New Callippe Siver Spot colony

[Sunsol Daniels]

>I assume that we are talking about some ssp. of Speyeria callippe (S. c.

>callippe)?  Since the foodplant is easy enough to grow, why isn't 
someone
>attempting to rear this Fritillary?  Since adults oviposit when the 
violets
>have died back, they depend on habitats which are undisturbed over many
>seasons (that is, where the foodplant is sustained).  Golf courses 
don't
>seem to fit into that sort of category.  Empty lots adjacent to golf 
courses
>don't fit into that category, either.

Mark, 

I don't understand.  Violets don't die back.  And I have never heard of a 
butterfly that lays eggs on dead foliage.  Please fill me in.

Sally