... All the tested Southwestern milkweeds have had high cardenolide contents except A. fascicularis which typically has undetectable amounts (except in the...
Hi Ken, I often found Pieris marginalis venosa in Alum Rock Park in mid-February in many years while looking for Philotes sonorensis. I could try to find my ...
paul opler
paulevi@...
Dec 1, 2004 6:55 pm
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Colleagues and friends, Without question, the very finest discussion of names [of Lepidoptera] I have ever heard or seen, was the banquet address at the Los...
This name business can be tricky, and apparently sometimes reflective of more than an animal trait like "unimaculata" and such. Yesterday I undertook to ID...
Paul, What time of year were the Queens laying eggs in Ventura? For what it is worth, in years where there are lots of Monarchs at the Sycamore Canyon (west...
Dear Paul, Just for us geographically challenged, in what county in California (I assume it's California) is Alum Rock Park? Thanks. ... * Hi Ken, I...
... I have never seen Queens right in Ventura, just at Leo Carillo State Beach on the coast a little southeast of Ventura. I saw them in November at the same ...
Tom: Robert Langston has published several December records of Anthocharis sara (SARA or PACIFIC ORANGE-TIP) in the annual Season Summaries for California....
Fred: Alum Rock Park is in the San Jose area. I think it is in Santa Clara County. I've collected Sonoran Blues there myself in mid-February, 1977. I agree...
Fred, Still a nice spot after all these years, Alum Rock Park is just northeast of
San Jose in Santa Clara Co. As I recall, there are hot springs up there,...
*Anthocharis midea* also emerges prematurely on rare occasions. I recorded it one Newyear's Eve, along with 32 other species. That was in 1982. The following ...
This came across the Southwest Odonates listserve. The interesting part, in terms of butterflies, I've highlighted in red and is toward the bottom. If anybody...
I had the last of three Monarch larvae leave their host plant (A. curassavica) today. Are they likely to overwinter as pupae? Roger Wellington-Oguri San Diego...
Hi Paul, In order for a Monarch pupa to emerge in 30 days, I would guess that it would need to be exposed to an average temperature of about 45 degrees. (That...
Todd Stout
todd_stout29@...
Dec 3, 2004 1:51 am
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Hi Roger, Monarchs overwinter as adults. Any monarch pupa will emerge probably from 8-14 days depending upon whether (the pupae) isexposed to natural or lab...
Todd Stout
todd_stout29@...
Dec 3, 2004 1:57 am
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"I did rear a batch of A. vanillae incarnata about 15 years ago in my basement that got no warmer than 50-55 degrees. It took the little guys nearly 3 weeks...
... 8-14 days is all it may take in summer, but in spring and fall it takes twice much time and winter even longer (if reared outdoors). Paul Cherubini...
Guys, All of you are right on seasonal flight periods for California butterflies. But the involved species need to be divided into several groups: 1. Flying...
"8-14 days is all it may take in summer, but in spring and fall it takes twice much time and winter even longer (if reared outdoors). Paul Cherubini" Paul, why...
FYI, Andy NEWS RELEASE The Center for North American Herpetology Lawrence, Kansas http://www.cnah.org 3 December 2004 ICZN Code Online The Code of the...
Yes, John Franclemont gave us much science and much fun. I never met him, but Andy Warren attended Cornell and got to know him fairly well. John died earlier...
I had forwarded the message of the ICZN Code online to the TILS groups without checking it out. When I did, I noted that it was a link to a Herps site with a...
I know those of you who have subscribed loooong ago to Volume 5 of TTR on The Yosemite Butterflies are surely excited about getting this before Christmas. Ken...
... Brian,there has been plenty of recent monarch breeding activity in the coastal areas of Los Angeles. Like Richard James recently reported egg laying in...
Hi all, As of three days ago 12-2-04, Monarchs are still ovipositing in my backyard. One male that I marked has been in the garden sixty-five (65) days now. ...
If you've seen my last post here on the subject, you saw that I recently encountered a nice little overwintering assemblage AND eggs (which I have since...
Everyone: Forgive the cross-posting here. Ron Gatrelle and I are nearing completion of the long awaited Yosemite publication text section. This is a very...
... From: Kenneth E Davenport Subject: [SoWestLep] Yosemite Butterflies: section 1 Yosemite publication text section. This is a very lengthy section (over 80...
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