Everyone including David Marriott, Brian Banker and Susan Steele.. See John Emmel's comment below about Phoebis philea in California and also for Susan...
Hi Ken Davenport and all, Today, whilst on my weekly grounds monitoring walk at the El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach, CA, I had a moment of amazement. My...
Richard, This is a fascinating sighting. I can't imagine you mistaking the butterfly for something else, as both appearance and flight are distinctive. As I ...
It finally arrived today! This will undoubtedly be the most useful bibliographical catalog of the North, Central and South American Hesperiidae ever...
Hi Mark and all, The city nursery is no longer there. My office is actually where the old 'tree farm' was. Very cool item: The new native planting in front of...
Richard, Mark and all - Very surprisingly, this appears to be a Los Angeles County record! Certainly no way it could be misdetermined, and there is a locality...
Hi Ray and all, The Gulf Fritillary flies most of the year here. I am amazed that a Heliconius charitonius would be out in temps of 65 degrees. I guess they...
The report of this species in Long Beach just got my heart beating a little faster! Before 1986, I had only seen photos of this very graceful appearing...
Hi Jon, I, as well, would like to know how a fresh Heliconius charitonius would be here flying this time of year. I have been to Epping Forest so many years...
Richard, Ray and all: A sighting of a Zebra Butterfly in southern California is incredible. I had heard of a previous sighting of a Zebra in LA County during...
Hi all, Well, yesterday saw a snout, pipevine swallowtail, and orange sulphur (I think!, it was at a distance). Also found a Queen cat on my Asclepias...
Just for the record, since this is getting lots of play, the correct spelling is Heliconius chari_th_onius. I was told in no uncertain terms by Andy Warren...
Hi All, Wanda's conclusion is almost correct, but her explanation is wrong. The original spelling of the name is "charithonia". This is the correct name for...
Being a medical doctor, I believe this condition could be called "lepidopterogenic tachycardia". I know it well! Cheers, Ray ... [Non-text portions of this...
Hi Ken and all, I know there was a very old specimen from San Diego in the SDNHM collection when I went through it for county records in the 1980s and 1990s....
Richard, Well, I'm just surprised it's flying here at all. In its more tropical habitats, the butterfly can be found flying on rather cool, completely...
Ooh. Sorry to hear about this. I'm hoping to do some spring collecting in AZ soon. I'll be praying for rain. Mark. ... From: SoWestLep@yahoogroups.com...
Hi Jon, That charitonius from Jamaica is a little different, too. Bolder yellow banding on the dorsal forewing. Epping Forest? Sounds like a place from an...
Also, in the Virgin Islands and elsewhere (Puerto Rico?) occurs the interesting "form" "punctifera" which besides the characters that Mark cited, has an...
Interesting story, Ray, about that Pipevine on the golf course. I actually "caught" my first Giant Swallowtail when I was about 10 in a little town in southern...
... I assume charit[h]onius are not uncommon in Florida? I collected one around Orlando in April in 2001 or 2002. It is papered somewhere and so I can't easily...
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Hi Wanda and all, Yes, I have seen the species name with a "th". I have seen actually many spellings. Many sources use the charitonius. I do not remember off...
Hi Donnie, Wow! Cool! The SoWestLep group is all a buzz about the sighting I reported the other day. I will compile all the posts people are writing. This time...
Hi all, Donnie spotted the Zebra Long Wing today. It is my day off, so I will try to get more info next week. Richard James Long Beach, CA ... From:...
Hi Mark and all, Yes it was just about 65. I guess it picked up some heat from basking first? I am amazed. Richard James Long Beach. CA ... From: Mark...
Hi Richard, I believe the taxon for the zebras of Mexico north into California would be Heliconius charithonius vazquezae. Although, it's odd that the Baja...
Hi Todd and all, I have never seen any books that include Heliconius charitonius/charithonius/charithonia in Baja. I do not see them in reference to AZ either....
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