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Need and importance of butterflies

Answer 1

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Important Components of a Thriving Ecosystem

This is due to the fact that butterflies are an important component of a food chain, as predators and prey. Adult butterflies and caterpillars are an important source of food for other animals such as bats and birds. Along with nectar, butterflies eat a variety of plants.

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Answer 2

• Butterflies and moths are intrinsically valuable and are worthy of conservation in their own right.
• Butterflies and moths are part of Life on Earth and an important component of its rich biodiversity.
• They have been around for at least 50 million years and probably first evolved some 150 million years ago.
• Butterflies and moths are a highly diverse group comprising over 250,000 species and make up around one quarter of all named species.
• Butterflies are flagship species for conservation in general, and in particular for invertebrates.