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sassy19a
30-May-2009, 11:19 AM
Hi there,

I took this interesting picture of two moths with one extending out its brush-like organ. Is that the male trying to release some pheromones to the female below before mating?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3367/3569900757_cb7a992324.jpg
The dorsal view of the moth can be seen in my earlier post (http://butterflycircle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8877)

hkmoths
13-Jun-2009, 10:02 AM
Fantastic photo.

thx for sharing this lovely behavioural ecology photo.

cheers,

Roger.