Blood sucking butterflies

[Stelenes at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/9/99 1:24:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
whitefly at bemisia.freeserve.co.uk writes:

> I was amazed to see this summer in the UK, that a newly killed rabbit had 5
>  Vanessa atalanta adults apparently drinking its blood.  Is this a common
>  occurance?
>  
yes, in Mexico where I have seen it in many instances, any juicy animal 
corpse, scat, urine, or mineral rich sand/mud provokes a flurry of this 
behavior.