mourning cloaks and hosts

[Semjase]

>Can anyone eventually confirm that the mourning cloak, nymphalis antiopa,
>is distributed in Venezuela? For instance James A. Scott ( The Butterflies
>of North America, 1986) mention that the species ranges south to Venezuela.
>
>
>It must either be an isolated population somewhere in the mountains of the
>country or stray records.
>The species was observed in Guatemala in 1978 and 1992 and was reported for
>the first time in El Salvador in 1994. But still there is a long distance
>down to Venezuela.
>
>What about hosts in Venezuela?
>
>Runar Krogen
>rkrogen at online.no
>
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I find this new thread that has been spawned interesting.  If they are in
Venezuela they may be an introduction.  I would expect that there are relatives
of our elms & willows there as well as the russian x chinese elm which seems to
do well everywhere.

Best 

S.