Palm butterfly?

Jim Springer springer at naba.org
Sun Mar 7 11:44:31 EST 1999


Hello Neil,
      According to James Scott's "The Butterflies of North America",
Asbolis capucinus has the common name of Palm Skipper (The Monk).  NABA
uses the name Monk Skipper.
Cheers,
Jim Springer
springer at naba.org

 (At 1:37 PM +0000 3/7/99, Neil Jones wrote:
>I am searching for a lepidopterous name associated with palm trees.
>Specifically I am looking for the scientific name of a butterfly
>which  has the word palm in its common English name. I cannot
>think of one. Can anyone help me?
>
>
>--
>Neil Jones- Neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk http://www.nwjones.demon.co.uk/
>"At some point I had to stand up and be counted. Who speaks for the
>butterflies?" Andrew Lees - The quotation on his memorial at Crymlyn Bog
>National Nature Reserve





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