Polygonia oreas

[Kondla, Norbert FOR:EX]

Yesterday I stumbled across a healthy population of Polygonia oreas.  I do
not know if this is an unusual situation or if I have simply not been
looking in the right habitats in the past.  This bug is reputed to not show
up very often; which again could be an artifact of few people spending the
time in the right habitats.  I would welcome dialogue with anyone who has
field experience with this butterfly to compare notes and would especially
welcome contact from anyone who might have some extra specimens of nominate
oreas or oreas silenus. Remember to check out those odd-ball habitats at odd
times of the year; allways amazes me what lurks just around the corner where
you least expect it :-)

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Norbert Kondla  P.Biol., RPBio.
Forest Ecosystem Specialist, Ministry of Environment
845 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, British Columbia V1N 1H3
Phone 250-365-8610
Mailto:Norbert.Kondla at gems3.gov.bc.ca       
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca