Buckeye Butterflies

Dex Hinckley dhinckley at mindspring.com
Sat Nov 6 17:56:06 EST 1999


While birding at the Occoquan National Wildlife Refuge, 12 miles
south of Washington, DC, this morning ,I saw numerous Buckeyes.
Paul Opler, in his excellent Peterson's Guide  to Eastern Butterflies
says they "cannot survive freezing temperatures in any stage"
but are" excellent colonists."    Two questions: are buckeyes
numerous elsewhere right now?  Can they survive a light frost
(which we have already had in suburban Virginia)?

Thanks in advance for any info!

Dex Hinckley
703-354-1342


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