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Field Notes

Habitat:

River bank. Deep forests.

Notes:

Feeding on bird droppings.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Christine Y.
Great find. This behavior is called mud-puddling. They drink from dung, carrion, etc. in order to get salts and amino acids that they can’t get in nectar.

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Mission
Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Arthropods of North East India
Mission
Himalayan Biodiversity
Mission
ButterflyIndia

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PublishedJanuary 12, 2018

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