Cabbage Whites

R. Mikula butrfly at epix.net
Thu Jun 22 08:35:49 EDT 2000


>Doug Dawn wrote
>Since butterfly farming (A.k.a, breeding, a misnomer IMHO) is so widespread,

>Sharyn Fernandez wrote:

> Also, those who might consider raising "whites" to release in weddings
> might want to see if they can be permited to raise Pieris symbrisii (or
> similar species ...napi? ) that is supposedly being displaced by Pieris
> rapae...


Of the 60 professionals butterfly farmers in North America only Ascia
monuste is reared. They then go onto delight and educate at live
exhibits and butterfly houses. They are very people friendly and quickly
alight on visitors. The delicate nature of rapae renders it a very poor
canidate for releasing. It is also not one of the nine species approved
by the USDA for releasing.

Rick Mikula


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