第一篇 　　Mostvarietiesofbutterflieswillalsoneedsomesortofshelterfromwind.Althoughtheyreallylikeopenareaswithalotofsun,you'llprobablyneedtoprovidesomesortofwindbreaktoprotectthemfromhighwindsthatcandisturbthem. 　　Butterfliesoftencongregatebytheedgesofmudpuddles.You'veprobablyseenthisbefore.Itisn'tknownexactlywhybutterfliesenjoymudpuddlessomuch,butit'sthoughtthatitmaybecertainmineralsthatarepresentinthemuddywater.Ifyouwanttoattractalotofbutterflies,youmightconsiderkeepingsomedampareasinyourgarden. 　　Femalebutterfliesneedplantsthatcanbeeatenbythecaterpillarsthathatchfromtheireggs.Blackswallowtailspreferdillandparsley,forexample.Monarchbutterfliestypicallyonlylaytheireggsonmilkweed.Femalebutterfliesspendalotoftimesearchingfortheseplantstolaytheireggson. 　　Adultbutterflieseatnectarsfromvariousflowers.Flowersthatcontainalotofnectarareespeciallyattractivetobutterflies.Theseflowersareusuallybrightlycoloredandsweetlyscented.Somespeciesofbutterfliesfeedonthehoneydewproducedbyaphids.Someevenfeedonplantspa,birdfeces,orrottingfruit! 　　Yourbutterflygardenshouldcontainatleastonebigpatchofflowersthatwillattractbutterflies.Youmaywanttogetflowersthatbloominsequence,becausethiswillkeepbutterfliesvisitingyourgardenmoreoften. 　　Youshouldbearinmindthatmanyflowersthatarepreferredbybutterfliesareconsideredweeds.Forexample,dandelionisveryattractivetoseveraltypesofbutterflies.Thistleisanotherweedthatmanytypesofbutterfliesenjoy. 　　Ifyouhaveanherbgardenorvegetablegarden,youmaynoticesomebutterfliescongregatingonsomeofyourplantsthere.TheEuropeancabbagebutterflyenjoysbroccoli,cabbage,andothercruciferousvegetables.Theblackswallowtailoftenfrequentsherbssuchasdillandparsley. 　　Don'tuseinsecticidesinyourgardenunlessabsolutelynecessary,becausetheycankillcaterpillars.Someinsecticidescanalsokilltheadultbutterfliesiftheylightonplantsthathavebeentreated,oriftheydrinknectarthatwaspollutedbypoison. 　　Someflowersyoushouldplantifyouliketoattractbutterfliesincludecruciferousvegetableslikebroccoliandcabbage,herbslikeparsleyanddill,andmanytypesofflowers.Somegreatflowersforbutterflygardensincludeasters,lilacs,verbena,zinnias,cosmos,marigolds,sunflowers,thistles,butterflybush,beebalm,andsweetpea. 　　Makingyourgardenhospitableforbutterfliesdoesn'ttakealotofextrawork.Simplykeepingasmallwetareaforthemandplantingafewplantsthatthey'llenjoyisoftenenoughtoattractanumberofbutterflies. 　　第二篇 　　Butterfliesareaspecialgroupofinsectsthatarousesvisionsofbrightcolorflutteringamidstsun-drenchedfloweringmeadows.Theircoloremanatesfromthousandsoftiny,shinglelikescalesinrowsdelicatelyattachedbytwinstalkstoaparchmentlikewingmembrane.Ifyougentlyrubyourfingeracrossabutterflywing,thesestalksbreakandthescalesbrushofflikedust. 　　Twotypesofcolorarisefromthewing-pigmentedandstructuraloriridescenthues.Pigmentedcolorssuchasred,orange,yellowandbrowncomefromtheactualcolorpigmentofeachscale.Incontrast,theiridescent,metalliccolorssuchasb