this always escapes me, which locales have the patten or a Y,U,V on their sides?
dennis
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Y...U...V.... what locae as what patterned letter?
compasscreek
Dec 22, 2003 12:28 AM
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Charm_Paradise
Dec 22, 2003 06:32 PM
Dennis-
The barring pattern is not an absolute sure thing. Y is most common in Ambilobe and Ambanja. V is not common in the locales but often found in locales that don't sport the typical Y or U shape for there locale. U barring is common in Sambava, Diego, and Tamatave. I have seen exceptions in just about every locale so color will also play a key role in locale ID, and even then its not perfect. (By "Y" I am referring to the middle bar connecting from top to bottom of the body. By "V" I am referring to the middle bar in a V shape that connects only to the top of the body not bottom. By "U" I am referring to the middle bar in a U shape that only connects to the top of the body.) Hope this helps!
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