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| List: DesertLeps Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2023 08:09:22 -0700 From: Norbert Kondla <nkondla...> Subject: Re: [NorWestLeps] [DesertLeps] Fourth book surprise -- lesser frits |
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--00000000000025e9a205f303e7ea Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" And I stupidly forgot to share a link to this old little 'context' graphic of 'frigga' https://flic.kr/p/ouUm7W A taxonomic review is warranted ----- On Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 7:53 AM Norbert Kondla via groups.io <nkondla= <telus.net...> wrote: > This surprise just came yesterday when I picked up a field guide ( a good > one !!) and saw the treatment of Boloria frigga. Book shows a brighter > dorsum bug labelled "Rockies" and a darker dorsum bug labelled "northern". > Text says it is "rare and very local in the Rocky Mountains". The > scientific names are not used but I believe the images are intended to > represent the taxa sagata and saga. This portrayal is only partly correct. > It is correct if one confines the Rocky Mountains to USA and also ignores > what these bugs are up to north of the 49 th parallel. > > Almost half of the Rocky Mountains are in Canada and here the Rocky > Mountain populations do not look like sagata and they are not rare and very > local. The cordilleran populations here are the larger and darker taxon > saga, same as the forest flatland populations. Also they are not limited to > willow and black spruce bogs. Here the 'northern' populations are a bright > taxon called gibsoni.; so the north south sequence in Canada is the reverse > of what the field guide describes. You can compare saga and gibsoni by > ogling these graphics: > https://flic.kr/p/ShvHKz > https://flic.kr/p/SdVMwQ > > -- > Norbert Kondla > Calgary, Alberta, Canada (elevation 1060 metres asl) > https://www.flickr.com/photos/118126948@N03/ > > > > -- Norbert Kondla Calgary, Alberta, Canada (elevation 1060 metres asl) https://www.flickr.com/photos/118126948@N03/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#11200): https://groups.io/g/NorWestLeps/message/11200 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/96498973/795800 Group Owner: NorWestLeps+<owner...> Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/NorWestLeps/leave/4559582/795800/778100922/xyzzy [<lists...>] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- --00000000000025e9a205f303e7ea Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">And I stupidly forgot to share a link to this old little &= #39;context' graphic of 'frigga'<div><a href=3D"https://flic.kr= /p/ouUm7W">https://flic.kr/p/ouUm7W</a><br></div><div>A taxonomic review is= warranted -----</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"= class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 7:53 AM Norbert Kondla via <a= href=3D"http://groups.io">groups.io</a> <nkondla=3D<a href=3D"mailto:te= <lus.net...>"><telus.net...></a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote = class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px sol= id rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">This surprise just c= ame yesterday when I picked up a field guide ( a good one !!) and saw the t= reatment of Boloria frigga. Book shows a brighter dorsum bug labelled "= ;Rockies" and a darker dorsum bug labelled "northern". Text = says it is "rare and very local in the Rocky Mountains". The scie= ntific names are not used but I believe the images are intended to represen= t the taxa sagata and saga. This portrayal is only partly correct. It is co= rrect if one confines the Rocky Mountains to USA and also ignores what thes= e bugs are up to north of the 49 th parallel.<div><br></div><div>Almost hal= f of the Rocky Mountains are in Canada and here the Rocky Mountain populati= ons do not look like sagata and they are not rare and very local. The cordi= lleran populations here are the larger and darker taxon saga, same as the f= orest flatland populations. Also they are not limited to willow and black s= pruce bogs. Here the 'northern' populations are a bright taxon call= ed gibsoni.; so the north south sequence in Canada is the reverse of what t= he field guide describes. You can compare saga and gibsoni by ogling these = graphics:</div><div><a href=3D"https://flic.kr/p/ShvHKz" target=3D"_blank">= https://flic.kr/p/ShvHKz</a></div><div><a href=3D"https://flic.kr/p/SdVMwQ"= target=3D"_blank">https://flic.kr/p/SdVMwQ</a><br clear=3D"all"><div><br><= /div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Norbert Kondla<div>Calgary, A= lberta, Canada=C2=A0 (elevation 1060 metres asl)</div><div><a href=3D"https= ://www.flickr.com/photos/118126948@N03/" target=3D"_blank">https://www.flic= kr.com/photos/118126948@N03/</a><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>= </div> <p></p><p></p></blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><d= iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Norbert Kondla<di= v>Calgary, Alberta, Canada=C2=A0 (elevation 1060 metres asl)</div><div><a h= ref=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/118126948@N03/" target=3D"_blank">http= s://www.flickr.com/photos/118126948@N03/</a><br></div><div><br></div></div>= </div> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color:white;clear:both">_._,_._,_</div> <hr> Groups.io Links:<p> =20 You receive all messages sent to this group. =20 =20 <p> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://groups.io/g/NorWestLeps/message/11200"= >View/Reply Online (#11200)</a> | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:<NorWestLeps...>?subject=3DRe:%2= 0Re%3A%20%5BNorWestLeps%5D%20%5BDesertLeps%5D%20Fourth%20book%20surprise%20= --%20lesser%20frits">Reply To Group</a> =20 | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:<nkondla...>?subject=3DPriva= te:%20Re:%20Re%3A%20%5BNorWestLeps%5D%20%5BDesertLeps%5D%20Fourth%20book%20= surprise%20--%20lesser%20frits">Reply To Sender</a> =20 | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://groups.io/mt/96498973/795800">Mute T= his Topic</a> | <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/NorWestLeps/post">New Topic</a><br> <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/NorWestLeps/editsub/795800">Your Subscriptio= n</a> | <a href=3D"mailto:NorWestLeps+<owner...>">Contact Group Owner</a> | <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/NorWestLeps/leave/4559582/795800/778100922/x= yzzy">Unsubscribe</a> [<lists...>]<br> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color:white;clear:both">_._,_._,_</div> --00000000000025e9a205f303e7ea-- |
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