anise swallowtail & purplish copper

[Cris Guppy or Aud Fischer]

Neil,

Given that you live in Britain, and obvious know much more than I about
butterflies there, you are likely to be more correct than I. The reference
on which I based my statement is:

Thomas, J.A. 1984. Conservation of butterflies in temperate countries: Past
efforts and lessons for the future. Pp. 333-53 in The Biology of
Butterflies. Symposium of the Royal Entomological Society of London Number
11, edited by R.I. Vane-Wright and P.R. Ackery. London: Academic Press. xxiv
+ 429 pp.

I would welcome suggestions of more recent references that I should consult
for a better understanding of the success/failure of introduction attempts.

Cris Guppy.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil Jones" <Neil at NWJONES.DEMON.CO.UK>
To: <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: anise swallowtail & purplish copper


> 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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