Mating sequence of brown argus (Aricia agestis) butterflies. Rapid series of shots of butterflies copulating in the family Lycaenidae, from arrival

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Size: 4000px × 2667px
Location: Battlesbury Hillfort, Warminster, UK
Photo credit: © Ian Redding / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: agestis, argus, aricia, behaviour, biology, breeding, britain, british, brown, butterflies, butterfly, composite, copulation, entomology, european, female, flight, grassland, insect, insects, lycaenidae, male, mating, nature, quick, rapid, reproduction, sequence, short, small, uk, wildlife