Monarch Butterfly Aberration - Danaus plexippus

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Monarch Butterfly Aberration
Danaus plexippus

These aberrations were not collected from the wild.
These butterflies were from a recessive gene that showed up in the breeding stock at Shady Oak Butterfly Farm.


The wings of these butterflies tatter easily.	The outer 1/3 of the wings do not have supporting veins.	Four different aberrant Monarch butterflies

Without supporting veins, the wings are wavy even when dry.	Viens (support for the wings) are missing in the outer 1/3 of the wings.	A normal male Monarch is paired with a female aberrant.

Two aberrant Monarchs pairing	Three male Monarch aberrations	Monarch aberrant

An aberration paired with an aberration resulted in 100% aberration offspring. An aberration paired with a normal Monarch butterfly resulted in fewer aberrations.

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