I have a strange compulsion to want to watch hairstreaks and closely related blues rub their hindwings together, similarly to how I like to watch cats clean their faces by licking their paws. It's my understanding that the prevailing hypothesis for why they do this is "false head" complete with eyespots and fake antennae to detract would-be predators from the real deal. But, what about bramble hairstreaks and blues that do not have eyespots or tails and still rub their wings together? In any case, I was quite charmed by this little gray hairstreak casually rubbing those rear wings with the tails even getting tangled together.
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