Terminology help

drdn at mail.utexas.edu drdn at mail.utexas.edu
Fri Aug 24 16:14:50 EDT 2007


A term I find useful in Central Texas is "periodic colonist" for those species
that are not here every year but when they are they complete one or more
generations. Indication of the number of adult flight periods per year is also
useful.
..........Chris Durden

Quoting "FLECKENSTEIN, JOHN" <JOHN.FLECKENSTEIN at dnr.wa.gov>:

> Don,
> "Resident" implies to me that the species is present all year.  Some
> probably are not.  We differenciate breeding, year round resident,
> winter or summer nonbreeding resident, regular migratory transient, and
> accidental.  This way you can describe when a particular piece of
> habitat is used.
>
> John Fleckenstein, zoologist
> Natural Heritage Program
> Washington Department of Natural Resources
> (360) 902-1674
> John.Fleckenstein at dnr.wa.gov
>
>
>
> -----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: Friday, August 24, 2007 4:55 AM
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> Subject: Terminology help
>
> Good Morning,
>
> In need of some help with terminology.  We are QAQCing our species lists
> for various sites including a barrier island.  I want to make the
> distinction between those lepidoptera species which are reproducing on
> the island and those that stray over (much the same way birders
> distinguish those species which are nesting on site as a subset of the
> total species observed list).  My question is, do I use "breeding on
> site"?  "reproducing on site" just sounds bad to me....is there a better
> term out there?   Maybe "residents" ?
>
> Thanks in advance for any input,
>
> Don
>
> Don Stillwaugh, M.S.
> Senior Environmental Specialist
> Pinellas County Department of Environmental Management
> Environmental Lands Division
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