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Sulphur - Abaeis nicippe
Copyright © 2009 Timothy Cannell Davis

Sulphur - Abaeis nicippe
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
January 3, 2009
Size: 1"
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Contributed by Timothy Cannell Davis on 3 January, 2009 - 5:01pm
Last updated 7 January, 2009 - 9:08pm

Sleepy Orange-winter form


Could be an abberation.

EDIT: I think it is an abberation because:
1. faded or near faded marks on a typical specimen (on brown areas). (compare to the pic above
2. Paler colour (yellow instead of orange)

Abberations aren't very common in whites and yellows, abberations are rare-ish as it is, so this is unique.
… Borealfalcon, 7 January, 2009 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

 
a variable species
this is well within the range of normal variation, though perhaps yellower below than average (was probably orange above).
… David J. Ferguson, 7 January, 2009 - 9:09pm login or register to post comments

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