A group of Green-veined White (Pieris napi).

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A group of Green-veined White (Pieris napi) displaying mudding behavior. The males need the mineral salts for sperm production. Photographed in Sweden.

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Photo credit: © Lars S. Madsen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: behavior, drinking, eating, green-veined, lepidoptera, mineral, mud, mudding, napi, pieridae, pieris, production, reproduction, salt, salts, sex, sperm, sucking, sweden, swedish, water, white, whites