Checkerspot-E. San Diego Co.

Neil Jones Neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk
Thu Mar 18 03:50:56 EST 1999


In article <9903179217.AA921716687 at smtp.power-one.com>
           fred_heath at power-one.com  writes:

>         And of course to confuse things further, I'll throw in the fact 
>      that the NABA checklist uses Thessalia as the genus name for the 
>      Leanira Checkerspot. Who was it that said the scientific names were 
>      less confusing?.... that was just a bad joke, please no nasty-grams.
>         Also, not to argue with my friend, Wanda, but Euphydryas chalcedona 
>      henne would not be inconsistent with our own observations in both 
>      Sentenec and Plum Canyon at his time of year. Both of these locations 
>      are less than 3 miles from "Shelter" Valley.
>      
>                                                 -----Fred 

If anybody's interested there is also a henne's checkerspot in my gallery.
At least this is what my books said it was. The quino is definitely right
though. If I recall correctly Fred was with me when I saw them.
There was a chalcedona present too but it was different from my "henne"
which was taken in Silverado Canyon in Orange County.

The resemblance between E. editha quino and our European aurinia
(Marsh Fritillary) is quite
striking. I have a T-shirt made from one of my quino shots and a number
of quite knowledgable people have mistakenly assumed it was aurinia.
It is a gorgeous creature and I sincerely hope that you will succed in
your efforts to conserve it. This thing of beauty should remain a joy for ever.

-- 
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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