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two tongue butterfly ;) With roltong butterflies sucking nectar from the plants. It consists of two twisted towards each other, hollow tubes.<br />
When the butterfly comes from pop, these tubes are unrelated. They must first be rotated to each other in the tongue may be used.<br />
The tongue must be very long to deep into the flower tube to suck the nectar.<br />
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as I read on a dutch butterflywebsite wondering why this one has two roltongs Berkenhof,Butterfly,Geotagged,The Netherlands,roltongue Click/tap to enlarge

two tongue butterfly ;)

With roltong butterflies sucking nectar from the plants. It consists of two twisted towards each other, hollow tubes.
When the butterfly comes from pop, these tubes are unrelated. They must first be rotated to each other in the tongue may be used.
The tongue must be very long to deep into the flower tube to suck the nectar.

as I read on a dutch butterflywebsite wondering why this one has two roltongs

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  1. this is the Caligo prometheus Posted 12 years ago
  2. Fantastic detail and very educational post. Thanks for sharing, Ellen. Posted 12 years ago

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Uploaded Dec 2, 2012. Captured Nov 28, 2012 11:33 in Langeweegje 10A, 4434 NE Kwadendamme, The Netherlands.
  • Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
  • f/11.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 105mm