Perseus wrote:jackharr wrote:Perseus re Clouded Yellow:
I surmise pre-mating sequence of about a second, that the wings open and close at a slower rate.
Brimstone opens wings when courting but I cannot recall whether it’s the male or female (I think male but not sure)
Jack
Clouded Yellows never seem to rest with their wings open. In fact they flick them open so quickly you can't actually see it. I put the new camera's ability to shoot 3 frames per second in continuous bursts of up to 27 to the test to see if I could capture the wings open and was surprised to find I'd managed it on one of the first frames.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/93372558@N00/1623261944/
Dave Appleton
Pre-mating, female clouded yellows (as well as Berger's and pale clouded) may hold their wings open for some considerable time and males will attend them with wings half-open:
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2007/croceus077.jpg)
(female)
![Image](http://www.guypadfield.com/images2007/croceus078.jpg)
(male in front)
These pics are all part of a sequence I took with a slow compact camera over about a minute.
Grayling species do the same and it is the only way to get pictures of uppersides:
Guy
EDIT - looking at that last grayling picture (
H. genava) I actually wonder if she wasn't rather rejecting him, judging by her abdomen, which shows she is no virgin. That picture was one of a series too.