RV: Types of butterflies in S. American rainforest

[Gregory Nielsen]

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De: Gregory Nielsen <gnielsen at andinet.com>
Para: whafener at aol.com <whafener at aol.com>
Fecha: Jueves, 25 de Febrero de 1999 10:48 p.m.
Asunto: RE: Types of butterflies in S. American rainforest


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>De: WHafener <whafener at aol.com>
>Para: leps-l at lists.yale.edu <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>
>Fecha: Jueves, 25 de Febrero de 1999 09:39 p.m.
>Asunto: Types of butterflies in S. American rainforest
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>>Howdy,
>> My daughter came home from school with an assignment to find out how many
>>different types of butterflies there are in the South American
rainforests.
>>Could someone please help us out? Any e-mail would be greatly appreciated.
>>Thanks you all in advance. Bill.
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>Bill,
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>Here in Colombia there are an estimated 3,500 species of butterflies, but
>not all are found in the rainforest. Also in Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru,
>Brasil there are more species that are not found in Colombia so my real
>rough guess would be 3-5,000 species.
>Regards, Greg Nielsen
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