Butterflies are usually active during the day. They use their long tongues to drink nectar from flowers, and while doing so, they help carry pollen from one flower to another — playing an important role as pollinators in nature.<br /><br />Butterflies are both delicate and ecologically important. Climate change, habitat loss, and pesticides threaten their populations. Planting flowers and reducing chemical use can help protect them.<br /><br />Some species even migrate; for example, the Monarch butterfly travels thousands of kilometers each year from North America to Mexico.
