[mou] non-bird sightings

[ronald huber]

Steve,
We now have vouchers of the Giant Swallowtail for 13 MN counties, all in the 
southernmost third of the state.  Many years ago it was considered a stray 
from further south.  Now we have May records for the SE corner of the state, 
suggesting that it can overwinter and may now be a breeding resident.  In 
Florida, the larvae are called "orange dogs" because they can do some damage 
to citrus trees.  In MN, they probably use Prickly Ash as a larval host 
because it does contain citrus oils.  There is one old record way up at 
Bemidji by Dan Janzen.  As the climate changes, who knows.......
Thanks for sharing the observation.
Ron Huber

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Weston" <sweston2 at comcast.net>
To: "mnbird" <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net>; "Mou-net" <mou-net at moumn.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 2:11 AM
Subject: [mou] non-bird sightings


> Sunday, I had a Giant Swallowtail butterfly in my yard.  While these are
> known to wander, it appears to be outside its nomal range.  I do not know
> how unusally a sighting this is.  I know it is the first I have noticed in
> the state.
>
> This morning (Monday) I saw a beautiful buck Mink road killed on Pilot 
> Knob
> by the Eagan city hall.  by the end of the day, when I passed it is well
> grounded into the pavement.
>
> This Sunday is my annual MRVAC field trip to Miesville Ravine.
>
> Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN
> sweston2 at comcast.net
>
>
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