My sincere public apology to all concerned if I am wrong, especially Messrs. Lamb and Stickney, but absent proof to the contrary, the alleged Eastern Tiger Swallowtail gynandromorph appears to be a very skillful photographic fraud. At first glance, the image just did not "feel" right -- something about the placement/angle of the left wings seemed a bit odd and unnatural. And upon close scrutiny of the large-size file (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4867405545_2f1b393d1f_o.jpg), my skepticism only increased. Sorry to dampen an otherwise exciting subject!
Best wishes, Keith From: Kishen Das <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:14:45 -0000 (UTC) Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Examples of Gynandromorph Here is what I call a crazy example of Gynandromorph !!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/rstickney/4867405545/ More examples at - http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/Gynandromorphs.htm I remember Saheel Latheef sharing a similar photo of Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus). It would be cool if we see such a thing in species like Vindula erota or Curetis thetis !!! Of course, not cool for the specimen itself, as it will be sterile. Kishen -- Enjoy
