第一篇

　　Mostvarietiesofbutterflieswillalsoneedsomesortofshelterfromwind.Althoughtheyreallylikeopenareaswithalotofsun,you'llprobablyneedtoprovidesomesortofwindbreaktoprotectthemfromhighwindsthatcandisturbthem.

　　Butterfliesoftencongregatebytheedgesofmudpuddles.You'veprobablyseenthisbefore.Itisn'tknownexactlywhybutterfliesenjoymudpuddlessomuch,butit'sthoughtthatitmaybecertainmineralsthatarepresentinthemuddywater.Ifyouwanttoattractalotofbutterflies,youmightconsiderkeepingsomedampareasinyourgarden.

　　Femalebutterfliesneedplantsthatcanbeeatenbythecaterpillarsthathatchfromtheireggs.Blackswallowtailspreferdillandparsley,forexample.Monarchbutterfliestypicallyonlylaytheireggsonmilkweed.Femalebutterfliesspendalotoftimesearchingfortheseplantstolaytheireggson.

　　Adultbutterflieseatnectarsfromvariousflowers.Flowersthatcontainalotofnectarareespeciallyattractivetobutterflies.Theseflowersareusuallybrightlycoloredandsweetlyscented.Somespeciesofbutterfliesfeedonthehoneydewproducedbyaphids.Someevenfeedonplantspa,birdfeces,orrottingfruit!

　　Yourbutterflygardenshouldcontainatleastonebigpatchofflowersthatwillattractbutterflies.Youmaywanttogetflowersthatbloominsequence,becausethiswillkeepbutterfliesvisitingyourgardenmoreoften.

　　Youshouldbearinmindthatmanyflowersthatarepreferredbybutterfliesareconsideredweeds.Forexample,dandelionisveryattractivetoseveraltypesofbutterflies.Thistleisanotherweedthatmanytypesofbutterfliesenjoy.

　　Ifyouhaveanherbgardenorvegetablegarden,youmaynoticesomebutterfliescongregatingonsomeofyourplantsthere.TheEuropeancabbagebutterflyenjoysbroccoli,cabbage,andothercruciferousvegetables.Theblackswallowtailoftenfrequentsherbssuchasdillandparsley.

　　Don'tuseinsecticidesinyourgardenunlessabsolutelynecessary,becausetheycankillcaterpillars.Someinsecticidescanalsokilltheadultbutterfliesiftheylightonplantsthathavebeentreated,oriftheydrinknectarthatwaspollutedbypoison.

　　Someflowersyoushouldplantifyouliketoattractbutterfliesincludecruciferousvegetableslikebroccoliandcabbage,herbslikeparsleyanddill,andmanytypesofflowers.Somegreatflowersforbutterflygardensincludeasters,lilacs,verbena,zinnias,cosmos,marigolds,sunflowers,thistles,butterflybush,beebalm,andsweetpea.

　　Makingyourgardenhospitableforbutterfliesdoesn'ttakealotofextrawork.Simplykeepingasmallwetareaforthemandplantingafewplantsthatthey'llenjoyisoftenenoughtoattractanumberofbutterflies.

　　第二篇

　　Butterfliesareaspecialgroupofinsectsthatarousesvisionsofbrightcolorflutteringamidstsun-drenchedfloweringmeadows.Theircoloremanatesfromthousandsoftiny,shinglelikescalesinrowsdelicatelyattachedbytwinstalkstoaparchmentlikewingmembrane.Ifyougentlyrubyourfingeracrossabutterflywing,thesestalksbreakandthescalesbrushofflikedust.

　　Twotypesofcolorarisefromthewing-pigmentedandstructuraloriridescenthues.Pigmentedcolorssuchasred,orange,yellowandbrowncomefromtheactualcolorpigmentofeachscale.Incontrast,theiridescent,metalliccolorssuchasb