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Thursday, 10 May 2012

One of 10 Thousand Butterflies hermaphrodite

 If this butterfly wings pink and blue, it would be easier to detect the sex she has two. In normal conditions the butterfly Papilio rumanzovia female has pink wings, while the blue-winged males. Pansy butterfly is very rare. Born with both male and female sexes. This remarkable insect called gynandromorph. Pink hand side represents the male and white female.

The most rare natural phenomenon. Only 0.01 percent of the butterfly is born as a gynandromorph. That is, only 1 of 10 thousand. This condition is caused by the failure of sex chromosome segregation during the fertilization process.

The animal was found at Butterfly World Project (Butterfly World) in Chiswell Green, Hertfordshire, England. A student's class trip to see the figures.

Butterfly World leaders, Louise Hawkins said, "I am very pleased to have witnessed this rare phenomenon in Butterfly World, mainly because it occurs at the beginning of my career."

"Many experts do not have a chance to see lepidoptera gynandromorph during their careers. I feel very fortunate," said the chief was at Butterfly World lepidoptera as reported by the Dailymail.co.uk.

Unfortunately, this rare butterfly born without fully formed proboscis and tube to absorb food. This butterfly was already dead. However, these animals will be preserved for further research.


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