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'Pupal Mating' by Chris Jiggins

20 May 2009 3,028 views One Comment
Pupal Mating

Heliconius charithonia pupal mating behaviour observed by Andrei Sourakov.  Here you can see that one male (left) has inserted his abdomen into the female pupa (centre).  Another male is also perched on the pupa (right). See full description here

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