anise swallowtail & purplish copper

[Neil Jones]

In article <006001c09a40$a343fc20$a2dcc2cf at nysven>
           cguppy at quesnelbc.com "Cris Guppy or Aud Fischer" writes:

> Most British butterfly introductions have been successful, with most of the
> failures resulting from the habitat becoming unsuitable due to vegetation
> succession eliminating the larval foodplants. 

Could you provide some evidence of this? It is certainly contrary to 
both my experience and the published data.


-- 
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


 
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