Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co., Texas

[Richard Worth]

Rich via Mike and others,
Not sure about TX records.  I have heard about various Florida  
accounts and myself, saw a male mimic sitting on the sand at the water  
line near Miami Beach in the summer, either in 1976 or 1981, my memory  
fails me and didn't collect it for lack of a net!   Unmistakable  
indeed, especially when, like in other species, the light hits the UV  
patch areas just right and they glow purple.  This vision is indelibly  
burned into my brain.  Have heard these can ride the air currents from  
Africa. TX is even farther west so I would think "blown" specimens  
would be even more rare.
All the best,  Richard

Richard Worth
Entomologist / Lepidopterist
Plant Division
Oregon Dept. of Agriculture
635 Capitol St. NE
Salem, OR  97301
503-986-6461
503-871-7108: cell
rworth at oda.state.or.us
http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/index.shtml

So many moths, so little time...

On May 17, 2010, at 7:44 AM, Mike Quinn wrote:

> FYI, Mike Quinn, Austin
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Rich Kostecke <rkost73 at yahoo.com>
> Date: Mon, May 17, 2010 at 9:18 AM
> Subject: Re: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co.
> To: TX-BUTTERFLY at listserv.uh.edu
>
> I have posted a pic of the Mimic on my Flickr account http://www.flickr.com/photos/kostecke/4615563222/ 
> .  Not necessarily the most artistic shot, but good enough for ID  
> purposes.  Certainly looks like a male Mimic to me.  Congrats to  
> David Cimprich for recognizing that it was something really  
> different and unusual and for getting at least a few pics for  
> documentation.
>
> Rich
>
> Richard Kostecke, Ph.D.
> The Nature Conservancy
> P.O. Box 5190, Fort Hood, Texas 76544-0190
> Phone:  254-288-2088  Fax: 254-288-5039
> E-mail: rkost73 at yahoo.com or rkostecke at tnc.org
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Rich Kostecke <rkost73 at yahoo.com>
> To: TX-butterfly <tx-butterfly at listserv.uh.edu>
> Sent: Sat, May 15, 2010 6:34:37 PM
> Subject: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co.
>
> I received a call from a colleague, David Cimprich,  to report that  
> he observed and photographed what appears to be a male Mimic  
> (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood (Coryell Co.) this afternoon.  I  
> don't have access to the pictures yet, but should by early next  
> week.  Anyway, this seems like a pretty obvious and unmistakable  
> butterfly, but are there any other possibilities that need to be  
> considered?  He said it was about the size of a Gulf Fritillary more  
> or less.
>
> It looks like TX has at least one other record of this species from  
> the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Cameron Co.), or are there others?
>
> I assume this individual would be a vagrant from the Caribbean?  Or,  
> is this a species that gets captive-bred and released much?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rich
>
> Richard Kostecke, Ph.D.
> The Nature Conservancy
> P.O. Box 5190, Fort Hood, Texas 76544-0190
> Phone:  254-288-2088  Fax: 254-288-5039
> E-mail: rkost73 at yahoo.com or rkostecke at tnc.org
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