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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies

Papilio glaucus

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Description:

There were several species-specific groups of butterflies licking the ground that day. Salt Deposits or something? Found on the forest service road to Deep Gap, NC.

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Comments (4)

Amazing how you were able catch that photo when they were in a group like that. Great Job!
Beautiful! It's called "puddling". They do it to get minerals and salts that they are unable to aquire from nectar. http://insects.about.com/od/butterfliesmoths/f/why_butterflies_puddle.htm http://animals.howstuffworks.com/insects/butterfly3.htm
wow so cool! we get them a lot here in spring and summer, but never seen anything like this! good job!

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