'Heliconius ismenius courting 2' by Chris Jiggins
1 October 2009
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Another photo of this persistent H. ismenius male. The female is raising her abdomen up, which is probably a rejection behaviour – at least it certainly prevents the male from getting to her abdomen from the side, and also probably releases pheromones from scent glands in the female’s abdomen (which may be anti-aphrodisiac).
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