Artificial Feeding of Polytes Butterflies

 It has been five days since the butterflies emerged from the cocoon. As for the feeding, I prepared a bowl of sugar water where I place few sponge cuts into it. Well, since the butterfly does not know how to feed as no flowers are available, I tried to hand feed them by grabbing gently the base of the forewings and dip the mouth part into the water. This triggered the butterfly to release its probosis and began sucking the water. And as a result, it keeps feeding until today and I can see the abdomen becomes fat.. hehe

 

You can see the butterfly stick out its long probosis and sucking the sugar water 

                                            This angle shows a clear view of the probosis