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Have you seen masses of butterflies perching on muddy ground? Mud sipping or mud puddling is a behaviour that allows butterflies to fulfill their mineral nutritional requirement. The image shows Prosotas nora (Common line blue) mud sipping by a muddy roadside puddle in Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. This behaviour is mostly observed during the months of December and January for this particular location and species, for some unknown reason. The mud sipping behaviour of some butterfly species is taken to Account when designing butterfly gardens. #Mudsipping #Butterflies

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