Butterflyman; Your friend is a lucky dog. That is a gynandromorph. Very rare and if he was of the catch, preserve, and mount type (of which this board tends to poo poo) he would be rich :)! A gynandromorph is where both male and female parts are exhibited. In butterflies where there is sexual dimorphism (females and males look different) this can lead to dramatic results. What you have a picture of, is a tiger swallowtail that was supposed to be a black morph female. Somewhere in its development, the genes for "female" became damaged and half the butterfly became male. Too cool and a once in a lifetime sighting... -Elisabeth Here is a link that might be useful: Gynandromorphs

Isn't that the truth, Ladywingr! You just never know what a few moments in the garden will bring, from caterpillars and butterflies to birds and bumblebees! It's always so interesting and rewarding! Aaaaah...Life is good! (At least in the GARDEN!) Marcia

Very nice photo of a cute little bird, who doesn't quite seem to grasp that it's standing on food. Claire

HEY....maybe these are female as I just read that males have very thin wing veins...and mine have mostly been thick. Guess I was putting too much emphasis on the black dot...so now I think we are more balanced at 2 males and 3 females! YAY!