Marsh fritillaries, Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), are one of my favourite butterflies. The beautiful tapestry of yellow, orange and black … More
Tag: mating
Mating damselflies; there’s a lot going on, unseen!
One day, earlier in the summer (on 28th June 19), I came across huge numbers of common blue damselflies (Enallagma … More
Butterfly love and the perils of mating!
Females butterflies are usually a lot more choosy than males. They produce eggs, and have more resources invested in each … More
Courtship and Mating in Wood Whites
When I first saw this pair of Wood white butterflies in Spain, I did not realise that they were mating, … More
Mating Gatekeepers
It is not unusual to come across mating butterflies, although sometimes copulation takes place well away from where they normally … More
Mating Blue-tailed Damselflies
When damselflies mate, the male grasps the female by the front end of her thorax (the pronotum); but only if … More
Tigers mating
The Plain Tiger, Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758), is a butterfly with an enormous distribution – from West Africa to New Zealand (1, … More
