Nice video. I don't think there is any worry of overcollecting P. indra minori or any other ssp. of it. I have some i. minori but from Utah. "Locally common" is correct. You depicted well why this insect is not in any danger from people with nets. Very few people are fit enough to catch one; nobody has the time and energy to get every one from across its vast range (northern AZ through western CO) which includes tons of treacherous desert slopes and crags. It's easier to find larvae, but still no cakewalk, and the difficulty in raising the larvae is not enticing to most collectors, either. About the only real threat facing any indra population is climate change. PS next time you are out here, look for Chlosyne leanira flavodorsalis amongst the paintbrush! ;-) Adults should be out early May I would think.
Thanks for the reply. I'd like to get more information from you on where you find Indra in Utah. I live in Western Colorado so a trip to Utah is very convenient for me. Do you know locations for other subspecies? I know P. i. calcicola is near St George but haven't been there at the right time to collect it along Leed's Creek. I see Leanira every spring at and around the minori type locality. It is always a nice find!
@@professorgarhart3378 At Leeds, you would want to be there right now for adults, maybe beginning of June for larvae. I only have one from there though.
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I saw one of these in northern CA and I wanted to know what kind of butterfly it was! Thank you for this video!
Yes! I'd love to see some of the California subspecies.
I do not believe your hat has changed in nearly twenty years
Haha! Yep! It's been my bug-catching hat for years!!!
Nice video. I don't think there is any worry of overcollecting P. indra minori or any other ssp. of it. I have some i. minori but from Utah. "Locally common" is correct. You depicted well why this insect is not in any danger from people with nets. Very few people are fit enough to catch one; nobody has the time and energy to get every one from across its vast range (northern AZ through western CO) which includes tons of treacherous desert slopes and crags. It's easier to find larvae, but still no cakewalk, and the difficulty in raising the larvae is not enticing to most collectors, either. About the only real threat facing any indra population is climate change.
PS next time you are out here, look for Chlosyne leanira flavodorsalis amongst the paintbrush! ;-) Adults should be out early May I would think.
Thanks for the reply. I'd like to get more information from you on where you find Indra in Utah. I live in Western Colorado so a trip to Utah is very convenient for me. Do you know locations for other subspecies? I know P. i. calcicola is near St George but haven't been there at the right time to collect it along Leed's Creek.
I see Leanira every spring at and around the minori type locality. It is always a nice find!
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@@professorgarhart3378 At Leeds, you would want to be there right now for adults, maybe beginning of June for larvae. I only have one from there though.
@@brianpatrick6308 You can find me on the insect forum: collector-secret.proboards.com/ My name there is "neominois"
@@brianpatrick6308 They are flying now at Leeds? I thought it would be a little earlier... End of March/beginning of April?