Taken on 4th July 2007, resting on a Campanula species leaf. The larvae are a parasite to Bombus species.
by wallaby1 Jul 10, 2007 9:56 PM
Taken on 17th June 2008. In copulation on my Fuchsia Genii.
by wallaby1 Oct 30, 2008 12:19 AM
Raising the tail ends.
by wallaby1 Oct 30, 2008 12:22 AM
They separate.
by wallaby1 Oct 30, 2008 12:24 AM
The female tucks her tail end under.
by wallaby1 Oct 30, 2008 12:26 AM
From behind, they remain together for some time.
by wallaby1 Oct 30, 2008 12:28 AM
They turn again to face me, shortly before separating.
by wallaby1 Oct 30, 2008 12:30 AM
A distant view to give an idea of scale, they are quite small.
by wallaby1 Oct 30, 2008 12:34 AM
I had taken some pics of the male on Geranium robertianum about 20 minutes before I saw them mating.
by wallaby1 Oct 30, 2008 12:37 AM
A few minutes after mating, this could be the female. Resting on Delosperma ecklonis latifolium, flower is only about an inch in diameter.
by wallaby1 Oct 30, 2008 12:46 AM
