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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Satyrs, Morphos and Owls (Satyrinae) » Alpines, Arctics, Nymphs and Satyrs (Satyrini) » Cyllopsis » Gemmed Satyr - Hodges#4573 (Cyllopsis gemma)
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How Do You Identify A Female Gemmed Satyr? - Cyllopsis gemma - male - female
Copyright © 2007 Kenneth Dwain Harrelson

How Do You Identify A Female Gemmed Satyr? - Cyllopsis gemma - Male Female
Norris City, White County, Illinois, USA
September 2, 2007
Q: How do you identify a female Gemmed Satyr?
A: You lift up her skirt.

I apologise if this explanation is too technical.
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Contributed by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson on 2 September, 2007 - 4:44pm
Last updated 9 January, 2008 - 4:37am

Sensitive Butterflies
These have to be most sensitive Butterflies I've ever seen! They fly away when the flash goes off, that happens with a lot of different species and it's rightly to be expected. But, these even get scared and bolt when I forego using the flash and the shutter mechanism sounds! Talk about making it hard to get a decent picture of them!

Has anyone else noticed this about them?
… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 6 September, 2007 - 3:25am login or register to post comments

 
Yes
These are very "jumpy" Satyrs. I do not even try to use the flash around them, after realizing they react to it so quickly.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 22 March, 2012 - 4:56pm login or register to post comments

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