more dung

Tue Oct 12 17:38:55 EDT 1999

> 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?
> *******************************

Not a butterfly at all, but I have a great thyridid captured on raccoon
scat in Wisconsin.

Jim Kruse
University of California at Berkeley
Dept. of Environ Sci, Policy and Mgmt.
Div. of Insect Biology
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