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Common Glider

Cymothoe caenis

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Kumasi

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Cymothoe sp. are quite known for so called gynandromorphs, meaning both, female and male characteristics in the same animal. Much impressive in butterflies where you can see this aberration quite well!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynandromor...
!! http://www.pbase.com/plusiotis/image/103...
http://albertan1956.blogspot.ch/2011/07/...
http://www.alexfreeman.co.uk/thesis/6/6....
http://www.amentsoc.org/insects/glossary...
Even in birds!! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notroc...

toenu1
Spotted by
toenu1

Kumasi, Ghana

Spotted on Aug 20, 2012
Submitted on Aug 21, 2012

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