Fwd: Lycaenid host plants

[Ernest Williams]

Lep folks,

Can someone help this person?  Please respond directly to him.

Thanks.
Ernest



>Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:12:02 +0200
>From: Arne Witt <WittA at arc.agric.za>
>Subject: Lycaenid host plants
>To: ewilliam at hamilton.edu
>Original-recipient: rfc822;ewilliam at hamilton.edu
>
>
>Dear Ernest
>
>  I am involved in a project to determine why Bryophyllum delagoense 
>(Crassulaceae), a native of Madagascar, is invasive in Australia but 
>not here in South Africa where it has been for more than 150 years. 
>One possible reason is that we have many native Crassulaceae and the 
>possibility does exist that native insects associated with these 
>spp. have moved onto the introduced species. This is very likely as 
>Bryophyllum used to be in the genus Kalanchoe of which we have many 
>native species. I have collected a number of lycaenids on the 
>introduced and native Crassulaceae in SA. I know that a number of 
>Bryophyllum spp. have also been introduced to the US and Mexico and 
>am obviously curious to know if any lycaenids have been recorded on 
>these spp. Mexico and the US have a huge crassulaceous flora and 
>intuitively one would expect some native insects to have the ability 
>to develop on introduced crassulaceous spp. However, you don't have 
>native Kalanchoe spp. so insects including lycaenids may not be 
>pre-adapted to feed on Bryophyllum spp. What I would really 
>appreciate is a list of native lycaenids associated with species in 
>the family Crassulaceae (native and introduced). This would help me 
>a great deal. If you can't be of assistance you could possibly point 
>me in the right direction. Your assistance would be much 
>appreciated. Thanking you in advance.
>Arne
>
>
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-- 
Ernest H. Williams
Leonard C. Ferguson Professor and Chair

    Department of Biology
    Hamilton College
    Clinton, New York  13323
    (315) 859-4387
    ewilliam at hamilton.edu

 
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