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Post by Adam Cotton on Jul 16, 2013 14:08:07 GMT -8
I thought members would be interested to see pictures of a mosaic gynandromorph of Papilio ( Chilasa) clytia that emerged from a pupa in my breeding stock recently.   The darker scales are male, but most of the wings are the paler brown of the female. Interestingly the male-female mosaic pattern does not correspond between the dorsal and ventral surfaces. The genitalia appear female, but there are some strange protrusions on either side which are suggestive of malformed male parts.  Adam. |
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Post by africaone on Jul 17, 2013 0:01:21 GMT -8
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Post by bichos on Jul 17, 2013 5:39:01 GMT -8
Lucky duck!
You see them and hear of them every now and then.
And then bang! finally you get one...
oh yes, I saw a near perfect bilateral Heteronympha once, it's like winning a mini lottery, a good feeling
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jul 17, 2013 6:27:36 GMT -8
Yes, I have bred thousands of Papilios, and maybe had a couple ofspecimens with a small streak of scales of the opposite sex, but never as much as this one. I have never seen a real bilateral gynandromorph among all the butterflies I have collected or reared though.
Adam.
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Post by nomad on Jul 17, 2013 7:59:49 GMT -8
Very nice specimen and very rare.
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Post by timmsyrj on Jul 17, 2013 9:06:33 GMT -8
I once collected a bilateral gynandromorph of Brenthis hecate (twin spot fritillary) and didn't notice it until I removed it from the boards, I've since sold it. I'll try and find the photo.
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Post by benihikage92 on Jul 22, 2013 9:25:21 GMT -8
Here is mine.   A mosaic gynandromorph of Papilio memnon I bred from a female collected in Okinawa in 2010. |
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Post by javier25281 on Jul 22, 2013 13:34:07 GMT -8
Here I show you capture in the wild this year Maniola jurtina hispulla  |
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Post by lepidofrance on Jul 22, 2013 13:56:13 GMT -8
Amazing !
Many thanks !
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Post by Adam Cotton on Sept 12, 2013 11:35:25 GMT -8
It seems to be my lucky year for gynandromorphs. This emerged from a pupa today   2 in one year is great, as before this year I have never even bred one. Oh and Alex, don't even think of asking, sorry. Adam. |
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Post by nomihoudai on Sept 12, 2013 13:03:40 GMT -8
Maybe you got the right strain of Wolbachia in your cage.
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Post by mygos on Sept 14, 2013 1:31:37 GMT -8
Here 2 pictures (bad quality, but camera were illegal !)taken at Muh Sheng Museum of Entomology in Taiwan of strange gynandromorphs of Papilio memnon heronus showing on the same specimen the 2 females forms ! Attachment DeletedAttachment DeletedA+, Michel |
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Post by wollastoni on Sept 14, 2013 14:35:07 GMT -8
Incroyable ! Stunning specimen Michel !
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Post by Adam Cotton on Sept 15, 2013 9:40:57 GMT -8
I don't actually think the '3 in one' specimen is as stated. If you examine the hindwing pattern carefully both sides are the tailed phenotype, except that the left side has no tail. It is certainly an unusual specimen though.
Adam.
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