what is it looking for

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[@steveburke7675]

...salt.

[@mho...]

Minerals.... easy! never saw a "feeding seesion" of butterflys with a saltstone?! they go nuts about this stuff!

[@timthelamb]

Is the little insect gathering microscopic particles from the surface of the stone with its tongue or proboscis? The substance or substances it is looking for might be minerals or organic compounds.

[@philwachocki7958]

Yeah My thoughts too Like salt???

[@cainen6355]

As far as I see it is actually excreting water from it's tail part probably to dissolve minerals or microscopic particles from the surface of the rock which it can then lick of.

[@credulousrbt894]

What is this little guy called?

[@mho...]

some moth ....

[@philwachocki7958]

Not sure yet. I started looking but...

[@Modicto]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipper_(butterfly)

[@philwachocki7958]

Thx Modicto