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Yellow and brown butterflies were flapping their wings furiously while sunning theirselves in the mud.
Former US Army base near Seneca lake.
Spotted on Jul 22, 2011
Submitted on Jul 22, 2011
3 Comments
Sorry I can't help with the ID, but I found this interesting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud-puddlin...
Yes Anna I saw many times in Sunshine they seat in group exactly in wet portion of surface.
butterflies drink from mud puddles, in addition to the moisture they get minerals and salts