Of course, the 2-dimensional maps showing only state and county lines are only a first approximation. But, until we can show the Orange Sulphur in every...
Mark Walker and I collected the Dead Mountains in BLM land in extreme eastern San Bernardino Co, CA yesterday near Needles. Alas, the hoped-for indra pygmaeus...
I'm glad that Brian Banker has already posted (on SoWestLeps) a report from
our incredible day in the Dead Mountains of eastern San Bernardino County,...
Just a quickie back, mainly to other Westerners. It seems that lygdamus is restricted to higher elevations in the eastern USA. The other entity, couperi, now...
The area around the Desert View Tower has intrigued me for over 50 years! There is Turpentine Broom there, and I once reared P. polyxenes coloro [it was...
Hi Ray et al. We don't need to do anything until someone actually published a proper systematics paper treating couperi as a species separate from lygdamus....
Paul Opler
paulevi@...
May 3, 2004 7:27 pm
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Hi Folks, I spent some time over the weekend looking for butterflies. I don't usually do this on weekends. Being retired, I've learned all my favorite...
Hi all, Seems to be another local flight of Monarchs. Saw three here in the yard, two at the park. Three of mine also eclosed yesterday with two expected...
Ron et al., I agree that we can't make decisions on the specific status of any other taxa or populations without knowing what lygdamus is itself! Paul...
Paul Opler
paulevi@...
May 4, 2004 2:01 pm
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Dear Norbert et al., Yes, someone might accept someone's opinion as a reason to start using different taxonomy, but one would really like to have much more...
Paul Opler
paulevi@...
May 4, 2004 2:24 pm
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Dear Richard, As I understand it, hirsuta is more or less limited to Aristolochjia californica, and they might die on other hosts. Cheers, Paul...
Paul Opler
paulevi@...
May 4, 2004 2:37 pm
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The rush milkweed (Asclepias subulata) was in mid-bloom, no pods. Also no immatures of gilippus that I could see. :( Brian Banker...
To All - Both Canada and Mexico have national data bases for butterflies and most other animal groups. Our nation has NONE, and is therefore WAAAAAAAAY ...
Hi all, I have reared B. p. hirsuta on Aristolochia fimbriata(non-native from Brazil) as well as the LFP, A. californica and supplemented the diet with FLOWERS...
Bill: Thanks for the outstanding post on Hi Mountain butterflies. You had a number of records there worthy of being incorporated into Bob Allen's paper on San...
Dear all, If anyone wants to know the format used by the Canadians, please ask me and I'll forward the information provided to me by Ross Layberry. Good luck! ...
Paul Opler
paulevi@...
May 5, 2004 6:56 pm
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Paul or Ray, Are either of these databases accessible by the general public? If so, what are the URL's? Thanks, Mike Quinn, New Braunfels, TX ...
Hi guys... I am currently rearing a small quantity of Papilio (polyxenes) rudkini/coloro larvae. This is a common lep, of course, but one that is difficult to...
Hi Mike, As far as I know, they are not. I know that the Canadians plan to do so, but are having a time making the site bilingual and accessible as well to the...
Paul Opler
paulevi@...
May 6, 2004 2:08 pm
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Alex Grkovich was kind enough to get back to me and kick around some of his theories on coloro and polyxenes in general, but raised more questions than...
Good morning all Is there up-to-date, accurate cross reference list for names of Mexican butterfly names to English names? Thank you Ed Reinertsen Richardson...
All: Inspired by Bill Bouton's SLO report and sunny and fairly windless weather, I came in early and took a long lunch break to check out the Santa Ynez...
Lethaby, Nick
nlethaby@...
May 6, 2004 11:21 pm
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Hi all, Today in the backyard in Long Beach, CA- Sunny & warm to 85 W. Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio/Pterourus rutulus) 2 Giant Swallowtail (Papilio/Heraclides...
Thanks much Eric! I hope our national database get's going before my demise! We'll keep Ohio in mind. I think the Mexican data base is only specimens but the...
Paul Opler
paulevi@...
May 7, 2004 1:16 pm
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Howdy, On my way to photograph butterflies in the Kern Valley, I stopped in the SE corner of San Luis Obispo Co, CA to look for San Emigdio Blue, which I have...
Hi All, I made a quick trip to the Kernville, CA area hoping to photograph three target species: San Emigdio Blue, Alkali Skipper and Yucca Giant-Skipper. I...
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