Pygmy Blue

Torben Larsen torbenlarsen at compuserve.com
Thu Aug 9 10:59:45 EDT 2007


Dear Don,

I am not very sure whether B. pseudofea is truly distinct from B. exilis.
But LEPS members might be interested in knowing that B. exilis has managed
fully to establish itself in eastern Arabia. The curious story of this event
is fully described in the following paper:

PITTAWAY, A.R., LARSEN, T.B.,  LEGRAIN, A., MAJER, J.,  WEIDENHOFFER, Z. &
GILLET, M. 2006. The establishment of an American butterfly in the Arabian
Gulf: Brephidium exilis (Boisduval, 1852) (Lycaenidae). Nota
lepidopterologica, 29:3-14.

All the best,

Torben B Larsen



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu]On
Behalf Of Stillwaugh, Donald M
Sent: 09 August 2007 14:26
To: LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu
Subject: Pygmy Blue



Hello All,

Sorry for any cross-posting but....

One of our education centers is constructing a moving model of Eastern
Pygmy Blue (Blephidium pseudofea) and while I can provide a ventral
photo, a dorsal photo is hard to come by...we have tracked down a dorsal
shot of western (B. exilis).  How different are they ?  There are
probably sexual dimorphisms..    We would like to get the most accurate
image/description for the artist/model maker to work from.  If anyone
can help out, please contact me off-list.

Thanks,

Don

Don Stillwaugh, M.S.
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