Jezebel mating

Butterflies mating

Is this the Great Blackvein (Aporia agathon)? Or is it the Common Jezebel? Please help us identify this pretty butterfly that is seen mating. Or is this some other behaviour? Please help us, butterfly experts!

Butterflies are mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal.

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