Predators on Butterflies

[Patrick Foley]

Two years ago I found a Painted Lady in a bog north of Truckee, captured 
by a sundew of the species Drosera rotundifolia. I've never seen a 
prouder carnivorous plant.

Patrick

Stan Gorodenski wrote:

> This is not intended to start up the collector-anti collecting debate. 
> For the past 3 weeks or so I have been going to one of the few spots 
> not sprayed by pesticides for various reasons. I have never seen so 
> many crab spiders in sunflowers and other yellow flowers of composits 
> and they are really having a feast on the butterflies in the area, 
> including bot flies and even bees. One could almost make a lep 
> collection by grabbing the prey from the spiders. I did this yesterday 
> and got a perfect Zerene cesonia(?). Those in the past those, such as 
> Ron Gatrelle, who have pointed out how much more an impact predators, 
> rather than collectors, have on butterflies sure hit the nail on the 
> head.
> Stan
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