What is a butterfly's habitat?

The habitat where a butterfly lives and breeds depends on the species, time of day or year and amount of food in the area. One location may house 400 to 750 species at one time. Some species are nocturnal, while others appear during the day. read more

The butterfly habitat should be relatively sunny (5-6 hours per day) and out of the wind. Butterflies can get their required nutrients and minerals from a mud puddle in a sunny area. A successful butterfly habitat will contain the plants favored by both caterpillars and butterflies. read more

Butterflies consist of skippers, the true butterflies, and moth-butterflies. The rest of the families lying within Lepidoptera are termed as moths. The earliest butterfly fossils date back to the Eocene era, between 40 – 50 million years ago. read more