Florida Viceroys

[Mark Walker]

Sean,

You will find the Viceroy.  It flies year round, and can be found far north
into central Florida (I've caught it on Orlando Airport grounds).

Down south you'll find it common, but mostly on habitat that is illegal to
collect in.  I'd give you a location or two, but I don't want to send you on
a wild goose chase.  Look for the larval foodplant.  There's a spot that has
been reliable right on the side of Card Sound Rd., south of Homestead.  Hang
around the willows, and you'll likely catch sight of the Viceroy.

Good luck,

Mark Walker.
Oceanside, CA.

ps:  I've got some for you already in my box with your name on it...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Patrick Mullen [mailto:spm23 at cornell.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 6:59 AM
> To: leps-l at lists.yale.edu
> Subject: Florida Viceroys
> 
> 
> Not to interrupt the steady stream of Glassberg bashing and other 
> equally banal threads but can anyone tell me about Flight Period in 
> L. archippus floridensis?
> 
> I'm going to be in south-central Flordia from March 16th-23rd and I 
> was hoping to collect a few for a rearing experiment.  Supposedly, 
> Viceroys fly year-round in Florida but I suspect this may not be 
> entirely true.  Anyway, if anyone has a suggestion about where to 
> collect these guys...either as adults or larvae...then I'd be 
> eternally grateful.
> 
> Now, back to our regularly scheduled winter irritability.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Sean
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