Went out to Martin down yesterday, and got some pics of some Marbled Whites. When looking through the pics i noticed that one of them had black legs, yet all the others i got pics of have white legs. Is this a common anomaly or something to do with age.
Gruditch
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Hi Gruditch!
You got me examining the legs on the Marbled White pics I took yesterday - well, what else are Sunday mornings for?!
I noticed the same phenomenon amongst mine. In the close-up below, you can make out on the upper left leg a section of white on black. This makes me wonder whether Marbled Whites, when freshly emerged, have some white 'down' on their legs, which soon rubs off with wear and tear:
Either that or your anomalous Marbled White is just a bit kinky and likes wearing tights
Bryan
You got me examining the legs on the Marbled White pics I took yesterday - well, what else are Sunday mornings for?!
I noticed the same phenomenon amongst mine. In the close-up below, you can make out on the upper left leg a section of white on black. This makes me wonder whether Marbled Whites, when freshly emerged, have some white 'down' on their legs, which soon rubs off with wear and tear:
Either that or your anomalous Marbled White is just a bit kinky and likes wearing tights
Bryan
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