HOW DO BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS HELP POLLINATION IN PLANTS?

The basic food for butterflies and moths is nectar.
Sunflower pollination
Buterflies and moths cross-pollinate plants of the same species in search of nectar.
silk moth (cecropia moth) on hydrangea flower

The primary food for butterflies and moths is nectar. As they fly from flower to flower in search of food, they pick up pollen and deposit it to the next flower, cross-pollinating plants of the same species in the process. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the successful pollination of some plants such as the yucca plant is dependent on moths.

The successful pollination of the yucca plant is dependent on moths.
Yucca plant
Yucca flowers depend on moths for successful pollination.
Yucca flower

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