Brazilian Amazon

[Chris Raper]

On 17 Jul 1998 10:51:44 -0700, hankb at theriver.com (Hank Brodkin)
wrote:

>Let's ask that question now:  How many of you at this site would be
>interested in a non-collecting butterfly study trip to the Amazon - 
>with someone of the caliber of Jim Hanlon as the guide?

Well, as long as nets were allowed for a non-killing purpose I would
be interested. To try to id something on-the-wing would be nigh
impossible out there - and forget about waiting for them to settle!
You can bait some things and by going out early you can catch others
while they are relatively cold but the majority of stuff is only seen
in the 'flying' state - and usually pretty fast too! :-)

A copy of all 6 or 7 D'Aberera's "Neotropical Butterflies of the
World" volumes would be another recommendation. 

Cheers
Chris R.