Have observed the Common Pierrot butterfly nectaring on Parthenium often. I guess they develop immunity for it over the years.
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Type: Posts; User: Dhaval Momaya
Have observed the Common Pierrot butterfly nectaring on Parthenium often. I guess they develop immunity for it over the years.
Ditto with the Coromandel Grey Langurs in Theppakadu, Mudumalai. I have also commonly observed chital and sambar feeding on lantana leaves, and the JLR naturalists at BR Hills tell me even elephants...
I guess that this is so that when the eggs hatch into larva they have a live meal to feed upon - the spider!