I never thought about this question until recently. We have established a monarch butterfly sanctuary in Ocean Hills. It is an area set aside to help this endangered butterfly thrive. Two of my friends are intimately involved in its success, and they're doing a great job.
Diane came into the dog park one afternoon (we meet there most days to solve the problems of the world!!) with exciting news. Rona had videotaped the mating of two monarchs! The video is 8 minutes long, too long for this blog, but I have included a short U-Tube showing the mating process. Careful, you've been warned, it is X rated.
I was exhausted just watching the process. Apparently the butterflies can engage in copulation for as long as an hour. No wonder they have such a short life span.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLBJFAHJ5gE
I was unable to pull up the video, but click here and you should be able to view it. Pretty interesting.
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