tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post1123209621749931604..comments2024-01-08T19:01:37.331+00:00Comments on Donegal Wildlife: Update on the Green-veined White butterflyStuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225743105419715015noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-46347129657996768922014-05-20T16:01:53.620+01:002014-05-20T16:01:53.620+01:00@Gill:Apparently they can't mate, but these ar...@Gill:Apparently they can't mate, but these are so rare that they haven't been studied to any depth. Other GVW were ignoring it (maybe they were getting mixed signals from the wings), Orange Tip males were having a look, but they examine bits of white paper, so that's no surprise. The very few other gynandromorph images that I have seen can be male or female on either side. There is another form of gynandromorph ('checkerboard') where slivers or other portions of wings (and presumably internals) can be opposite-sexed. I have no idea how those can come about. As far as I can tell, this is the first gynandromorph GVW record that has been published anywhere.<br /><br />@Amanda: I doubt that a serious butterfly enthusiast would miss this: it certainly drew my attention. The chap who maintains butterfly UK says he hasn't seen one in 40 years of looking.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225743105419715015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-84217276310375424542014-05-19T22:21:23.462+01:002014-05-19T22:21:23.462+01:00Find this very interesting , although many will be...Find this very interesting , although many will be missed as we don't always see what we are looking at.<br />Amanda Amanda Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760505541954557539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-75441898979678460652014-05-19T22:11:36.281+01:002014-05-19T22:11:36.281+01:00Fascinating, and well spotted. I wonder if they ar...Fascinating, and well spotted. I wonder if they are able to mate and pass on the condition (I guess it is "epigenetic", essentially a faulty switch in development).<br /><br />I wonder what other GVW make if this? Is it always female on the left, male on the right.Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15736035484977149890noreply@blogger.com