Brrrrrrrrownsville - 1/13/01
Mark Walker
MWalker at gensym.com
Thu Jan 18 12:29:12 EST 2001
> Hi Mark,
>
> Did you happen to document the P. rapae? It's actually rather
> uncommon in
> the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Really? That's interesting. The location was essentially residential
amidst agricultural fields in Mission. It wasn't a surprise for me to see
the Cabbage White. On the other hand, all the other white leps were Pontia
protodice - which was fairly common. I had my net, but I did not consider
the record to be of any value - so I did not take the specimen.
I'll keep that in mind on my future trips in the area. Obviously, I do not
usually choose such benign habitats when I venture into the Lower Rio Grande
- but you never know. Sometimes it's nice to go looking behind the 7-eleven
- just to remind yourself how much nature can thrive even in developed and
disturbed areas.
Thanks for the info,
Mark Walker
Still raining in Houston (and still cold).
>
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