Bilateral Gynandromorph of Automeris midea

courtesy/copyright Steve Kohll.

Automeris midea gynandromorph, French Guiana, copyright Steve Kohll

Of the gynandromorph (mix of male and female characters and structures), Steve writes, "Today, I send you a picture of a perfect bilateral (one half male; one half female) gynander of Automeris midea, reared on beech, from French Guiana; already the caterpillar looked quite strange, having a somewhat "inflated" aspect, a little bit like the Michelin tire man...sorry that I didn't take a picture of it as far as I recall...Hope you enjoy!"

The viewer's right half of this moth is female, with a single female antenna and female wing structures and patterning. The right half of the body may even contain female genitalic structures and possibly even a complement of eggs and pheromones. The left side is male with a single male antenna and male wing structures and patterning. There may be male genitalic structures inside the body.

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