Mating Monarch butterflies (more pictures)

in #bescouted7 years ago (edited)

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Flipped the photo and it had an interesting effect.

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The butterflies now seem to be taking paces in preperation for a good old fashion duel !

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The male (may be the female ??) On top periodically flapped their wings which proved to be quite a challenge to catch a photo of.

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Just an interesting view of the mating ritual.
Thanks for looking !

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Good photos! But they're not Monarchs. I think they are Gulf Fritillary. You can see them here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_fritillary

Well i am surely not a lepidopterist. Thank you for pointing that out I guess i dont know what monarch butterflies actually look like !

It's pretty amazing that you even got the opportunity to take these photos. I had to look them up so you taught me something new. Thanks!

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