P.sennae

[Bridget Becker]

I'm new to this list. I'm not a scientist. I just love butterflies. In
response to
A lack of "empirical" evidence regarding the function of wings, they clearly
serve a purpose. Pollination, for one. I don't know of too many pollinating
creatures that don't have wings.
Perhaps they also serve as camouflage, looking like flower petals. Anyway, I
know one purpose served by butterfly wings. They add beauty to the world -
I'm sure there's no empirical evidence of that , either.

Bridget Becker
The iPONG Game Arcade
http://www.ipong.com
Bridget Becker
The iPONG Game Arcade
http://www.ipong.com


-----Original Message-----
From: John Grehan <jrg13 at psu.edu>
To: leps-l at lists.yale.edu <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>
Date: Tuesday, September 08, 1998 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: P.sennae


>
>Dave Bouton made the following statement
>
>wings help in escape and finding mates, their main purpose is to disperse
>the species -- spread it around --colonize greater and greater areas, put
>eggs in
> new places.
>
>Perhaps it seems too trivial, but I am not aware of any empirical evidence
>that it dispersal and colonization is the main purpose of butterfly wings
>(or that
>wings have any purpose at all).
>
> John Grehan
>
>