This guy is my favorite. The species is Delias pasithoe. Isn't he beautiful? Are you wondering by now how do I know that it's a male? Because he is taking nectar from the flower. Most of the time it is the male that takes the nectar from the flower. The only way that the females get the nourishment to pass on to her eggs is what she gets from the male when they reproduce. So the next time you see a butterfly on a flower make sure you say, "Good day sir!"
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We saw Lien's research on this butterfly with his team from 2006. Very cool that Lien is on the internet!
Hey, it's Daniel again. I didn't know that you could tell that butterflies are male or female that way. Cool.
That is so wierd i never knew that is how you could tell butterflys apart. Next time i see a butterfly on a flower i wont say "she is so pretty". I hope the rest of your trip is blast.
Flavor Flav!!! funny. Well that's amazing how you can tell the difference between a boy and a girl butterfly.
That's pretty cool. I never even knew there were genders of butterflies! That's a pretty catch right there!
This butterfly is so pretty.
I was wondering if a butterfly's wings are identical.
If I saw this butterfly flying around and landing, how would I know if it was a female or male?
Is the delias pasithoe butterfly common or rare? Are they headed toward being extinct?
It is absolutely not correct to identify male butterflies in this way. Generally, butterflies that "puddle" the soil are male.
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