10th May 2023 - a number of individual male and female Brimstone could be seen fluttering along the Old Railway Cutting today, and then suddenly, two came together and started an elaborate intertwining dance as they decided whether to mate. The female it seemed was more keen, settling on a nearby flower with abdomen raised in readiness, but the male somehow didn't get the message and fluttered away, settling some distance away - Andy M.
Female (paler, above) and male (yellower, below)
Female, settling unusually with wings open, and abdomen raised.
The apparently confused male settled some way off.
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