[TN-Butterflies] Re: Unusual Pearl Crescent
- From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: TN Butterflies <TN-Butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:32:53 -0700 (PDT)
It's probably just a mutation. The wing looks too clean for it to be damage.
Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County
http://www.finishflagfarms.com
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From: Doug Bruce <s137@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: TN Butterflies <TN-Butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sun, June 27, 2010 9:01:05 AM
Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Unusual Pearl Crescent
After a several weeks of fewer Pearl Crescents,
there was a second wave of them in Roane County this week. Among them was
this unusual individual, photographed Friday June 25:
http://i972.photobucket.com/albums/ae204/DougLepidoptera/Roane_Co/PearlCrescent25Jun10.jpg
I can't tell whether the bleached area on
the right hindwing is due to the presence of white scales, or due to the
absence
of scales altogether. The ventral side (inserts) doesn't show
the same effect.
Any ideas about what happened here?
Doug Bruce
Oak Ridge
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