Read that the butterfly proboscis is make up of 2 lobes that the insect must fuse together soon after eclosure to make it work like a drinking straw.Originally Posted by Silverstreak
Have seen my freshly eclosed butterflies (Lime Butts, Common Mormons and Common Mimes) coil and uncoil the 2 lobes separately. Just wondering if your Mottled Imigrant is a freshly eclosed one or can the butterflies do that all through their lives.
-Elizabeth
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