Viceroy Butterfly

Michael Philip philipmi at pilot.msu.edu
Sat Jan 16 07:22:26 EST 1999


Opler's book, Butterflies East of the Great Plains, indicates that the
maximum longevity for a male viceroy is 17 days.  However, the expected life
span may be shorter due to predation.  He gives the maximum longevity of a
few dozen other species of butterfly in the same table if you are
interested.

He does not indicate any kind of migration behavior.

MMP

Quaff at clubmet.metrobbs.com wrote in message
<3695A508.72B6 at clubmet.metrobbs.com>...
>Does the Vicroy Butterfly migrate in its lifetime & what is the average
>lifespan?



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