Numbers

[warrena at science.oregonstate.edu]

Hi All,

Currently there are 1761 butterfly species recorded from Mexico- this number
changes each month, and includes most known, but still undescribed species.

http://www.mariposasmexicanas.com/intro.htm

Best,
Andy Warren

PS- the Opler & Warren list can be downloaded for free from:

http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/old_site/uasm//Opler&Warren.pdf



Quoting drdn at mail.utexas.edu:

> I would say a little higher if the whole continent is included from Darien to
> Thule and Grenada to Nome - and the trend to unlump species complexes is
> taken
> into accound. There is no list published for the North American Continent
> since
> the 19th Century. The problem is that "North American" lists are only for the
> US
> and Canada and the Neotropical lists include Mexico and Central America. You
> can
> construct your own list by adding to the Opler & Warren list (US & Canada) a
> selection of species from the Lamas list (Neotropical), based on range data
> given, but you will come up short.
> ..............Chris Durden
>
> Quoting Fred Heath <fred.heath at earthlink.net>:
>
> > Does your definition of North America include Mexico? If not, you are
> > talking 700+. Mexico has roughly 2000 species including the majority of
> > those north of the border, so my guess the total would be well under
> > 2500.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Best regards, Fred
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu]
> > On Behalf Of Mike Leski
> > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 3:49 PM
> > To: Leps-L at lists.yale.edu
> > Subject: Numbers
> >
> >
> >
> > Anyone-
> >
> >
> >
> > What is the number of butterfly specie in North America?
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >   _____
>
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