Pyrgus centaureae wyandot.

Randy Emmitt birdcr at concentric.net
Fri May 12 08:03:03 EDT 2000


Ok,

Can of worms here....... Why would you want to collect 24+ specimens of a rare
taxon that is a Federal Species of Concern? Now we all know why they are
expirated here in NC, Leroy C. Koehn has collected them all. Leroy buy yourself a
camera or just take field notes next time. I see no reason that to confirm a
county record in any state that a collection is required. Not only that but the
state records indicate only Polk county, so Leroy`s not even reported these
collections! I certainly hope this kind of over collecting did not happen in the
90s or is still going on.

My collection is 130 species of North Carolina butterflies on slide film!

Randy Emmitt
Rougemont, NC
Butterflies found in NC online!
http://www.rlephoto.com/butterflies/butterflies.html
Butterfly conservationist/photographer and
Carolina Butterfly Society NC Member at Large

Leptraps at aol.com wrote:

> I must add my two cents to the Pyrgus centaureae wyandot issue.
>
> When I lived in Virginia in the late 70's and early 80's, Pyrgus centaureae
> wyandot was not a hard bug to find. I collected Pyrgus centaureae wyandot in
> the following counties in Virginia:
>
> Albemarle, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Flyod, Giles,
> Grayson, Highland, Montgomery, Pulaski, Rockbridge, Smyth, Tazewell, Wyth and
> Wise.
>
> In North Carolina:
>
> Cherokee, Haywood, Jackson, Surry, Wilkes, and Yancey.
>
> I have also collected Pyrgus centaureae wyandot in Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee,
> and West Virginia. I have collected over a great deal of the eastern United
> States and have NEVER found it near civilization. Always in remote and wild
> places.
>
> RE: Butterflies at UV light.
>
> I have operated light traps for over twenty years and have collected 41
> species of butterflies and skippers in light traps. I collected over 200
> Asterocampa clyton in one light trap along the Rio Grand near Fronton, Texas
> in 1996.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Leroy C. Koehn
> 6085 Wedgewood Village Circle
> Lake Worth, FL 33463-7371
> Hm: 561-966-1655
> Cell: 561-301-4215
> E-mail: Leptraps at aol.com


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