Checkerspot-E. San Diego Co.

[Neil Jones]

In article <9903189218.AA921808589 at smtp.power-one.com>
           fred_heath at power-one.com  writes:

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>         Actually, the photo of the butterfly on Neil's website was taken in 
>      a Riverside Co. colony. Neil is from the UK so his California 
>      geography is a bit off and he was driven all over the place that 
>      weekend by Hank Brodkin and probably lost track of where he was. 

Well, partly correct. I did know where I was sufficiently well to find it
again, but my knowledge of county boundaries in California is hardly likely to be as
good as a native's. Yes, it was a bit of a whistle stop tour. 
To me living thousands of miles away Riverside county is pretty near San
Diego. I suppose I had better correct the web page.
Some up to date info on the species status would be useful.

>         My understanding is that Rudi Mattoni has the contract with U. S. 
>      Fish and Wildlife to to study and present a recovery plan for this and 
>      the Two-banded "Laguna" Skipper (P. ruralis subsp?) of the Laguna and 
>      Palomar Mt of San Diego Co. Both (the butterflies, not the mountains) 
>      are now federally listed as Endangered .
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>                                                 -----Fred
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>         Mark Walker wrote:
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>         Neil mentions on his website that the butterfly has been isolated to
> a few colonies in San Diego (I assume these are the locations near Vista and 
> Fallbrook, where the butterfly used to be more common, but are now also 
> covered with new homes).  Aren't there still a few other colonies in Orange 
> and Riverside counties?
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>         Man, this really makes me sick.  It's one of the reasons I left L.A. 
> and moved to Vermont in the first place.  So what's the deal on this 
> butterfly - what is being done?
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-- 
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