Eastern comma butterfly (Polygonia comma) feeding on sap flowing from hole made by yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) in bark of red maple

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Eastern comma butterfly (Polygonia comma) feeding on sap flowing from hole made by yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) in bark of red maple (Acer rubrum). Butterflies, moths, ants, flies, flying squirrels, and other species come to feed on flow of sap from various trees that the sapsucker drills into.

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Photo credit: © Gerry Bishop / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: comma, eastern, feeding, maple, polygonia, red, sap, sapsucker, yellow-bellied