Food
Like all animals, Invertebrates must eat to survive. Some can subsist on a variety of foods according to availability but the diet of others is more restricted.
These drag and drop games allow you to match the invertebrate, either adult or larva, to their main food.
Peacock
Common Blue
Orange Tip
Cinnebar Moth
Small Copper
Gatekeeper
Brimstone
Holly Blue
Common Nettle
Bird's-foot
-trefoil
-trefoil
Lady's Smock
Common Ragwort
Broad-leaved Dock
Grass
Buckthorn
Holly
The butterflies need to lay their eggs on the plants their
caterpillars feed on. Can you drag each one to the right plant?
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Widespread in Britain except Northern Scotland. The Peacock butterfly lays its eggs on stinging nettles.
The Common Blue butterfly occurs in most areas of Britain and Ireland. The caterpillars feed on Bird's Foot Trefoil.
Common in England and Wales. The Orange Tip butterfly lays its eggs on Garlic Mustard and Lady's Smock.
Common in Britain except for the extreme north of Scotland. The Cinnebar moth lays its eggs on Common Ragwort.
Common in Britain except parts of Scotland. The Small Copper butterfly lays its eggs on Docks and Sorrels.
Common In England, Wales and parts of Ireland. Caterpillars of the Brimstone butterfly live on the Buckthorn tree.
Common in England, Wales and Ireland. Not Scotland. The Holly Blue, as you will have guessed, lays its eggs on Holly.
The Common Blue butterfly occurs in most areas of Britain and Ireland. The caterpillars feed on Bird's Foot Trefoil.
Common in England and Wales. The Orange Tip butterfly lays its eggs on Garlic Mustard and Lady's Smock.
Common in Britain except for the extreme north of Scotland. The Cinnebar moth lays its eggs on Common Ragwort.
Common in Britain except parts of Scotland. The Small Copper butterfly lays its eggs on Docks and Sorrels.
Common In England, Wales and parts of Ireland. Caterpillars of the Brimstone butterfly live on the Buckthorn tree.
Common in England, Wales and Ireland. Not Scotland. The Holly Blue, as you will have guessed, lays its eggs on Holly.
