tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993998447858562504.post2824574230667003292..comments2024-03-13T15:17:35.622+08:00Comments on manta blog: Butterfly Park @ Alexandra Hospital~mantamola~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10869578750512343969noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993998447858562504.post-63018220703952418592009-03-02T10:44:00.000+08:002009-03-02T10:44:00.000+08:00Yes, I recall an article in NatGeo some time back,...Yes, I recall an article in NatGeo some time back, referring to it as "pupal rape", where before the female even has a chance of drying her wings, she is attacked by one or more males hovering outside the pupa, waiting for her to eclose. <BR/><BR/>You can read more about butterfly activities and ecology at www.butterflycircle.blogspot.comCommanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035224272922037277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993998447858562504.post-58324002929367984712009-03-02T10:18:00.000+08:002009-03-02T10:18:00.000+08:00Thanks for the info & id. So the female are re...Thanks for the info & id. So the female are ready to reproduced the minute they are eclosed, interesting!~mantamola~https://www.blogger.com/profile/10869578750512343969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993998447858562504.post-55665146031378730962009-03-02T08:48:00.000+08:002009-03-02T08:48:00.000+08:00The first shot shows a mating pair of Common Mormo...The first shot shows a mating pair of Common Mormons. Interesting, because the female had probably just eclosed (you can see the pupa shell on the left) when the male came in and helped himself. :-p<BR/><BR/>The 2nd shot is a Blue Glassy Tiger. <BR/><BR/>The orange butterfly is not a Cruiser. It's a Leopard, and a resident at AH, because of the cultivation of its host plant, Weeping Willow.Commanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035224272922037277noreply@blogger.com