It consists of two halves which are joined together. The lepidopteran with the longest proboscis is the hawk moth. Producers are the base of the food chain. These legs disappear in the adult. When a butterfly lands on the ground and sips water from a puddle, it is called puddling.
Male butterflies do more puddling than females.
It does not eat during this stage. To pupate is to turn into and exist as a pupa. Apatura iris is a widespread butterfly found in temperate woodlands in Asia and Europe. Adult females are deep brown with white markings. The undersides of both male and female are light brown with tan and white spots, edged in white.