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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Quentin,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Your question about buying butterflies has been directed to me for a response. There are a number of butterfly producers that can sell butterflies to California
residence. You might start with a California producer. There are several listed at this web page of the International Butterfly Breeders Association:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.internationalbutterflybreeders.org_ibba-2Dmembers-2Dcontacts_-3Fpage-3D1-26setSortingCriteria-3Dlogin-26setSortingOrder-3Dasc&d=DwMGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=2TgkL-kDvK8_1CKoCZaGJtt5OAFrKEW2C28jvhO6qm4&m=mJ9mPS_ZGoMuzuZIluteCmca5wq5-tHJ9Ez52ecS1SQ&s=U0lcbhLCKSrdldaw6ownLc3VHMwVi60OVWU7zc4Ty6o&e=">https://www.internationalbutterflybreeders.org/ibba-members-contacts/?page=1&setSortingCriteria=login&setSortingOrder=asc</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">These producers could provide you will any native California species without any permits from the USDA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">There are 6 butterfly species that can be sourced from outside California. These include; the Gulf Fritillary, Monarch, Mourning Cloak, Painted Lady, American
Lady, and Red Admiral. These species could be distributed to you based on USDA permits held by the supplier.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">There are also some silkmoth species that are distributed by commercial biological supply companies and do not require a USDA permit for their customer. For
butterflies or moths I would check out (in on particular order), Ward’s Natural History, Carolina Biological Supply, Connecticut Valley Biological Supply, Insect Lore, and Swallowtail Farms to name a few.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Other species could be obtained with a USDA permit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Wayne Wehling Ph D<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">4700 River Road, Unit 133<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Riverdale, MD 20737<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">301-851-2336<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
From: <<a href="mailto:qdusastre@deserthotspringscan.org">qdusastre@deserthotspringscan.org</a>><br>
Date: Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 4:06 PM<br>
Subject: california<br>
To: <a href="mailto:info@lepsoc.org">info@lepsoc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Hi there,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">My kids fell in love hatching painted ladies from our local childrens museum, we now have a plethora of butterfly and moth books, I was wondering if you know of a place or website where we could get a hold of other species to hatch here
in California? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Sincerely.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b>Quentin Dusastre</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b>Executive Coordinator</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b>415-260-9454</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Furldefense.proofpoint.com-252Fv2-252Furl-253Fu-253Dhttp-2D3A-5F-5Fwww.coachellavalleycan.org-5F-2526d-253DDwMFaQ-2526c-253DcjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-2DpoQ-2526r-253D2TgkL-2DkDvK8-5F1CKoCZaGJtt5OAFrKEW2C28jvhO6qm4-2526m-253DCnZnqrLQiurb1ZZGq2R5RyXe2iPaKlhW4qj3hNhD-2DN4-2526s-253Dw8q-5FTG0ZitJrLoWH4lx3xn6AJr-5FHHcWHxFb7um7sbR4-2526e-253D-26data-3D02-257C01-257C-257C56f37359b8c94787219f08d5abd02913-257Ce285d438dbba4a4c941c593ba422deac-257C0-257C0-257C636603832897124600-26sdata-3D45pVwZl0P5ez3NOjRgFbH098XB0qs-252Fp2bw4QaOh8oEM-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=2TgkL-kDvK8_1CKoCZaGJtt5OAFrKEW2C28jvhO6qm4&m=mJ9mPS_ZGoMuzuZIluteCmca5wq5-tHJ9Ez52ecS1SQ&s=o66wS82gk8DMwvrESIa4mO-eI7X1QjNZv66L0aJvdKQ&e=" target="_blank">www.CoachellaValleyCan.org</a>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b>MY NEW EMAIL IS <a href="mailto:Quentin@CoachellaValleyCan.org" target="_blank">
Quentin@CoachellaValleyCan.org</a> PLEASE UPDATE YOUR ADDRESS BOOK </b><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif">😊</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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