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Scientific name: Aglais Io
Adult Size: 2.7 inches
Adult Weight: 0.3g-3g
Top Speed: 19.31 km/h (12mph)
Life Span: 11 months
Habitat: Salt marshes,
mangroves, sand dunes, lowland forest, wetlands, grasslands and
mountain zones
Diet: Nectar from flowers but also eat tree
sap, dung, pollen, or rotting fruit
Other interesting facts: Many butterflies
can taste with their feet to find out whether the leaf they sit on
is good to lay eggs on to be their caterpillars' food or not.
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