2007-03-25 20:13:32 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Besides being food for some birds, bats, & spiders, they help with pollination of flowers. Different kinds pollinate different types & shapes of flowers. Often not the same flowers that bees &/or hummingbirds pollinate. So they are specifically beneficial to certain plants.
The Encyclopedia of Insects states that there are 150,000 to 200,000 known species of Lepidoptera. But of these, only 10 percent are butterflies--the rest are moths!
http://watchtower.org/library/g/2001/6/8/article_01.htm
2007-03-25 20:53:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, they are good to look at. They are also good for pollinating flowers. Some flowers are insect pollinated, butterflies pollinate almost 4% of the total flowers in the world after bee - 8.25%.
Here is the website on how they pollinate. Enjoy!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidoptera
2007-03-26 04:53:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, I've heard this question in reference to snakes, alligators, frogs, all kinds of things, but never thought I'd hear it for butterflies...
For some reason people think just because they're pretty that's reason enough.
But they're food for birds, lizards, spiders, frogs, etc.
And they also pollinate many many plants.
They also make caterpillars, but that's neither here nor there.
2007-03-26 00:48:43 · answer #3 · answered by gimmenamenow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A blatant wallflower once you don't understand me- which as a rule takes a lengthy time period. I wager you received't even complication reading and scrolling each and each of ways down for my answer lol- thats how a lot I blend in with the wall
2016-12-02 20:02:05 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
w/o butterflies to pollinate these flowers, no fruits, no seeds to grow to a new plant/tree and without those plants, where do we get our oxygen?help!!!
2007-03-26 02:10:40 · answer #5 · answered by jan-na~♥~ and im luvin it 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. They transport pollen grains from one flower to the carpel of another plant. It helps the plant to reproduce and flourish.
2. They are beautiful to look at! :P
2007-03-25 20:25:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They fertilize certain flowering plants and provide food for other animals. They are also sometimes incredibly beautiful.
2007-03-25 20:17:44 · answer #7 · answered by bravozulu 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
to pollinate the plants which developed into fruits
2007-03-26 01:37:09 · answer #8 · answered by Professsor Daniel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pollinating-the most useful insects to pollinate flowers and eventually fruits--
2007-03-25 20:33:33 · answer #9 · answered by fahima 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just look at them fluttering silently from one flower to another and try to understand meaning of life.
2007-03-25 22:30:10 · answer #10 · answered by rajan t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋