Captive Breeding Program for Mitchell's Satyr

[John Shuey]

The Toledo Zoo is gearing up for this.  They are rearing Satyrodes eurydice
at the moment as a "training" satyr to get methods in place.  I think they
are going to propose to start a very limited test with mitchellii next
summer..

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John Shuey
Director Conservation Science
Indiana Office of The Nature Conservancy
317.951.8818


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu]On
> Behalf Of Roger Kuhlman
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 11:06 AM
> To: LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu
> Subject: Captive Breeding Program for Mitchell's Satyr
>
>
> I have heard reports that a federally-sponsored study of captive breeding
> for Mitchell's Satyr ( Neonympha mitchellii ) is underway. Does anyone on
> our list know anything about this and how the project is going?
>
> Is Mitchell's Satyr a difficult butterfly to raise in captivity and if so
> why?
>
> Roger Kuhlman
> Ann Arbor, Michigan
>
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