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Comma ab.
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2018 11:56 pm
by John W
I saw this strange Comma (Semi-colon perhaps?) at Fermyn Woods on Saturday June 30th:
Is it a known aberration?
Cheers
John W
Re: Comma ab.
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 6:49 am
by Padfield
It is ab. suffusa. Well done! A great insect!
Guy
Re: Comma ab.
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 7:54 am
by John W
Padfield wrote:It is ab. suffusa. Well done! A great insect!
Thanks Guy. Great insect, not so great photo..
Will it's descendents inherit the altered markings? Or is it caused by environmental conditions? There has been a heat-wave in the UK for the last 10 days or so,
Cheers
John W
Re: Comma ab.
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 5:07 pm
by Allan.W.
Great find John ! one I,d love to see ,and nothing wrong with the picture either ! Nice one .
Regards Allan.W.
Re: Comma ab.
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 6:39 pm
by Padfield
Hi John. I believe this aberration is environmental in origin but am not sure and hesitated to reply in case someone else knew better. At the very least, this present reply will keep the thread alive and perhaps prompt another to correct me.
Guy
Re: Comma ab.
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 7:02 pm
by bugboy
Padfield wrote:Hi John. I believe this aberration is environmental in origin but am not sure and hesitated to reply in case someone else knew better. At the very least, this present reply will keep the thread alive and perhaps prompt another to correct me.
Guy
My instinct agrees with Guy, it looks similar to the Small Tort abs. which are caused by extreme temps.