Does anyone have any information on moth re-introductions from captive breeding programmes? I would be interested in information on success rates and methods used. Thanks
I am not personally experienced in this field, but I believe that many moth reintroduction programmes have been carried out especially in UK. I suppose in many cases (e.g., for the geometrids Pareulype berberata and Eustroma reticulatum) without the need for captive propagation.
I just found this review regarding at-risk butterfly species, which could provide some methodological (or bibliographical) suggestion:
Schultz C.B., Russell C., Wynn L. 2008. Restoration, reintroduction, and captive propagation for at-risk Butterflies: A review of British and American Conservation Efforts. Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution, Vol. 54(1): 41-61.
I remember, there was a restocking/reintroduction programm for Saturnia pyri in SE Austria during the 1980s. So far I know, without scientific-based monitoring and unuccessful. For details it will be best to contact Johannes Gepp, Institut für Naturschutz, Graz (Austria).
There was an (unsuccessful) attempt to re-introduce Lycaena dispar in the Chalk Downs in England during the 1980s, I think, which suggested that L. dispar was not exterminated by collectors during the 19th century from England, but by habitat change. The Dutch population was used.
Am unaware of any successful moth reintroduction program. Certainly none in Asia, which is my sphere of operation.
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