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Hackberry emperor and tawny emperor (mud puddling)

Asterocampa celtis / Asterocampa clyton

Description:

Butterflies "mud puddling" for minerals on feces.

Habitat:

Maury County Park

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1 Comment

Christy Chow
Christy Chow 9 years ago

I have never heard of "mud puddling"! How fascinating! Great find, Karen :)

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Columbia, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Jul 29, 2014
Submitted on Jul 30, 2014

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