Common Lime on Red Zinnia
Six-legged Beauty...Adult butterflies and moths eat only various liquids to maintain their water balance and energy stores. Most adults sip flower nectar, but other imbibe fluids from sap flowers on trees, rotting fruits, bird droppings, or animal dung. Many adult butterflies are found drinking fluids at wet sand or mud, especially along stream courses or the edges of dirt roads or trails.
Nikon D90 + Tamron SP 90mm + Ringflash + Handheld.
Common Lime on Red Zinnia
Six-legged Beauty...Adult butterflies and moths eat only various liquids to maintain their water balance and energy stores. Most adults sip flower nectar, but other imbibe fluids from sap flowers on trees, rotting fruits, bird droppings, or animal dung. Many adult butterflies are found drinking fluids at wet sand or mud, especially along stream courses or the edges of dirt roads or trails.
Nikon D90 + Tamron SP 90mm + Ringflash + Handheld.