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29 Friday Dec 2023

Posted by sconzani in insects

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Azure damselfly, Gorse weevil, insect copulation, mating Common blue butterflies, mating craneflies, mating weevils, Nephrotoma appendiculata, Tipula vernalis

This is how they do it (*wink*) …

Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus)

Two weevil species: left, Gorse weevils (Exapion ulicis) and, right, a very handsome pair that I haven’t yet identified.

Azure damselflies (Coenagrion puella)

Two species of craneflies: top, Nephrotoma appendiculata, and, below, a new species for me, Tipula vernalis.

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