Common mormon butterfly male congregate and uptake the sodium and amino acids from the mud. Then it transferred to the female butterfly during mating.

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Common mormon butterfly male congregate and uptake the sodium and amino acids from the mud. Then it transferred to the female butterfly during mating. This process known as mud puddling.

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