[Leps-l] Finally Announced: The size of the Mexican monarch overwintering colonies this past winter.

[Neil Jones]

On 25/05/2022 20:21, Stan Gorodenski wrote:
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> On 5/25/2022 11:47 AM, Roger Kuhlman wrote:
>> found there. Of course this present lack of Milkweeds can only be 
>> detrimental to breeding Monarch populations in our area. Take away 
>> masses on Common Milkweeds in the fields and open area, and Monarchs 
>> are bound to suffer immensely. Who says we could not lose the 
>> migrating Monarchs as a subspecies?
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> Are you saying that because they migrate they are a subspecies?
> Stan
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That's an interesting one Stan. They are established to be different 
populations. There are some monarchs which don't migrate because the 
areas they live in have habitat year round. This has got to be genetic 
even if you can't see it visibly.

Neil Jones neil at aurinia.co.uk