killing butterflies for fun???

Grkovich, Alex agrkovich at tmpeng.com
Thu May 9 09:55:25 EDT 2002


...also, the fact that you're from New York speaks volumes. Again, who are
you and why did you write? This reminds me of the "lady" from Massachusetts
who insulted one of us recently, accusing one of us of "kidnapping"
butterfly eggs. Perhaps you know her.

This morning, a Mr. T. Fiore reported a "Red Spotted Admiral" sighting. And
right in the center of the "blend zone" between arthemis and astyannax. What
did he see? Full white bands, partial white bands, no white bands? Why would
anyone follow such directions?

Maybe you INTENDED to spoil my breakfast. Luckily, I had it at 6:30AM. Next
time, you might write something at that hour.

And they're all "Common Buckeyes", regardless of where they're from. Well,
if they're form NY or from the southeastern Coastal Plain, they're
definitely different.

I'd say, Get lost.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Grkovich, Alex 
> Sent:	Thursday, May 09, 2002 9:49 AM
> To:	'josephsugar736 at hotmail.com'; LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu
> Subject:	RE: killing butterflies for fun???
> 
> How do know it was done just for fun? Did he specifically tell the group
> that he did this "for fun"?
> 
> Collecting Leps is usually hard work, and often involves a number of
> unpleasant hazards, unless the collector is busy in his backyard. I think
> most people who would not be doing this for some sort of scientific
> interest would not be willing to come home with ticks, deer fly bites, or
> perhaps worse (rashes from plants as well)
> .
> My experience is that such a thing is, at best,  extremely rare. I do NOT
> know anyone personally who does what you have described. 
> 
> I would appreciate very much if you would just say who this person is,
> even off line to me if you wish.
> 
> Alex Grkovich
> 
> P.S. Why are you telling us this? And who are you?
> 
> 	-----Original Message-----
> 	From:	Joseph Sugar [SMTP:josephsugar736 at hotmail.com]
> 	Sent:	Thursday, May 09, 2002 9:26 AM
> 	To:	LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu
> 	Subject:	killing butterflies for fun???
> 
> 	Hi butterfly lovers,
> 
> 	I am new to this group and did a lot of searching to find you all.
> I
> 	recently attended an audubon meeting in my county and the speaker
> did his 
> 	talk on butterflies.  I went expecting to see pictures of live
> butterflies 
> 	and to learn more about them.
> 
> 	Instead, this guy (I won't mention his name - I don't want to get a
> lynch 
> 	mob goin ;)), brought in his collection of butterflies that he
> killed and 
> 	mounted FOR FUN!
> 
> 	Since this is a butterfly group, I know you will be disturbed to
> hear this, 
> 	but I was wondering if there are any laws to protect them?  Can just
> anyone 
> 	go out an kill butterflies just for the fun of it?  He also had a
> collection 
> 	of moths that had pins through them.  This didn't really bother me
> as much 
> 	since most of them are pests, but it would seem to me that we would
> have 
> 	laws to protect some of our most beautiful creatures.  What this guy
> does, 
> 	and others like him, is morally wrong and I intend to turn around
> this
> 	disturbing trend that murder is okay as long as the perpetrator is
> having 
> 	fun.
> 
> 	Just looking for direction on where to go, and sorry if the
> discussion of 
> 	dead butterflies has ruined your breakfast.
> 
> 	Joseph
> 
> 
> 	_______________________________________________
> 	Joseph S.
> 	New York, The US of A
> 
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