[louisianaleps] Re: New Orleans, 76 White Peacocks
- From: Phillip Wallace <PhillipWallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Zack Lemann <zlemann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "davepatton122@xxxxxxxxx" <davepatton122@xxxxxxxxx>, LA Leps <louisianaleps@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Muth, David" <MuthD@xxxxxxx>, "Marks, Craig" <cwmaplc@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 01:56:44 +0000
Zack,
Surely you wouldn't doubt your former geometry teacher!
Phillip
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From: Zack Lemann [zlemann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 2:26 PM
To: davepatton122@xxxxxxxxx; LA Leps; Muth, David; Phillip Wallace; Marks, Craig
Subject: RE: [louisianaleps] New Orleans, 76 White Peacocks
Dave –
I’ve been following this white peacock thread with interest. Thanks very much
for the verification of something I’d have otherwise doubted. I have never
seen this species with my own eyes in Louisiana and would’ve surely bet against
what appears to be an established population of them so close to (well,
actually IN) New Orleans.
- Zack
Zack Lemann
Animal and Visitor Programs Manager
Audubon Butterfly Garden Insectarium
(504) 587-2109
zlemann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:zlemann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: louisianaleps-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:louisianaleps-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dave Patton
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 8:48 PM
To: LA Leps; Muth, David; Phillip Wallace; Marks, Craig
Subject: [louisianaleps] New Orleans, 76 White Peacocks
Phillip Wallace, David Muth, and I met at Bayou Sauvage NWR in New Orleans this
morning to look for butterflies and birds. Phillip and David have been seeing
White Peacocks at this location for several months. We surveyed Recovery 1 Road
along the side of the refuge and the Joe Madere Marsh board walk. A large area
along the edge of the marsh was covered with a mat of Bocopa rotundifolia,a
larva host plant of the White Peacock. Adult WP could be seen feeding,
copulating, and ovipositing on the mat of vegetation. My count on the day was
76, but I only walked a small portion of the habitat. They easily number
several hundred. The Bocopa mat was about 100 yards wide and extended at least
a 1/4 mile along the edge of the marsh that we could see. The water level had
dropped and you can walk out onto the vegetation among the butterflies. White
Peacocks were also seen sunning and feeding in the areas around the marsh.
Paste coordinates to Google Maps for location:
30.053443,-89.876426
I put a few photos from the day on a web site:
http://www.pbase.com/pattonpix/whitepeacock
Dave Patton
Lafayette
Bayou Sauvage NWR, Orleans Parish, 11/17/13
Temp mid 70's, PC to Cldy, S 10mph
08:45 to 13:30
11 Sleepy Orange
3 Cloudless Sulphur
12 Little Yellow
19 Phaon Crescent
27 Gulf Frit
3 Painted Lady
76 White Peacock
15 Com Buckeye
1 Monarch
5 Long-tailed Sk
17 Trop Checkered Sk
1 Com Checkered Sk
3 Clouded Sk
1 Least Sk
2 S Skipperling
3 Ocala Sk
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