Thank you Goldie,Goldie M wrote:Lovely Adonis James, your Dragon fly looks quite evil, cracking shot thoughGoldie
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Thank you Goldie,Goldie M wrote:Lovely Adonis James, your Dragon fly looks quite evil, cracking shot thoughGoldie
Oh! to have Adonis Blues on my local patchButterflysaurus rex wrote: ...I spent the morning on my local patch with the intention of seeing my first 2nd brood Adonis...
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Many thanks Wurzel, Well it was practically on my doorstep, be rude not too - seeing as they came all this way.Wurzel wrote:Fantastic set of shots Rex, especially the glowing Adonis, they pop out of the screenI think I'm looking forward to your QoS shot...at least I think so
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Most kind of you David, I was lucky that the Adonis opened his wings and stayed there just long enough to get a shot. It was getting quite hot by that point and the other Adonis were extremely hyperactive!David M wrote:First class effort, James. That first open winged Adonis is a real beauty with its array of hindwing submarginal spots.
Living here on the south downs definitely has some advantages Neil, There are still a lot of 'UK' butterflies I need to travel quite some distance to see. I am lucky to live in one of the best counties for butterflies. And sometimes we are lucky enough to get a few visitors from across the sea, when they do it can get even more exciting.Neil Freeman wrote:Oh! to have Adonis Blues on my local patchButterflysaurus rex wrote: ...I spent the morning on my local patch with the intention of seeing my first 2nd brood Adonis...
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Very kind of you Paul, I really enjoyed spending some time with these gorgeous blues.bugboy wrote:Magnificent Adonis James
how very bizarre...To my bewilderment my new companion took a couple of record shots and left...
The thought had crossed my mind, but I have no idea if it's possible to get partial gynandromorphism?bugboy wrote:Could that Adonis ab be a partial gynandromoph?
Cheers Paul, I see you got some great shots as well....To my bewilderment my new companion took a couple of record shots and left...how very bizarreIf it wasn't for running out of liquids I might still be there!
You were a very lucky man to get them to yourself for so long, great shots as well!
There are various terms for partial gynandromorphism, 'moziac gynandromorphism' being one that springs to mind. A complete bilateral gynandromorph is the rarest form of this abberation. There was a Silver-studded Blue last year with 3 female wings and one male wing. Having said all that I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on them by any stretch of the imagination!Butterflysaurus rex wrote:The thought had crossed my mind, but I have no idea if it's possible to get partial gynandromorphism?bugboy wrote:Could that Adonis ab be a partial gynandromoph?
Many thanks for the info, I am not at all knowledgable about this. The photos have been sent off to an expert so I'll post an update if it turns out to be anything of interest. Even if it is a partial gynandromorph it is still a good match for Krodeli on one side. Quite an odd butterfly but still quite beautiful.bugboy wrote:There are various terms for partial gynandromorphism, 'moziac gynandromorphism' being one that springs to mind. A complete bilateral gynandromorph is the rarest form of this abberation. There was a Silver-studded Blue last year with 3 female wings and one male wing. Having said all that I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on them by any stretch of the imagination!Butterflysaurus rex wrote:The thought had crossed my mind, but I have no idea if it's possible to get partial gynandromorphism?bugboy wrote:Could that Adonis ab be a partial gynandromoph?
Goodness me Pete! I knew it looked very unusual but what are the odds of being both ab. krodeli and a partial gynandromorph! Astonishing!!Pete Eeles wrote:It's a VERY rare combination of an aberration (ab. krodeli) and a "mixed gynandromorph" (see http://www.dispar.org/reference.php?id=17) - "The extent to which a gynandromorph exhibits aspects of each sex is dependent on the point at which the abnormality occurs. If late in the development of the individual, then there will be very little of the "opposite" sex since much of the cell division will already have happened."
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I've just been to the world of Wurzel! Brilliant, I hope to do something similar one day, if I ever get enough time. Yes indeed like the (ab.brunnea) Green Hairstreak I found I believe this is another 'once in a lifetime' sighting. I also had good views of a Hoopoe not far from home last week, I'm ending my season on a high!Wurzel wrote:Very interesting aberrant Rex, one could even suggest that it is even rarer than a QoS on British soilOr is that just the green eyed monster venting
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Hi James, it's always good to see a fresh Small Copper! Were they in a particular part of the field?Butterflysaurus rex wrote:As others enjoyed taking photos of the star attraction my eye was drawn to a couple of very shiny and new Small Coppers.