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Post by forumhulio on Mar 23, 2020 11:09:10 GMT -8
I filmed this butterfly in a butterfly garden a few weeks ago and I am wondering if anyone can tell me what it is doing with its abdomen. Was this an unsuccessful attempt to lay an egg? Or to defecate? It doesn't appear that anything was left behind on the leaf.
I do apologize for the intro and outro in the video. It's such a short clip, that I may not even make this video listed to the public. In the meantime, I am curious as to what the butterfly was doing.
Thanks in advance for any help!
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Post by Adam Cotton on Mar 23, 2020 11:50:54 GMT -8
It does appear to be attempting to lay an egg. I can confirm it is a female Hypolimnas bolina. Butterflies often need several attempts before they can eject an egg.
Adam.
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Post by forumhulio on Mar 24, 2020 19:31:38 GMT -8
It does appear to be attempting to lay an egg. I can confirm it is a female Hypolimnas bolina. Butterflies often need several attempts before they can eject an egg. Adam. Awesome, thank you Adam! I really appreciate the information. By any chance are you knowledgeable on various types of mormon butterflies? I have a number of clips of specimens with subtle differences... I'm trying to sort those all out! |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Mar 25, 2020 0:42:37 GMT -8
If by 'mormon butterflies' you mean Papilio then yes, that's my speciality  If you post the clips I will try to help identify them. Adam. |
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Post by forumhulio on Mar 26, 2020 4:55:18 GMT -8
If by 'mormon butterflies' you mean Papilio then yes, that's my speciality If you post the clips I will try to help identify them. Adam. Thank you Adam!! I really appreciate it! Here's the video. I apologize - I believe there's probably a few clips that are redundant and of the same species. |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Mar 26, 2020 6:20:56 GMT -8
These seem to be Papilio memnon. The problem is that I guess at least some of these or maybe all must be 'hybrids' from the Philippines, where they mix ssp. lowii from Palawan with other memnon they breed there. Note the male on the Hibiscus flower near the end has tails like lowii.
The nice tailed female in the middle of the video looks similar to ssp. agenor form distantianus but it could well be a 'hybrid'.
Adam.
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Post by forumhulio on Mar 27, 2020 11:46:47 GMT -8
These seem to be Papilio memnon. The problem is that I guess at least some of these or maybe all must be 'hybrids' from the Philippines, where they mix ssp. lowii from Palawan with other memnon they breed there. Note the male on the Hibiscus flower near the end has tails like lowii. The nice tailed female in the middle of the video looks similar to ssp. agenor form distantianus but it could well be a 'hybrid'. Adam. I thank you again Adam! I really appreciate the information! |
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