Holly Blue courtship

[steveb]

Hi All,
during a brief warmer interlude I came across a group of Holly Blues ( 3 males and 1 female) intent on continuing the species ! one of the photographs I took manages to show male and female uppersides + underside (male) which may be of interest
Hoping for an improvement of weather and year!
Take Care
Steve B

[bugboy]

Nice image. You have more individuals there in one picture than I've seen all year so far!

[David M]

Fabulous image, Steve. On those rare occasions I've seen mating pairs of this species both sexes have always had their wings closed. Looks like this is a precursor to the pairing (or maybe the already-mated female's attempt to shoo the males away).