How to keep butterflies as pets, part 1.

[enismirdal]

Butterflies have expensive tastes. The butterfly, who we'll call Ernie, turned its noseproboscis up totally at sugar solution. But then I gave it honey and water mix, and its slurping that up happily!

I think this means that butterflies use scent as a cue that something edible is nearby.

ETA: I'm such a sucker. Not only did I feed it with my German honey, I wiped its mouth when it was finished.