lateralis shortwing mutation?

[musihuto]

so i've been seing some b. lateralis males with wings that only go about 2/3 - 3/4 down their body, slightly wider, and with some abnormal shaping at the wingtip... i've seen only a few males like this, but definitely more than one. Here is a newly moulted specimen:

some questions that come to mind: is this a fairly "common" mutation? has anyone seen it before? is it a recessive trait that will likely come up every now and then? are the females/males fertile? do females express the gene in some other way?

thanks!
- munis

 

[HepCatMoe]

i have no idea, but to see if they are fertile you could seperate out some of the ones showing this and see if you can breed them.

 

[Cirith Ungol]

The wings on the newly moulted ones need to be pumped up with liquid first before they reach full size if I'm not mistaken.

 

[bugmankeith]

Post a picture of a fully colored adult with short wings.

 

[musihuto]

hmmm... so i suspect this may just be the result of a moulting difficulty due to too much humidity.. any thoughts? - munis