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A nearly perfect<br>Speyeria diana<br>bilateral gynandromorph!<br>
A nearly perfect
Speyeria diana
bilateral gynandromorph!
 This extremely rare example was reared in Georgia by Kathleen and donated to the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC.
Read the full story on this specimen, and her accounts
of Speyeria diana life history on her web page at:
StayAtHomeKat's BUTTERFLIES Web page



Images provided by Alex Bic

A. semperi gynandromorph
A. semperi gynandromorph		 Automeris gynandromorph
Automeris gynandromorph		 Cymothoe lurida mosaic gynandromorph from Gabonxz (Photo provided by Alex Bic)
Cymothoe lurida mosaic gynandromorph from Gabonxz (Photo provided by Alex Bic)		 Lycaena dispar gynandromorph (Photo provided by Alex Bic)
Lycaena dispar gynandromorph (Photo provided by Alex Bic)		 Cymothoe reinholdi gynandromorph
Cymothoe reinholdi gynandromorph		 Kallima paralekta gynandromorph
Kallima paralekta gynandromorph

Marpesia berania gynandromorph
Marpesia berania gynandromorph 		Morpho didius gynandromorph
Morpho didius gynandromorph 		Mylothris rhodope (maybe) gynandromorph (underside)
Mylothris rhodope (maybe) gynandromorph (underside)		 Mylothris rhodope (maybe) gynandromorph
Mylothris rhodope (maybe) gynandromorph		 Speyeria cybele gynandromorph
Speyeria cybele gynandromorph 		Automeris io aberration
Automeris io aberration



Catopsilia scylla gynandromorph
Catopsilia scylla gynandromorph		 Delias oraia bratana gynandromorph
Delias oraia bratana gynandromorph		 Euphaedra medon gynandromorph
Euphaedra medon gynandromorph		 gonepteryx cleopatra (female)
gonepteryx cleopatra (female)		 gonepteryx cleopatra (male)
gonepteryx cleopatra (male)		 gonepteryx cleopatra bilateral
gonepteryx cleopatra bilateral

Hypolimnas bolina gynandro from Australi
Hypolimnas bolina gynandro from Australi		 Melitaea didyma gynandromorph
Melitaea didyma gynandromorph		 Papilio canadensis fletcheri
Papilio canadensis fletcheri		 Papilio glaucus mosaics gynandromorph
Papilio glaucus mosaics gynandromorph		 Papilio zagreus aberration
Papilio zagreus aberration		 Phoebis rurina aberrant
Phoebis rurina aberrant

Phoebis rurina Gynandromorphs
Phoebis rurina Gynandromorphs		 Rhetus periander gynandro
Rhetus periander gynandro		 Speyeria diana bilateral gynandromorph and male-female
Speyeria diana bilateral gynandromorph and male-female



JCMDI Images shot in various locations

Urania Riphaeus ab. (filmed at LANHM Bug Fair)
Urania Riphaeus ab. (filmed at LANHM Bug Fair)		 Urania Riphaeus ab. (filmed at LANHM Bug Fair)
Urania Riphaeus ab. (filmed at LANHM Bug Fair)		 Anthocaris Sara reakirti. Note the green wing-tip color aberration at lower left.
Anthocaris Sara reakirti. Note the green wing-tip color aberration at lower left.		 Sara 'green-tip', Placerita Canyon, Newhall, L.A.Co., CA 3-8-1983 (not faded, was this color when caught)
Sara 'green-tip', Placerita Canyon, Newhall, L.A.Co., CA 3-8-1983 (not faded, was this color when caught)		 This A. sara has white scaled patches where black scales should be.
This A. sara has white scaled patches where black scales should be.		 An amazing melanic abberation of A. sara with no black scales at all! (Caution - REALLY big image!)
An amazing melanic abberation of A. sara with no black scales at all! (Caution - REALLY big image!)

This A. sara has a
This A. sara has a "smeared" black orange-tip border.		 A more extreme A. sara
A more extreme A. sara "smeared" border, showing a residual "eyespot"(?), normally obscured.		 Papilio zelicaon (abberation)126 (LANHM)
Papilio zelicaon (abberation)126 (LANHM)		 Papilio zelicaon (abberation)127 (LANHM)
Papilio zelicaon (abberation)127 (LANHM)		 Papilio zelicaon (abberation)128 (LANHM)
Papilio zelicaon (abberation)128 (LANHM)		 Papilio zelicaon (abberation)129 (LANHM)
Papilio zelicaon (abberation)129 (LANHM)

Papilio zelicaon (abberation)130 (LANHM)
Papilio zelicaon (abberation)130 (LANHM)		 Aberrant Plebejus acmon male (upperside) with enlongated spots. Bouquet Canyon, L.A.Co., CA 5-24-2005
Aberrant Plebejus acmon male (upperside) with enlongated spots. Bouquet Canyon, L.A.Co., CA 5-24-2005		 Aberrant Plebejus acmon male (underside) with enlongated spots. Bouquet Canyon, L.A.Co., CA 5-24-2005
Aberrant Plebejus acmon male (underside) with enlongated spots. Bouquet Canyon, L.A.Co., CA 5-24-2005		 A normal Plebejus acmon underside is shown for comparison
A normal Plebejus acmon underside is shown for comparison		 A very cool Monarch (Danus plexippus) aberration
A very cool Monarch (Danus plexippus) aberration		 A very cool Monarch (Danus plexippus) aberration
A very cool Monarch (Danus plexippus) aberration

LANHM 2013 Actias sinensis gynandromorph (Bedros)
LANHM 2013 Actias sinensis gynandromorph (Bedros)



Images contributed by other photographers...

Melanic Chalcedon Checkerspot (image by Jim Brock)
Melanic Chalcedon Checkerspot (image by Jim Brock)		 Melanic Chalcedon Checkerspot (#2) underside (image by Jim Brock)
Melanic Chalcedon Checkerspot (#2) underside (image by Jim Brock)		 Melanic Chalcedon Checkerspot (mounted) upperside
Melanic Chalcedon Checkerspot (mounted) upperside		 Melanic Chalcedon Checkerspot (mounted) underside
Melanic Chalcedon Checkerspot (mounted) underside		 Melanic Chalcedon Checkerspot (recto) (image by Dennis Walker at <a href=www.socalbutterflies.com)">
Melanic Chalcedon Checkerspot (recto) (image by Dennis Walker at www.socalbutterflies.com)		 Melanic Chalcedon Checkerspot (verso) (image by Dennis Walker at <a href=www.socalbutterflies.com)">
Melanic Chalcedon Checkerspot (verso) (image by Dennis Walker at www.socalbutterflies.com)

Zerene eurydice abby (Photo: Gary Pearson)
Zerene eurydice abby (Photo: Gary Pearson)



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