Unusual Butterfly Behavior

[Ron Gatrelle]

Mary Beth,
    This is a real dumb question, but, I'll ask it. Was the julia alive?
One frequently finds living leps "feeding" on dead ones - road kills etc.
If the julia was healthy and you saw it fly off strongly after the
encounter - I would like to know what the deal was too. Did this last very
long? As you said very unusual.
Ron

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From: <mbpi at juno.com>
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Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: Unusual Butterfly Behavior


> Hi all,
>
> I observed something unusual today in the outdoor exhibit where I work:
> A Monarch "grooming" a Julia (!)  It was standing on the Julia, working
> its proboscis over the Julia's wings like a vacuum cleaner, while the
> Julia remained as complacent as if it were having an itch relieved...
> There was no sexual behavior observed between them.
>
> Any takers on what was going on?!
>
> M.B. Prondzinski
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