If they are harmful, please state in what way they are harmful. Thanks.
2007-03-19 21:33:41 · 10 answers · asked by babesiying 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
butterflys no moths yes
2007-03-19 21:45:24 · answer #1 · answered by dianemelloniemarlenejerryginder 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Some butterflies contain chemicals that are toxic to many predators. For example, when a blue jay consumes a monarch butterfly, it vomits shortly after.
Pipevine Swallowtail is a distasteful butterfly due to the host plants it eats (Dutchman's Pipevine).
So if you eat a butterfly be sure it is not one of the distasteful species
2007-03-20 13:27:44 · answer #2 · answered by gardengallivant 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Butterflies pollenate flowers. They lay their eggs on host plants, when the caterpillar hatches it eats the host plant, goes through the crysallis stage to emerge as a butterfly. Caterpillar stage is the only "harmful" stage of butterfly life.
2007-03-19 22:19:24 · answer #3 · answered by reynwater 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The presence of butterflies in your yard speaks volumes on the general health of the environment around your home. They are not harmful.
2007-03-20 20:37:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. They form part of the ecological balance in your garden. When you see butterflies in a garden, that's a healthy garden. When butterflies flit from flower to flower, your plant or garden benefits from it.
Before you see butterflies, caterpillars must be around your plants. And they are not harmful too.
2007-03-19 23:15:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they are not only that they are good creature near the fence and flowers just survive like you too
2007-03-19 22:33:23 · answer #6 · answered by peaches an cream 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
butterflies are harmless unless their pitbull is near by.
2007-03-20 00:59:29 · answer #7 · answered by dnimrich 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no actually not but if u have very sensitive skin then it may be harmful as it carry pollengrains - may cause u rashes,boils.... etc
if u have very sensitive skin
thanks
2007-03-19 21:47:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh No! they are wonderful, graceful, exotic.
2007-03-19 21:43:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2007-03-19 21:39:32 · answer #10 · answered by The Man In The Box 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋