Monomad: Common Hedge Blue Mating

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I saw a black-eyed butterfly through a leaf hole in the bushes on my way home a few days ago.

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The closer I got there, the more I realized that there were two butterflies there.

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The two butterflies had their backs to each other while their tails met, sticky to one another.

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Needless to say, what they are doing! Yes, they are having copulation on the natural carpet while the wind blows gently and makes the carpet shake.

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Those are two common hedge blues, which are small butterflies that are closely related to the Cupid family. This species has the Latin name Acytolepis puspa .

They enjoy mating, even if only for a moment. All I know is that it was a beautiful, sunny day for them. After that, I don't know what happened to their lives anymore.


This is another entry I submitted for the daily #monomad challenge.

All of the images here are my own work, taken with Xiaomi POCO NFC smartphone and an assembled external macro lens.



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Taking pictures of butterflies that are quite interesting that this friend has provided.

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