Quick Answer. Butterflies eat by sipping nectar and other liquids through their proboscis, a tubular appendage that functions like a straw. The larvae of butterflies, called caterpillars, feed voraciously on plant material, especially leaves.
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However, by 2050, China is projected to have surpassed the U.S. with a larger proportion of its population 65 and older (26.8 percent versus 20.9 percent). Although a larger proportion of the U.S. population is currently in the older ages, China and India have much larger populations overall, including 65 and over. In 2012, China had 122 million and India had 67 million people 65 and over, compared with 43 million in the United States.