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Parnassius
smintheus sayii W. H. Edwards, 1863
(Rocky Mountain
Parnassian)
Live Adults, page 3 (copulation sequence)
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| The male (right) approached this low flying female, landed on top of her and forced her to the ground. |
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| The male is crawling up the female's back trying to subdue her. |
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| The female is flapping her wings trying to escape but the male is holding her down. |
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| The female is subdued and the struggle ends. |
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| The remaining photographs are self explanatory... |
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| ...this sequence took place in about a minute and a half. |
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