H. coronatus sexing speculation

scorpiette

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I've been watching this pair of nymphs rather closely, and I've been relatively certain they are both males (I've named the images HC1 and HC2; they are both freshly L4). I wanted to offer up the question to this forum as well since I've been going back and forth about HC2 (and probably will continue to do so until L5/when the collars come in). Thanks in advance for your help & thoughts!

EDIT: the more I look through old photos of past female orchid nymphs, the more unsure I grow about my suspicions. :drunk:

HC1:
HC1.jpg
HC2:
HC2.jpg
 
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scorpiette

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Yes, the collar colors weren't visible yet so I waited to photograph. After a few days, they showed green--both are clearly females. Thanks!
 
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