birds and other animals,” Briscoe says. But there’s hope: We can all do things to ensure the butterfly’s future.

“The decline of butterflies is a factor in the decline of birds and other animals,” Briscoe says. But there’s hope: We can all do things to ensure the butterfly’s future.

Here are simple actions we can all take to make things better for our local butterfly populations: Toss the pesticides, insecticides and herbicides. Brisco says the biggest declines in insect ...