Some fascinating action here!

Yay! My first post here in #fascinatinginsects and my first photos of the new Citrus Butterflies (Papilio demodocus) in our early summer here in South Africa!

But something else happened when I stood taking photos of the butterfly and you will have to read the post to see an amazing action event.
We have a Bougainvillea flower fence at the back of our house and I was outside to get photos of crows that are nesting in a very high palm tree. Then of course, this butterfly landed to take a drink.
Come and have a look!

Not fully grown out yet, but already those distinguished markings are evident!

**Here's the action and it happened in seconds! **

Bang! Another Citrus butterfly landed on top of our butterfly!

The one on top twisted sideways, but the one at the bottom would have none of it and they both flew away!
I think that the one at the top wanted to mate!

This is the only photo that I could get of one of them as they flew away!

Yes, an interesting event and glad that I was able to get it on my camera. I had three firsts here, a new posting community, a first butterfly of the season and a first action scene.
Certainly something to celebrate methinks!

Here is more information on the Citrus butterflies!

"Papilio demodocus, the citrus swallowtail or Christmas butterfly, is a swallowtail butterfly which commonly occurs over the entirety of sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, besides the southern Arabian Peninsula. The caterpillars feed on various native plants of especially the family Rutaceae, but have also taken to the leaves of cultivated citrus trees."
Source

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