Angela E. Gradish is a PhD student at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada studying the ecology and evolution of Arctic (Oeneis) butterflies. For part of her project, she needs specimens of all North American Oeneis melissa subspecies (except Oeneis melissa semidea on Mt. Washington, New Hampshire). She is looking for people who will be working in or visiting any of the following areas this year that would be willing to collect a few specimens:
Newfoundland/Labrador/northern Quebec/Gaspe along the shores of Hudson Bay Nunavut/Northwest Territories/Yukon/Alaska Rockies Alberta and British Columbia northern British Columbia US Rockies - Nevada, Colorado, northern New Mexico
If you or someone you know may be able to help her, please contact Angela at agradish@uoguelph.ca