Urania leilus was first record for Guadeloupe...

[Mike Quinn]

Hugh,

This apparently was the first Urania leilus record for Guadeloupe...

Urania leilus - road kill
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4499/papillonx8an.jpg

I sent a query to Pierre Zagatti about this, here's his comment:

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Thanks Mike !

A Urania sp. was observed, but not caught last year in Martinique.
But it's completely new for Guadeloupe and has to be added to our catalogue.

The photographer in Guadeloupe wrote to me for identification of this
moths, saying that is very common by now throughout Basse Terre.

Probably a migrating movement, related a huge weather instability ?
Just wait a few month to observe the establishment of this species in
Guadeloupe.

Sincerely,

--
Pierre Zagatti

INRA Unite de Phytopharmacie
Bat. A Route de St-Cyr
78026 VERSAILLES CEDEX
FRANCE
Tel (33) 1 30 83 31 18 - Fax (33) 1 30 83 31 19
e-mail zagatti at versailles.inra.fr

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Map of Basse Terre, Guadeloupe
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/images/time/caribbean/gp-map.jpg

Caribbean map:
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_map/caribean.gif

Mike Quinn, Austin
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Texas Entomology
www.TexasEnto.net



 
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