Puddling Swallowtails

Spicebush swallowtail butterflies, Papilio troilus, gathering on damp soil exhibiting a behavior called puddling or mud puddling to suck up minerals from the soil.

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Keywords: butterflies feed feeding minerals mud papilio puddling salts spicebush swallowtail swallowtails troilus

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