[OM] IMG: Snout Butterfly Mating Ritual

[Jim Nichols]

Many times I've observed the swirling aerial dance of a pair of Snouts.  
Today, I watched it play out on a bush.
The romancing pair landed facing each other on a Privet branch. They 
reminded me of miniature dinosaurs.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200803-P8032811.JPG.html

They  began checking each other out.

http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200803-P8032819.JPG.html

Next came the grappling hands-on approach.

http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200803-P8032824.JPG.html

And then they ducked beneath a large leaf to complete the encounter in 
private.
--
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

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