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An owl butterfly laid an egg on my friend is mom is leg, and we took it home. l do not know what to feed it when it hatches... or what it needs to drink. Help?
We were at a butterfly house thing at a zoo. An owl butterfly landed on my friend is mom is leg, and when it got off an egg was there.

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What do owl butterfly caterpillars eat

I doubt you have an owl butterfly. There are no records of it in the USA. However there is an owl moth.
http://texasento.net/zenobia.htm
http://butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=5102

The owl butterflies are native to South America.

http://tolweb.org/Caligo

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What do owl butterfly caterpillars eat

Try this site.

http://whatsthiscaterpillar.co.uk/caterpillar_lifecycle.htm

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What do owl butterfly caterpillars eat

Butterflies feed mostly on nectar from flowers. Some also get nourishment from tree sap, pollen, rotting fruit, dung, & other substances that have dissolved in water, sand or dirt. Adult butterflies consume only liquids that they suck up by means of there Proboscis. They feed on flower nectar, but also sip water from damp patches. the r attracted to sodium in salt & sometimes even land on people, attracted by their sweat. Sodium is vital for butterflies reproduction along with several other minerals. To find these other minerals, Butterflies often visit dung, & rotting fruit.
So throw a peach or something like that in there & the little guy will be okay.