I think you mean hermaphrodite rather than androgynous.
It is quite pretty!
May 30, 2008
Anonymous said...
I must now compare it to Godzilla! However, I doubt these moths get 50' wingspans and terrorize Tokyo. And which side is which? I think there was a typo up in the description, unless it's left side is both and the right side is just confused about what's going on.
You're looking at an incredibly rare gynandromorph moth (great rock band name!). This Antheraea frithi moth has a female left half and a male right half, as shown in the pattern of its wings. This is so rare, that the Natural History Museum of London, where this moth is located, has only 200 such specimens among their 9 million butterflies and moths.
This moth isn't ugly at all. In fact, I can think of several 70s rock and roll artists who are very jealous of this moth.
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It is quite pretty!
May 30, 2008
I must now compare it to Godzilla! However, I doubt these moths get 50' wingspans and terrorize Tokyo.
And which side is which? I think there was a typo up in the description, unless it's left side is both and the right side is just confused about what's going on.
May 30, 2008
I'm curious; is it bi-sexual??
May 30, 2008
wolfpurplemoon - I changed the blog title. Thanks.
Kit - I fixed the description. Thanks.
Annica - it has portions of both reporoductive organs, but none of it is functional. This is a sterile moth.
May 30, 2008
Holy gender disfunction, Batman!
May 30, 2008
It that a picture of David Bowie???
May 31, 2008
Yes.
May 31, 2008
Lol. Thats hilarious.
June 01, 2008