Thursday, December 12, 2024

December 12, 2024

I am a Great Southern White butterfly
My wings can be from white to yellow to grey
My antennal clubs are always turquoise blue
And I'm sexually dimorphic, as the scientists say.

Location: Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX

Sources: https://www2.nau.edu/~gaud/bio300b/sexdi.htm
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wildflowers/butterfly/great-southern-white/


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