migrating butterflies

[Alex]

Thanks Jim.
In the Audubon's book on Butterflies the author states that these others
emigrate North in the late summer, lay eggs, and they AND the eggs/larvae
are killed by the frost.  He says that none of them make it back South in
the Winter as does the Monarch. In contrast I have seen Cloudless Giant
Sulphur moving Southward here in the Mountains in September, and also on the
coast of NC and GA. I have also seen Buckeyes, and Giant Southern White on
the coast of Georgia moving South in September.
I don't think I have ever seen such a movement of P. sennae here in Western
NC as I have seen this year; almost as many P. sennae as Monarch.
Alex Netherton
Asheville NC
danetherton at earthlink.net
http://home.earthlink.net/~danetherton
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Mason <jmason at ink.org>
To: danetherton at earthlink.net <danetherton at earthlink.net>
Date: Monday, September 28, 1998 10:06 AM
Subject: migrating butterflies


>Yes.  Scott's "Butterflies of North America" (1986, Stanford) specifically
>lists the species you mention.  On p. 42-46 he mentions other specific
North
>American species and the situation for butterflies in general as well.
>
>Jim Mason
>jmason at ink.org
>Great Plains Nature Center
>6232 E. 29th Street North
>Wichita, KS 67220-2200
>(316) 683-5499 phone
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