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Let's not forget the monarch butterfly – although a great disperser/migrator, European monarchs were probably limited to the occasional adult visitor until the importation of exotic milkweeds (Asclepias, Gomphocarpus) as ornamentals that let them establish breeding populations in Spain. Does that count as an "introduction"? Or maybe a colonization? Andy Professor Andrew V. Z. Brower Evolution and Ecology Group Dept. of Biology, Box 60 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132 (615) 898-2064 From: <Davis>, Don <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: "Davis, Don" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 1:27 PM To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Re: Insects introduced to Europe from North America Hi Bob: At least one N. American leaf miner (Gracillariidae: Macrosaccus robiniella (Clemens)) has been introduced into Europe on the likewise introduced Robinia pseudoacacia L. See attached report. - Don Don R. Davis Entomology NHB 105 P.O. Box 37012 Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC, USA 20013-7012 From: Entomological Collections Network Listserve [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Matthias Buck Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 1:21 PM To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Insects introduced to Europe from North America Hi Rob, There are also non-social wasps that have been introduced to Europe. One example is the sphecid Isodontia mexicana, which is native to much of North America (including parts of Canada). It now occurs in several European countries as far north as Germany. Cheers, Matthias On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 6:32 AM, Robert Anderson <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Can anyone think of North American insects introduced into Europe. Certainly we have hundreds of European introductions here in North America but what about the other way around? I'm hard pressed to think of any? Bob [http://nature.ca/email/signatures/creaturesoflight/col_email_signature.jpg<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://nature.ca/email/signatures/creaturesoflight/col_email_signature.jpg&k=diZKtJPqj4jWksRIF4bjkw%3D%3D%0A&r=5aZNsSKIVfekhPHOZPeJqg%3D%3D%0A&m=K0xObjIG25Rtlviw7N3CMrgiWWJ7v6QIt5WbK1h8CTQ%3D%0A&s=e895a978c46da824b37ea253dc1f59fed74e52ab61bdb756e9b8271a97ffadcf>]<http://nature.ca/en/plan-your-visit/creatures-light?utm_source=Email+Signature+Graphic&utm_medium=CMN+Email&utm_campaign=Creatures-Of-Light<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://nature.ca/en/plan-your-visit/creatures-light?utm_source%3DEmail%2BSignature%2BGraphic%26utm_medium%3DCMN%2BEmail%26utm_campaign%3DCreatures-Of-Light&k=diZKtJPqj4jWksRIF4bjkw%3D%3D%0A&r=5aZNsSKIVfekhPHOZPeJqg%3D%3D%0A&m=K0xObjIG25Rtlviw7N3CMrgiWWJ7v6QIt5WbK1h8CTQ%3D%0A&s=56faf34dee12ecf73a1479e99010242352b90c53e932123f816c3330e9dbe633>> More information<http://nature.ca/en/plan-your-visit/creatures-light?utm_source=Email+Signature+English+Text&utm_medium=CMN+Email&utm_campaign=Creatures-Of-Light<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://nature.ca/en/plan-your-visit/creatures-light?utm_source%3DEmail%2BSignature%2BEnglish%2BText%26utm_medium%3DCMN%2BEmail%26utm_campaign%3DCreatures-Of-Light&k=diZKtJPqj4jWksRIF4bjkw%3D%3D%0A&r=5aZNsSKIVfekhPHOZPeJqg%3D%3D%0A&m=K0xObjIG25Rtlviw7N3CMrgiWWJ7v6QIt5WbK1h8CTQ%3D%0A&s=5393e55f70407cc096c06ae75fd3a20c881ca0c94b9f65e40d79b174943db85f>> Info<http://nature.ca/fr/planifiez-votre-visite/bioluminescence?utm_source=Email+Signature+French+Text&utm_medium=CMN+Email&utm_campaign=Creatures-Of-Light<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://nature.ca/fr/planifiez-votre-visite/bioluminescence?utm_source%3DEmail%2BSignature%2BFrench%2BText%26utm_medium%3DCMN%2BEmail%26utm_campaign%3DCreatures-Of-Light&k=diZKtJPqj4jWksRIF4bjkw%3D%3D%0A&r=5aZNsSKIVfekhPHOZPeJqg%3D%3D%0A&m=K0xObjIG25Rtlviw7N3CMrgiWWJ7v6QIt5WbK1h8CTQ%3D%0A&s=1175c4d68895e6e7d69adb9bccc03e0d9b77d5ba4ab6ff8ea8a52bcc41faf514>> -- Dr. Matthias Buck Invertebrate Zoology Royal Alberta Museum 12845-102nd Avenue Edmonton, Alberta Canada, T5N 0M6 Phone: (780) 453-9122 www.royalalbertamuseum.ca<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca&k=diZKtJPqj4jWksRIF4bjkw%3D%3D%0A&r=5aZNsSKIVfekhPHOZPeJqg%3D%3D%0A&m=K0xObjIG25Rtlviw7N3CMrgiWWJ7v6QIt5WbK1h8CTQ%3D%0A&s=9886ad74f54293bb25277e98d4250443070682e5f67886492597a43589f2644c>