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The butterfly's body can be divided into three segments or parts. The head contains the eyes, the proboscis, and the antenna. The butterfly's proboscis can be called a tongue. The butterfly uncoils or unrolls it's proboscis and then uses it to drink nectar from plants or other nutrients. Sometimes they drink out of water puddles. A butterfly uses it's antenna as a nose. They sniff the air around them using their antenna. A butterfly's antenna is shaped like a club while a moth's antenna is feathery. The thorax is the middle section of a butterfly's body. The wings and legs are attached to the thorax. A butterfly has six legs. A butterfly uses three pairs of jointed legs to taste the surface of a petal. They do this by scratching the surface of the petal. The wings are also attached to here. The smallest butterfly's wingspan is 1/8 of an inch long while the largest is over 11 inches. The abdomen mostly contains a butterfly's reproductive organs. Organs that digest food and that get rid of waste products are also located here. |
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