Xerces Blue

[Pierre A Plauzoles]

Neil Jones wrote:

> In article <391F441D.D654C41F at concentric.net>
>            birdcr at CONCENTRIC.NET "Randy Emmitt" writes:
>
> > Christie,
> >
> > Doug Dawn wrote:
> >
> > "The Xerces Blue is very easy to distinguish from
> > the Silvery Blue which is a common name for the species argued to contain
> > it.
> >  If you look at the upper wing it is hard to tell, but the lower surface
> > were
> > albino white dots instead of the black ones you see in this pic of the
> > Silvery Blue"
>
> Actually the Xerces Blue existed in two forms as I understand it .
> tHe typical xerces form and the form antiacis. The latter had heavily black
> centred white spots. Does anyone know how this compares with the
> Palos Verdes Blue which is obviously a close relation? The Palos Verdes
> has more pronounced hindwing spots which sound just like this.
> For those used to latin the Palos Verdes Blue is
> Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis.

The way I hear it, the Xerxes blue has been rediscovered   Does anyone know who is
doing what to rehabilitate its environment?

Pierre A Plauzoles
sphinxangelorum at bigfootcom


>
>
> >
> > I have photos from May 01, 2000 of our North Carolina species of Silvery
> > Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) after reading about the Ca. version I see that
> > ours is much more habitat restricted. The four I found all were by
> > themselves many miles apart. All at high elevations in the mountians and
> > very restricted to it`s host plants  Carolina Vetch (Vicia caroliniana). The
> > photos I took of the three that let me photograph them may still be out
> > there as it was only 13 days ago. Have a look at
> > http://www.rlephoto.com/butterflies/blue_silvery01.htm
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Randy L Emmitt
> > Rougemont, NC
> > Butterflies Found In NC Online!
> > http://www.rlephoto.com/butterflies/butterflies.html
> >
> > Paolo Mazzei wrote:
> >
> > > Christie L. Hammond (Lake Hills Elementary School, Bellevue, Washington,
> > > mailto:Christie.Hammond at bsd405.com) wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > It's me again.  My class and I have so been enjoying the generous
> > > responses that we have received to our questions.  One of the things my
> > > kids wanted to know about is the effect of extinct butterflies on the
> > > ecosystem.  I believe the Xerces Blue butterfly is the first butterfly
> > > to become extinct in North America.  I have been unablt to locate any
> > > pictures or information regarding this butterfly or why it became
> > > extinct.  I thought I would send this inquiry to you and see what you or
> > > your e-mail network came up with.  We still have much work that we plan
> > > to do but my class will be contacting you regarding the results of our
> > > study.
> > >
> > > Again, thank you so much for your assistance with this project.
> > >
> > > Christie Hammond
> >
> >
>
> --
> Neil Jones- Neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk http://www.nwjones.demon.co.uk/
> "At some point I had to stand up and be counted. Who speaks for the
> butterflies?" Andrew Lees - The quotation on his memorial at Crymlyn Bog
> National Nature Reserve