Charaxes Fulvus/acuminatus, bilateral gynandromorph?

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Charaxes Fulvus/acuminatus, bilateral gynandromorph? Mar 11, 2015 17:01:46 GMT -8

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I found this Charaxes today among some other specimens of the same species I have from Tanzania. I would say it's C. acuminatus, but I'm not very sure how to split this species from C. fulvus. The thing is that with this specific specimen I noticed the underside of the wings was slightly different in color and pattern, and both sides of the wings are different in size and shape of the tail. I wonder if it might be a bilateral gynandromorph or it's just a specimen with malformation. I want to know this firs for sure before offering it for sale, because I'm not 100% sure. It's still on the spreading board. Tomorrow I can post a photo of the underside too if needed, and even a close up of the abdomen. Thanks in advance.

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Last Edit: Mar 11, 2015 17:04:09 GMT -8 by Borja Gómez

africaone Darwin Posts: 1,248 Country: Belgium	Charaxes Fulvus/acuminatus, bilateral gynandromorph? Mar 12, 2015 5:33:47 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by africaone on Mar 12, 2015 5:33:47 GMT -8 it looks like a bilateral gynandro. best to see it out of boards. You can verify if it is bilateral by examining the forelegs. you probably confused with Charaxes varenes ?
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Charaxes Fulvus/acuminatus, bilateral gynandromorph? Mar 13, 2015 11:11:13 GMT -8

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Post by Borja Gómez on Mar 13, 2015 11:11:13 GMT -8

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Thanks for your answer. I put the butterfly today out of the spreading board. I'm now sure that it's a bilateral gynadromorph looking at the abdomen. Thanks for the help. About the species it must be varanes then... I'm still not very sure how to split the species of the group varanes. It could be that acuminatus has very pointy forewings, fulvescens has a more rounded tip of the forewing plus a more straigh edge, and varanes a less pointy tip than acuminatus but with the edge also less curved?

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Charaxes Fulvus/acuminatus, bilateral gynandromorph? Mar 13, 2015 11:43:38 GMT -8 morpho62 likes this

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Mar 13, 2015 11:11:13 GMT -8 Borja Gómez said:

Hello

Thanks for your answer. I put the butterfly today out of the spreading board. I'm now sure that it's a bilateral gynadromorph looking at the abdomen. Thanks for the help. About the species it must be varanes then... I'm still not very sure how to split the species of the group varanes. It could be that acuminatus has very pointy forewings, fulvescens has a more rounded tip of the forewing plus a more straigh edge, and varanes a less pointy tip than acuminatus but with the edge also less curved?

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examine the forelegs, those of male are very small and incomplete abd those of female looks like complete (but smaller than other legs)
It is a varenes (basal area pure white)
it looks like gynandro

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Charaxes Fulvus/acuminatus, bilateral gynandromorph?

Post by Borja Gómez on Mar 11, 2015 17:01:46 GMT -8

Post by africaone on Mar 12, 2015 5:33:47 GMT -8

Post by Borja Gómez on Mar 13, 2015 11:11:13 GMT -8

Post by africaone on Mar 13, 2015 11:43:38 GMT -8