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Limenitis arthemis
Mud puddling on animal feces.
Williamsport lake
Mud-puddling is the phenomenon mostly seen in butterflies and involves their aggregation on substrates like wet soil, dung and carrion to obtain nutrients such as salts and amino acids.
Spotted on Oct 3, 2013
Submitted on Oct 4, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks trainrainy!
Beautiful butterfly!! :)