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Yeahh I’m pretty sure that his left wing is deformed. It hasn’t straightened out and his Chrysalis was a little whack

I’m worried. He flies like a dork- a little frantic and uneven, but he can still fly. I don’t have any means of keeping him though so I’m not sure what to do
Any suggestions for a handicapped yet handsome butterfly?

hi, i think chicken nugget might be a chimera! a chimera is an organism with cells from two different zygotes, usually a result of a merging of sibling zygotes during gestation. anyway this can result in organisms with both male and female cells, and in animals with sexual dimorphism like many butterflies, having a “split” like chicken nugget is common!

here’s an example of a butterfly chimera with a split:

and here is the sexual dimorphism of spicebush swallowtails, with the male on the left and the female on the right:

male spicebush swallowtails are also smaller than the female, which would account for the size difference of chicken nuggets…chicken wings

as far as flight ability and care goes, i have no clue, but congrats on your beautiful new child!!

CHICKEN WING IS BREAKING THE BINARY oh my god oh my god thank you for this info my bro is a fucking hella rad chimera non fuckig binary,, oh my god
We’re nb bros I can’t believe this

He’s not a boy or a girl folks
He’s chicken nugget