more dung

Anthony Cynor acynor at fullerton.edu
Tue Oct 12 11:39:36 EDT 1999


Hmmmm:

I commonly see them on my arm, I don't like the implications of that!

HeeeHeeee!

Tony

Jim Mason wrote:

> By the way having been involved with lepidoptera for 45 years I have never
> observed butterflies on carrion or dung. I know it happens but seems more
> relate to the tropics?
> *******************************
> I commonly see male blues on fresh horse droppings in the springtime.
> Sometimes the "road apple" will be positively festooned with them!
>
> Jim Mason, Naturalist
> jmason at ink.org
> (316) 683-5499 x103
> Great Plains Nature Center
> 6232 E. 29th St. N.
> Wichita, KS 67220-2200
> http://www.gpnc.org


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