I searched the forum for phenomena and oddities to see if a discussion/request had been previously made and was unable to find a thread. Recently while identifying Ebony Jewelwings I came across an observation that had half clear and half black wings, completely out of the ordinary, at least that I…

[image] ellendale: while identifying Ebony Jewelwings I came across an observation that had half clear and half black wings, completely out of the ordinary, at least that I am aware. I know this is not the focus of your post, but is it possible it was a different species in the same genus. Ri…

swampster, thanks for the feedback. I was unaware of that field and will use this in the future. As for the Jewelwing, although I am not an expert, I am familiar with jewelwings and it was an anomaly in wing coloring. Unfortunately I am unable to find the observation. Thanks again.

Was this the observation that spurred your original comment @ellendale ? https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/120170557

I added both the horseshoe crab and jewelwing observations to the Aberrant Arthropods project as well.

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