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Hi, another of my special butterflies. It is asymentric, maybe a gyno? Help please.
Joachim

Just looks slightly aberrant to me. Interestingly(?), the Acraea & Telchinia it mimics are often slightly asymmetric.

See the HW spots on this T. perenna perenna:


(22/IV/2016Tumani River, near Mbogi, Djugu Territory, Ituri (1°41'55"N, 30°07'35"E) 1250m)

T. orinata:



A. abdera abdera:


(4/VI/2016 Nyankunde, Irumu Territory, Ituri (1°25'42"N, 30°02'18"E) 1250m)

A note: The genus in this thread's title should be spelled Pseudacraea.

Cabintom wrote: Tue Jun 07, 2022 5:09 am A note: The genus in this thread's title should be spelled Pseudacraea.

Thank you for pointing that out. I have corrected the spelling of the thread subject.

Adam.