Vanessa Butterfly Migration Project -- Maps Updated May 4

[Royce J Bitzer]

Leps-L members,

This is an update to the Vanessa Butterfly Migration Project announced on 
March 29.

The 2002 Red Admiral first sighting map was updated again on May 4.  We 
have also added and updated maps for the first sightings this year of 
Painted Lady and American Lady.  Look for additional maps soon!

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mariposa/maps2002.htm

More details about the mapping project are available at

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mariposa/Vanessaproject.htm

How to report your observations?

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mariposa/mireport.htm

Thank you for your continuing interest in this project!

Royce J. Bitzer
mariposa at iastate.edu

Dept. of Entomology
113A Insectary
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa  50011
Phone: (515) 294-8663

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mariposa/homepage.html

The Red Admiral and Painted Lady Research Site
A web site to encourage and coordinate
field studies of territorial behavior
and migration of Vanessa butterflies                



 
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