Male common gull butterflies (Cepora nerissa) drinking moisture from sand. This behaviour, known as mud-puddling, is the way in which butterflies obta

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Male common gull butterflies (Cepora nerissa) drinking moisture from sand. This behaviour, known as mud-puddling, is the way in which butterflies obtain salts and nutrients. Photographed in India.

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