Red Admiral Invasion Year in Great Lake States?

[James McDermott]

Likewise, huge numbers near Dallas in the last week. Lets just say I can't
see through my bait traps.

James McDermott



On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 11:36 PM, <drdn at mail.utexas.edu> wrote:

> Expect a lot of Red Admirals this year as they are swarming in Central
> Texas. I have not (since 1968) seen them this abundant here. Larvae have
> been feeding on Pellitory which had a bumper crop after the wet winter.
> ........Chris Durden
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> Quoting Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman at hotmail.com>:
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>> I was wondering if other people in the Great Lake States region are
>>  noticing a much larger than normal influx of Red Admirals (Vanessa
>>  atalanta) this year. Since April 30 when good numbers of Red  Admirals ( 30
>> to 40 at single sites) were first reported in both  Northwest Monroe County
>> and Southwest Washtenaw County of Southeast  Michigan, Red Admiral migrants
>> seem to be everywhere. So far they  have not reached the highest levels of
>> the last Vanessa invasion  year of 2001 or have been accompanied by major
>> influxes of sister  Vanessa species American Painted Lady (V. virginensis)
>> and Painted  Lady (V. cardui) but the season is young.
>>
>> Roger Kuhlman
>> Greater Washtenaw Butterfly Survey
>> Ann Arbor, Michigan
>> 5/11/2010
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