Rayetta's Butterflies - Enjoying Sexual Intercourse

Yep, my butterflies were at it like rabbits today, enjoying sexual intercourse under Ogma's fickle gaze. Or, as Crumby might spell, fornicating. This pair of Variegated Fritillaries is cryptic enough at the stage of their liason shown below. But they also flew around in the air while enjoying sexual intercourse which was notably not cryptic. Actually, one of them flew around and the other one, hung down. I am unsure which one is the female.

I did not know, or maybe I just forgot, that butterflies enjoy sexual intercourse in this odd position, sort of, back to back. In fact, in two of the three species with copulating individuals observed today, the copulators were back to back. The others were Gulf Fritillaries. Maybe, just fritillaries enjoy sexual intercourse, back to back.

Some of the Ubiquitous Snouts were also enjoying sexual intercourse. But I couldn't keep up with them to see what the heck they were doing. Whatever they do, it works.

Four or possibly five sulphur species were flying at the CB today; dainty, sleepy orange, little yellow, orange and this one. It's the possible one. It's possible because this is the best shot I could get of it. But Crumby and I think it's a female large orange sulphur (Phoebis agarithe). If it is, that makes eight sulphur species at the CB. Not all the Sulphurs at the CB are documented.

Did you know that Gulf fritillaries like grapefruit?