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Old 01-17-2012, 12:26 PM
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Here is an elegant-looking one I shot at the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science. I couldn't identify it using my Audubon Society book, nor, so far, from the web. Interesting gear pattern around the eyes (or is that on the head?)
Heliconius melpomene probably

I see also the wonderful Greta oto (Glasswinged butterfly) standing on an Hibiscus blossom in the post of Jan L'Amie

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it appears to be not too different from g2b2's first butterfly in this thread.
Not, although similar these are not related, The butterfly from g2b2 is a Papilionidae, probably a tropical Papilio, Heliconius is a Nymphalidae
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mmmmmhhhyes... Papilio anchisiades probably, a cousin of the Swallowtail
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pvaldes, thank you for your identification.
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Old 01-19-2012, 02:49 PM
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Default Butterfly from Japan
I don't know the species but I think it is quite lovely.
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This is a female of Argynnis hyperbius probably, a beauty...
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This is a female of Argynnis hyperbius probably, a beauty...
How do you differentiate a female from a male butterfly?
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To learn about gender determination of the Monarch butterfly, go here:

Monarch Butterfly Facts. Live Monarch Butterfly

For others, I do not know.
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How do you differentiate a female from a male butterfly?
The Male of this species is orange with black spots. Females have wider abdominal segments also, and lack special wing structures (androconia)
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The Male of this species is orange with black spots. Females have wider abdominal segments also, and lack special wing structures (androconia)

So this be the male then?
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aha, this one is the male, yes
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