Dark Green Fritillary Frenzy

eccles · Post by **eccles** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:30 pm

At Velvet Bottom this afternoon, I happened to spot a pair of mating DGF. Then so did three additional males who mobbed the unfortunate pair in this extraordinary display. There are five butterflies here:

Bryan H · Post by **Bryan H** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:47 pm

Yet another extraordinary image, eccles!

You seem to have a unique gift for capturing sex and violence in the butterfly world. And all this in a place called Velvet Bottom!

Are you a tabloid journo during the week?

Ah well! The Sun's loss is our gain!

Bryan

eccles · Post by **eccles** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:57 am

Nope, just an amateur, Bryan. If I had been a Sun journo I would have had titled the thread "Bonking Frits in Sex Orgy"

Dave McCormick · Post by **Dave McCormick** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:06 pm

Great once again! Nice capture. Very unusual.