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Purple Emperor Butterflies (Apatura iris), with a white triangle strip on their wings, and Lesser Purple Emperor Butterflies (Apatura ilia), with beige wings, eat moisture from the body of a dead frog, an action called mud puddling.
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Camera location49° 03′ 53.62″ N, 28° 41′ 56.31″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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English: Purple Emperors (Apatura iris) (has wing with a white triangle strip)) and Lesser Purple Emperors (Apatura ilia) (has beige wing) eat moisture from the body of a dead European brown frog (Rana temporaria). Ukraine.
Français : Des papillons (Grand mars changeant, Apatura iris, avec une bande triangulaire blanche ; et Petit mars changeant, Apatura ilia, avec des ailes beiges) récoltent de l'humidité sur le corps mort d'une Grenouille rousse (Rana temporaria). Photo prise près de Vinnytsia, en Ukraine.
Русский: Переливницы ивовые (Apatura iris) и переливницы тополевые (Apatura ilia) питаются влагой с тела погибшей травяной лягушки (Rana temporaria). Украина.
Deutsch: Große Schillerfalter (Apatura iris) (weißer Streifen auf den Flügeln) und Kleine Schillerfalter (Apatura ilia) (beigefarbene Flügel) nehmen Wasser vom Kadaver eines Grasfroschs (Rana temporaria) auf. Ukraine
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