How do you tell if a painted lady butterfly is a boy or a girl?

Answer 1

The male Monarch Butterfly may be easily distinguished from the female by noting the two highly visable black spots on the insect's hind wings and the thinner black webbing within the wings. The female's webbing is thicker and she has no identifying wing spot as the male does. === ===

Answer 2

It depends on the species of butterfly the differences in species may be subtle - males generally have more angular wings, longer thinner bodies, brighter colours, and stronger patterns than females of the same species. There are usually obvious differences in behaviour as well - males tend to actively patrol their habitats, or to establish a small territory which they defend against other butterflies. Females by comparison are far more sedentary, and in the early part of their flight period tend to stay in areas where both adult and larval food sources are present.In many species there are obvious visual differences. The Polyommatinae ( Blues ) for example usually have blue males and brown females. Only the male orange tip has the orange wing tips. The males of Hairstreaks, Satyrines, large Fritillaries and Skippers often have androconia ( scent scales ) in the form of dark patches or streaks on the upperside forewings. The male Large Skipper has a diagonal band of androconia on his forewings and the male Silver-washed Fritillary has four bands of androconia on his forewings.To tell if a monarch butterfly is a male or female, you need to look for a special spot. The special spot is called an alar spot. If the butterfly is male, it will have an alar spot on a vain on each hind wing.
The male's wing color is often brighter than the female's.

Answer 3

he color pattern on the upper wing (dorsal) surfaces often differs in many species of butterflies. For example, in species of Blues, the male's dorsal wing color is often bright blue, whereas that of females has lots of brown.

Another good way to tell the difference between male and female butterflies is by behavior. Males are often perching or patrolling in search of females, and females spend a lot time searching for plants on which to lay their eggs.

The final and definitive way is to examine the abdomen. Females tend to have rounder abdomens. Males have a slit at the tip, and females have a round holes where the eggs are laid. It is especially difficult to separate the sexes of some Brushfoots such as Mourning Cloaks and Tortoiseshells.

Answer 4

The easiest way to differentiate between male and female painted lady butterflies is by looking at the color and size of their abdomen. Female painted lady butterflies have larger and more rounded abdomens compared to males, which have smaller and more slender abdomens. Additionally, males have a small dark spot called the "androconial" patch on their hind wings, which is absent in females.

Answer 5

the black dots on their wings...

the female does not have the dot and the boy does\

so there its as simple as that!

Answer 6

Hold it next to your ear, if it starts humping its a boy...

Answer 7

the one with a weinis is a boy. the one with nothing that you can see is a girl.

Answer 8

In order to tell if its a boy or a girl, you will need to look at its admen. The girls are slightly larger than the boys.

Answer 9

Look under its tail.