The Astonishing Gynandromorph Butterfly at Oxford University

OXFORD & Butterflies, an incredible discovery Oxford: Gynandromorph butterflies, beautiful buildings and behind the scenes of the Oxford Natural history museum Studying Biology at Oxford University has meant that I have been a lot less involved in butterflies and butterflying, but there is one awesome place in Oxford where I can still learn a huge amount about our Zimbabwean butterflies, and that is the Oxford Natural History Museum. See some of the draws and specimens that I was most excited to find, including 2 cabinets full of my favourite butterfly species, the mocker swallowtail (Papilio dardanus) and a number of spectacular gynandromorphs. Learn some of what it is like to study at Oxford along the way too, including working in the Radcliffe Camera, wearing sub fusc or academic dress, and other traditions like the Magdalen College Choir singing the Hymnus Eucharisticus from the Magdalen College tower every year. A gynandromorph is an individual butterfly in which parts of the wings are male and parts of the wings are female. This is a mutation which usually results in the butterfly being unable to reproduce. It does not occur in mammals. A bilateral gynandromorph has exactly two wings that are male and two wings that are female. Instagram:   / butterflying_with_james   #oxforduniversity #butterflies #gynandromorph #Oxford #museum Lepidoptera, entomology, natural history museum, Radcliffe Camera, Radcam, Sheldonian, Magdalen College choir, tradition, gynandromorph, Swynnerton, Chirinda Forest, Zimbabwe, UK, Oxford, Butterflying with James, Studying Biology at Oxford Univeristy Hymnus Eucharisticus lyrics translation: We worship you, O God the Father, we offer you our praise, for you nourish our bodies, and minds with heavenly grace. We adore you, O Jesus, you, the only begotten Son, you, who did not disdain to submit to birth in the Virgin's womb. Driven onto the cross, you were made the victim of God's wrath. Through you, our only Saviour, hope of life returned to us. To you, Eternal Spirit by whose breath was born by Mary the Infant God, be our eternal blessings. Triune God, of all humanity the great author of salvation, this immense mystery our tongues all cheer and sing. Lyrics by Dr Thomas Smith (translation above) Te Deum Patrem colimus, Te laudibus prosequimur, qui corpus cibo reficis, coelesti mentem gratia. Te adoramus, O Jesu, Te, Fili unigenite, Te, qui non dedignatus es subire claustra Virginis. Actus in crucem, factus es irato Deo victima per te, Salvator unice vitae spes nobis rediit. Tibi, aeterne Spiritus cuius afflatu peperit infantem Deum Maria, aeternum benedicimus. Triune Deus, hominum salutis auctor optime, immensum hoc mysterium ovante lingua canimus.