help?

robert rrmuller at Snet.Net
Tue May 22 13:40:11 EDT 2001


Hi Diane,
Just a suggestion pick up a copy of Peterson Field Guide, ( Eastern
Butterflies)
Red Spotted purple is metalic blue with heavy orange spotted underwings,
really can't be mistaken for any other CT. species.

Down South the Female S.Dianna is close in top side color of  wings, deep
purple blue & there is No chance of ever seeing them in CT.

One last thing if interested I can provide a complete PHOTO  by family of
every species found in CT. many are both upper & under side pictures where
its required for positive I.D.
They can be had in FULL size or reduced size & only show those species that
can be located in CT. past & present.

Every Vagrant & long gone species are pictured, if interested let me know &
I will check on current cost to produce these pictures.

This way you wont spend hours going thru field guides to determine the
Butterflies that fly or once flew in CT. they are ALL  shown in my framed
pictures.

Bob Muller


----- Original Message -----
From: Diane Adams <barnacle at portone.com>
To: CT-Leps <ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 7:21 AM
Subject: help?


> A friend from Moodus is asking me to help her identify a butterfly, but
> I haven't been much help.  She has photos of it from last July & thinks
> she's already seen it this year.  Looking in the Glassberg book, the
> closest I'm coming is the Red-Spotted Purple.  However, in my friend's
> photo, it appears to be a much brighter blue--does have orange spots and
> pronounced white spots at wing tips of upper side--and it's underside is
> significantly more orange--looks like a Viceroy.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
> I'd be happy to try to scan the photos and email them to you--they're
> kind of small and a bit fuzzy, though.
>
> Diane Adams
>


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