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31 Aug Eumorpha elisa, not "anchemolus" NEW US RECORD [] 29 Aug Re: New Arizona Sphinx: Eumorpha anchemolus [Hugh McGuinness ] 29 Aug New Arizona Sphinx: Eumorpha anchemolus [Bruce Walsh ] 29 Aug New Arizona Sphinx: Eumorpha anchemolus [Bruce Walsh ] 19 Aug reference needed [Hugh McGuinness ] 16 Aug Re: Best variety of Zinnias to attract butterflies in Eastern US [Gary Sibio ] 15 Aug Re: Best variety of Zinnias to attract butterflies in Eastern US ["Dennis Schlicht" ] 15 Aug RE: Best variety of Zinnias to attract butterflies in Eastern US ["Michael Gochfeld" ] 15 Aug Best variety of Zinnias to attract butterflies in Eastern US [Roger Kuhlman ] 14 Aug A query on Antennae [Kishen Das ] 12 Aug The Xerces Society Receives Funding to Restore Monarch Butterfly Habitat [Matthew Shepherd ] 10 Aug ID help ["frontier News account" ] 10 Aug Re: Gynandromorph ETS [] 5 Aug Re: MV shy species (Was: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US) ["jim taylor" ] 5 Aug MV shy species (Was: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US) [Peter Van Zandt ] 3 Aug RE: Help With three Larvae I.D.'s ["Wagner, David" ] 2 Aug Help With three Larvae I.D.'s [Vincent P Lucas ] 18 Jul Re: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US [Bruce Walsh ] 18 Jul Re: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US [Bruce Walsh ] 18 Jul Re: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US [Mike Quinn ] 16 Jul David Attenborough will be doing it - will you? 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[Bruce Walsh ] 27 Apr Printed copies of ZooKeys [Bruce Walsh ] Subject: Eumorpha elisa, not "anchemolus" NEW US RECORD From: jbwalsh AT email.arizona.edu Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:47:10 -0700 Mistaken ID on the Eumorpha "anchemolus" record (August 26 MV lights, Foothills Road, just North of Portal (on the plains just east of the Chirichahua Mts., Arizona). Just got an email for Ian Kitching (MNH, London). Its E. elisa, and so a new US record ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Re: New Arizona Sphinx: Eumorpha anchemolus From: Hugh McGuinness <hmcguinness AT ross.org> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:05:25 -0400 Hey Bruce, That's great! How about posting a photo? Congrats, Hugh Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 hmcguinness AT ross.org On Aug 29, 2010, at 6:55 PM, Bruce Walsh wrote: > Just took a Eumorpha anchemolus (IDed by Tuttle) -- second US record > and first > from Arizona! Details: Friday night (August 26) MS lights, Foothills > Road, just > North of Portal (on the plains just east of the Chirichahua Mts.), > Arizona > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: > > http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl > > ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: New Arizona Sphinx: Eumorpha anchemolus From: Bruce Walsh <jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:55:54 -0700 Just took a Eumorpha anchemolus (IDed by Tuttle) -- second US record and first from Arizona! Details: Friday night (August 26) MS lights, Foothills Road, just North of Portal (on the plains just east of the Chirichahua Mts.), Arizona ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: New Arizona Sphinx: Eumorpha anchemolus From: Bruce Walsh <jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:55:54 -0700 Just took a Eumorpha anchemolus (IDed by Tuttle) -- second US record and first from Arizona! Details: Friday night (August 26) MS lights, Foothills Road, just North of Portal (on the plains just east of the Chirichahua Mts.), Arizona Subject: reference needed From: Hugh McGuinness <hmcguinness AT ross.org> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:25:26 -0400 Hey Fellow Leppers, Can anyone send me a pdf of the following article from the Canadian Entomologist (Bioone on line)? Franclemont, J. G. 1946. A revision of the species of Symmerista Hübner known to occur north of the Mexican border (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae). Canadian Entomologist 78:96–103. Hugh Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 hmcguinness AT ross.org ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Re: Best variety of Zinnias to attract butterflies in Eastern US From: Gary Sibio <garysibio AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:27:54 -0500 I don't know my zinnia varieties but someone I follow on Twitter and Facebook posted this today. Maybe you cor someone else could recognize the variety. It obviously attracts leps. http://beverlyeverson.posterous.com/swallowtail-on-zinnia On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Roger Kuhlman wrote: > > I wonder what people feel is the best variety of Zinnias for attracting nectaring butterflies in the eastern United States. In recent years there seems to have been a proliferation of new Zinnia variants but many don't seem to interest butterflies. > > Roger Kuhlman > Ann Arbor, Michigan > 8/15/2010 > > -- Gary J Sibio If you would like to see my photos, click here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/garysibio ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Re: Best variety of Zinnias to attract butterflies in Eastern US From: "Dennis Schlicht" <dws1108 AT msn.com> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:17:46 -0500 Best variety of Zinnias to attract butterflies in Eastern USZinnia Cosmos is good. Dennis Schlicht ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Gochfeld To: rkuhlman AT hotmail.com ; Leps List Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 2:35 PM Subject: RE: Best variety of Zinnias to attract butterflies in Eastern US I think that a lot of the horticultural varieties of Zinnia are doubles, with the reproductive organs replaced by petal-like structures to make them more showy (but at the same time less nectifarous). The ones that look daisy-like with disc flowers seem to be more attactive. Michael Gochfeld gochfeld AT eohsi.rutgers.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: owner-leps-l AT lists.yale.edu on behalf of Roger Kuhlman Sent: Sun 8/15/2010 2:35 PM To: Leps List Subject: Best variety of Zinnias to attract butterflies in Eastern US I wonder what people feel is the best variety of Zinnias for attracting nectaring butterflies in the eastern United States. In recent years there seems to have been a proliferation of new Zinnia variants but many don't seem to interest butterflies. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan 8/15/2010 ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: RE: Best variety of Zinnias to attract butterflies in Eastern US From: "Michael Gochfeld" <gochfeld AT EOHSI.RUTGERS.EDU> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:35:50 -0400 I think that a lot of the horticultural varieties of Zinnia are doubles, with the reproductive organs replaced by petal-like structures to make them more showy (but at the same time less nectifarous). The ones that look daisy-like with disc flowers seem to be more attactive. Michael Gochfeld gochfeld AT eohsi.rutgers.edu ________________________________ From: owner-leps-l AT lists.yale.edu on behalf of Roger Kuhlman Sent: Sun 8/15/2010 2:35 PM To: Leps List Subject: Best variety of Zinnias to attract butterflies in Eastern US I wonder what people feel is the best variety of Zinnias for attracting nectaring butterflies in the eastern United States. In recent years there seems to have been a proliferation of new Zinnia variants but many don't seem to interest butterflies. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan 8/15/2010 ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Best variety of Zinnias to attract butterflies in Eastern US From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:35:00 -0400 I wonder what people feel is the best variety of Zinnias for attracting nectaring butterflies in the eastern United States. In recent years there seems to have been a proliferation of new Zinnia variants but many don't seem to interest butterflies. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan 8/15/2010 ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: A query on Antennae From: Kishen Das <malabartreenymph AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:31:42 -0500 Dear Lepidopterists, I have a basic question. Is the pattern( coloration and structure) of Antennae unique for a butterfly species or can have variations within the species? I will be interested in papers that talk on these lines. Thanks and Regards, Kishen Das Subject: The Xerces Society Receives Funding to Restore Monarch Butterfly Habitat From: Matthew Shepherd <mdshepherd AT xerces.org> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:22:28 -0700 Having trouble viewing this email? Click here [image: milkweed] *The Xerces Society Receives USDA Funding to Restore Monarch Butterfly Habitat* * Project will increase the availability of less common milkweeds to benefit monarch butterflies and other pollinators*** *August 12, 2010 Contact: Eric Mader, Assistant Director Pollinator Conservation Program:* *503-232-6639* PORTLAND, Ore. - The nonprofit Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation received funding today from the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for a project that will improve habitat for monarch butterflies. The project, supported by the NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant Program, will work with native plant nurseries to increase the abundance of milkweed plants (*Ascelpias* spp.), the food source for monarch caterpillars. This work is a outgrowth of the *North American Monarch Conservation Plan*, published in 2008 by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, a treaty organization between the United States, Canada, and Mexico established by the North American Free Trade Agreement. The *Plan *summarizes the decline of monarchs across their native range and details a plan for their conservation. Specifically the *Plan* calls for groups to determine if, when, and where milkweed is a limiting resource and to develop plans to plant regionally appropriate species and guidelines for farm buffers for nectar sources. While several species of milkweed are common in parts of the United States, not all are widely used by monarchs. In many cases, where there is a scarcity of preferred milkweed species in the wild, there is also a lack of commercially available seed. This is a limiting factor in habitat restoration efforts for this iconic butterfly. This scarcity of caterpillar food sources is of special concern in states like California, Texas, Arizona, and Florida, where monarchs first arrive from overwintering sites in Mexico and the California coast. Without suitable host plants for egg laying in these regions, fewer second-generation butterflies are produced to continue the northward journey and complete the species' annual migration. Once a common feature of prairies and riparian areas, milkweeds are increasingly rare. Intensified agriculture, the development of rural lands, and the use of mowing and herbicides to control roadside vegetation have all contributed to the decline of these plants. In response to the decline of monarchs and the critical need for milkweed in these regions, the NRCS has provided $117,000 to increase the seed availability of key milkweed species. To conduct the project, the Xerces Society is partnering with the Monarch Joint Venture (MJV), a coalition of federal and state agencies, scientists, and nonprofit conservation organizations. Over the course of the next three years, the Xerces Society will work with the NRCS and native seed producers to develop reliable sources of regionally-appropriate native milkweed. The project will also develop printed guidelines and an online directory that provides complete information on using milkweed in habitat restoration projects, and incorporate information on native milkweeds into educational training Xerces conducts each year for land managers and conservation professionals. "Milkweeds benefit a wide array of pollinators and provide another tool for conserving farmland habitat," said Eric Mader, Assistant Director of the Xerces Society's Pollinator Conservation Program. "This project will ensure that monarchs have the critical habitat that they need to sustain healthy populations." For more information, please visit http://www.xerces.org/california-monarchs/ *ABOUT THE XERCES SOCIETY* The Xerces Society is a nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat. Established in 1971, the Society is at the forefront of invertebrate protection worldwide, harnessing the knowledge of scientists and the enthusiasm of citizens to implement conservation programs. To learn more about our work or to donate to the Society, please visit www.xerces.org . *ABOUT THE MONARCH JOINT VENTURE* The Monarch Joint Venture(MJV) is a partnership of federal and state agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and academic programs that are working together in a coordinated effort to protect the monarch migration. MJV partners are committed to a science-based approach to monarch conservation work, guided by the North American Monarch Conservation Plan . *PHOTO CREDIT* Milkweed (*Asclepias* spp.) © R.A. Howard AT USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database The Xerces Society • 4828 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, Oregon 97215 USA • tel 503.232.6639 info AT xerces.org • www.xerces.org Copyright © 2010 The Xerces Society. All rights reserved. Subject: ID help From: "frontier News account" <trgarden AT frontiernet.net> Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:24:57 -0500 Hi all This moth is a Virbia but I am not sure what species. My guess is immaculata. Was wondering what others thought it was? Found it in the grass along a Railroad Track during the day Data: Nobles County, MN. Worthington August 3, 2010 Wingspan 20mm Here is a link to the Pic. http://frontiernet.net/~trgarden/TomMidda/DSCN3841a.jpg Thanks Tom Middagh ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Re: Gynandromorph ETS From: jadams AT daltonstate.edu Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:13:25 +0000 (GMT) Neil and others, Please pass this image along to other list serves where people might be interested. I collected a similar gynandromorph a few years back. Here's the link, not only to my image as well as a page on gynandromorphs and how it works on my Georgia Lepidoptera website. Thanks for sharing the image!! Beautiful with the other Tigers as well. James Here's the link: http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/Gynandromorphs.htm James K. Adams Professor of Biology, Dalton State College 706-272-4427; 678-767-5938 Check out Georgia Lepidoptera at: http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps Subject: Re: MV shy species (Was: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US) From: "jim taylor" <drivingiron AT bellsouth.net> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 16:00:02 -0400 Peter: I run my black light about a foot from the sheet. I also have a monster sodium vapor, which I hang a couple of feet in front of the sheet when I use it. Should be interesting to see how others are doing. Jim Taylor From: Peter Van Zandt Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 2:45 PM To: leps-l AT lists.yale.edu Subject: MV shy species (Was: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US) These are great suggestions, especially for a newbie like me. I'm curious if one would get the same benefit from either: 1) running a black light on another sheet some distance (10 feet?) away, or 2) using a black light on the opposite side of the sheet from the MV light. Thanks for any feedback, Pete Van Zandt Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham, AL > Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:36:01 -0700 > From: jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu > To: entomike AT gmail.com > CC: LEPS-L AT lists.yale.edu; TILS-moth-rah AT yahoogroups.com; SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com; john.palting AT ventana.roche.com; rnagle AT email.arizona.edu > Subject: Re: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US > > Quoting Mike Quinn : > > > Bruce, > > > > You might wanna try an ol' beetle collectors trick (taught to me by Ed > > Riley). > > > > After a while, turn off your mercury vapor light and run a 2 foot black > > light bulb. The merc often overpowers the bugs, so to speak, keeping them at > > a distance. The small blacklight allows the bugs to reach your sheet... > > > > > Mike: > > Excellent suggestion, as this is exactly what I do. Basically, the amount of > stuff on the sheet doubles right after! > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: > > http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl > > Subject: MV shy species (Was: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US) From: Peter Van Zandt <pvz19 AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 18:45:01 +0000 These are great suggestions, especially for a newbie like me. I'm curious if one would get the same benefit from either: 1) running a black light on another sheet some distance (10 feet?) away, or 2) using a black light on the opposite side of the sheet from the MV light. Thanks for any feedback, Pete Van Zandt Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham, AL > Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:36:01 -0700 > From: jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu > To: entomike AT gmail.com > CC: LEPS-L AT lists.yale.edu; TILS-moth-rah AT yahoogroups.com; SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com; john.palting AT ventana.roche.com; rnagle AT email.arizona.edu > Subject: Re: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US > > Quoting Mike Quinn : > > > Bruce, > > > > You might wanna try an ol' beetle collectors trick (taught to me by Ed > > Riley). > > > > After a while, turn off your mercury vapor light and run a 2 foot black > > light bulb. The merc often overpowers the bugs, so to speak, keeping them at > > a distance. The small blacklight allows the bugs to reach your sheet... > > > > > Mike: > > Excellent suggestion, as this is exactly what I do. Basically, the amount of > stuff on the sheet doubles right after! > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: > > http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl > > Subject: RE: Help With three Larvae I.D.'s From: "Wagner, David" <david.wagner AT uconn.edu> Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 15:49:41 -0400 Vincent, I am the final throes of authoring a guide to owlet (noctuid) caterpillars. I would love to include a putative image of Cydosia nobilitella in the work. Is there anyway you could help me track down a more pixel-rich image and help obtain permission to reproduce the image in my guide?-with full credit of course. What a splendid animal and what a great capstone for the book which is due at Princeton in October. Cheers and thanks. David L. Wagner Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Storrs, CT 06269-3043 v. (860) 486-2139; f. (860) 486-6364 PS I think the arctiid might be Hyphantria cunea. Not sure. ________________________________ From: owner-leps-l AT lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-leps-l AT lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Vincent P Lucas Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 6:12 PM To: Leps-l Subject: Help With three Larvae I.D.'s A photographer friend of mine photographed these three larvae in Miami-Dade County, Florida. In two of them, he identifies the plant that they are on but not for the third. Can anyone offer some insight into what they might be? The only larvae that I can find that utilize Spigelia anthelmia (West Indian Pinkroot aka Wormweed) as a foodplant host is a member of the Noctuidae i.e. Cydosia nobilitella (MONA 9000) formerly Cydosia submutata. My friend did photograph an adult of this species not less than 100 yards away from where he photographed the larva on West Indian Pinkroot. . . . J.B. Heppner in _Arthropods of Florida And Neighboring Land Areas: LEPIDOPTERA OF FLORIDA, Part 1 Introduction And Catalog_ (2003), states that the hostplant is unknown for this species. . . . However, Tietz in _An Index To The Described Life Histories, Early Stages And Hosts Of The Macrolepidoptera Of The Continental United States And Canada_ (1972) lists Cydosia nobilitella (now) as the lep that utilizes West Indian Pinkroot as the larval hostplant. The photo of the yellow "dangling" caterpillar looks like a geometrid of some type to me, but I'm not sure. The last photo of the larva on cypress could possibly be an Arctiid, but again, I don't know. Have a look at these three photos and if you can shed any light on them as to the identities of these larvae, feel free to chime in with your response. Thanks. Vincent Lucas Naples, FL vplucas AT comcast.net http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpilla001/4809620864/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpilla001/3911968333/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpilla001/2892597823/ Subject: Help With three Larvae I.D.'s From: Vincent P Lucas <vplucas AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 18:11:38 -0400 A photographer friend of mine photographed these three larvae in Miami- Dade County, Florida. In two of them, he identifies the plant that they are on but not for the third. Can anyone offer some insight into what they might be? The only larvae that I can find that utilize Spigelia anthelmia (West Indian Pinkroot aka Wormweed) as a foodplant host is a member of the Noctuidae i.e. Cydosia nobilitella (MONA 9000) formerly Cydosia submutata. My friend did photograph an adult of this species not less than 100 yards away from where he photographed the larva on West Indian Pinkroot. . . . J.B. Heppner in _Arthropods of Florida And Neighboring Land Areas: LEPIDOPTERA OF FLORIDA, Part 1 Introduction And Catalog_ (2003), states that the hostplant is unknown for this species. . . . However, Tietz in _An Index To The Described Life Histories, Early Stages And Hosts Of The Macrolepidoptera Of The Continental United States And Canada_ (1972) lists Cydosia nobilitella (now) as the lep that utilizes West Indian Pinkroot as the larval hostplant. The photo of the yellow "dangling" caterpillar looks like a geometrid of some type to me, but I'm not sure. The last photo of the larva on cypress could possibly be an Arctiid, but again, I don't know. Have a look at these three photos and if you can shed any light on them as to the identities of these larvae, feel free to chime in with your response. Thanks. Vincent Lucas Naples, FL vplucas AT comcast.net http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpilla001/4809620864/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpilla001/3911968333/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpilla001/2892597823/ Subject: Re: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US From: Bruce Walsh <jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:36:01 -0700 Quoting Mike Quinn : > Bruce, > > You might wanna try an ol' beetle collectors trick (taught to me by Ed > Riley). > > After a while, turn off your mercury vapor light and run a 2 foot black > light bulb. The merc often overpowers the bugs, so to speak, keeping them at > a distance. The small blacklight allows the bugs to reach your sheet... > Mike: Excellent suggestion, as this is exactly what I do. Basically, the amount of stuff on the sheet doubles right after! ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Re: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US From: Bruce Walsh <jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:36:01 -0700 Quoting Mike Quinn : > Bruce, > > You might wanna try an ol' beetle collectors trick (taught to me by Ed > Riley). > > After a while, turn off your mercury vapor light and run a 2 foot black > light bulb. The merc often overpowers the bugs, so to speak, keeping them at > a distance. The small blacklight allows the bugs to reach your sheet... > Mike: Excellent suggestion, as this is exactly what I do. Basically, the amount of stuff on the sheet doubles right after! Subject: Re: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:51:31 -0500 Bruce, You might wanna try an ol' beetle collectors trick (taught to me by Ed Riley). After a while, turn off your mercury vapor light and run a 2 foot black light bulb. The merc often overpowers the bugs, so to speak, keeping them at a distance. The small blacklight allows the bugs to reach your sheet... Mike Quinn, Austin ________________ Texas Entomology http://texasento.net On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Bruce Walsh wrote: > The striking green geo Nemoria splendidaria (MONA 7038), figured at > > http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moths/Geometridae/Geometrinae/7038.jpg > is a bug of legend for us moth-ers here in SE Arizona. In Ferguson's > (1985) > MONA on the green geos, he lists two US records, both from the Huachuca Mts > in > SE Arizona): The holotype from Palmerlee (described in 1910) and a record > from > Sunnyside Canyon in 1958. > > As all great lep tales go, this one happened by accident. Tucson > collectors > John Palting and Ray Nagle were planning on heading up to Mt Graham last > Saturday for some lighting, a three hour drive. Running late, they decided > to > collect up on Carr Canyon in the Huachucas. At around 3:30 am, a very > fresh > pslendidaria came to the light, but settled away from the sheet, on the > ground. > John ended up taking three more around (but never on) his sheet, and one > in his > trap. An outstanding record! > > Last night, I ventured back to the same location (round 7400 feet). Around > 1:30, a splendiadaria settled on the ground about 3 feet away from my > lights, > also very fresh. It was eventually joined by three others (the last being > detected around 4:30 am), again, all away from the lights. My two light > traps > yielded three more, for a total of seven. Again, as with John's all were > very > fresh. > > I suspect that this is not a case of splendidaria becoming reestablished, > but > rather a local bug that does not come directly to light that flies (high > elevation, start of the monsoon) at locations not generally collected. > > cheers > > bruce > Subject: David Attenborough will be doing it - will you? From: Neil Jones <neil AT nwjones.demon.co.uk> Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:51:15 +0100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* Louise Keeling *Sent:* 09 July 2010 16:34 *To:* All Staff *Subject:* David Attenborough will be doing it - will you? Butterflies are both beautiful and vital to the health of our environment. 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Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.441 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3008 - Release Date: 07/15/10 18:35:00 Subject: Three rare green gems From: Bruce Walsh <jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:24:15 -0700 One of the fun things (among a large number to choose from!) about collecting in SE Arizona is a rather large number of species known from just a few individuals. Are these rare strays from strange (and uncollected) locations in nearby Mexico? Are they locally common at the right time and location, which (for some reason) collectors seem to avoid? In 1985 when Ferguson published his MONA on the green Geos, three AZ species were all known from four individuals (or less). A recent post dealt with Nemoria splendidaria [ MONA 7038 ] A second species, Nemoria mutaticolor [ MONA 7017 ], is known from just three individuals (as of 1985), the type from Mexico and two individuals from Madera Canyon. Given that Madera is a classic location, perhaps these are rare strays from the top of the Santa Ritas (which rise to over 9500 feet) around the 5500 feet of Madera. Keep looking, but have never taken this. No online photo, see the MONA. One reason is that it very closely resembles the more common Nemoria strigataria [ MONA 7039 ] http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moths/Geometridae/Geometrinae/7039.jpg The third little green gem is Lophochorista lesteraria [ MONA 7069 ], http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moths/Geometridae/Geometrinae/L_brynei.jpg Pretty obvious, only green geo with large white spots. Ferguson lists four records from the Santa Catalinas (which I collect all the time) and Brown Canyon in the Baboquivari Mts. I also collect here regularly, but no luck! In 2006, out-of-towner Tomas Mustelin took one in Brown when he was trapping with me, and there are two records from the 1990's from Pena Blanca. So, if you find yourself collecting in SE Arizona, keep an eye out for these, as you never know when/where they might turn up! cheers bruce ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Three rare green gems From: Bruce Walsh <jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:24:15 -0700 One of the fun things (among a large number to choose from!) about collecting in SE Arizona is a rather large number of species known from just a few individuals. Are these rare strays from strange (and uncollected) locations in nearby Mexico? Are they locally common at the right time and location, which (for some reason) collectors seem to avoid? In 1985 when Ferguson published his MONA on the green Geos, three AZ species were all known from four individuals (or less). A recent post dealt with Nemoria splendidaria [ MONA 7038 ] A second species, Nemoria mutaticolor [ MONA 7017 ], is known from just three individuals (as of 1985), the type from Mexico and two individuals from Madera Canyon. Given that Madera is a classic location, perhaps these are rare strays from the top of the Santa Ritas (which rise to over 9500 feet) around the 5500 feet of Madera. Keep looking, but have never taken this. No online photo, see the MONA. One reason is that it very closely resembles the more common Nemoria strigataria [ MONA 7039 ] http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moths/Geometridae/Geometrinae/7039.jpg The third little green gem is Lophochorista lesteraria [ MONA 7069 ], http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moths/Geometridae/Geometrinae/L_brynei.jpg Pretty obvious, only green geo with large white spots. Ferguson lists four records from the Santa Catalinas (which I collect all the time) and Brown Canyon in the Baboquivari Mts. I also collect here regularly, but no luck! In 2006, out-of-towner Tomas Mustelin took one in Brown when he was trapping with me, and there are two records from the 1990's from Pena Blanca. So, if you find yourself collecting in SE Arizona, keep an eye out for these, as you never know when/where they might turn up! cheers bruce Subject: Re: help with larva ID From: jadams AT daltonstate.edu Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:27:09 +0000 (GMT) Tom, This is Harrismemna trisignata. Hope this helps! James ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: help with larva ID From: "frontier News account" <trgarden AT frontiernet.net> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:10:59 -0500 Hi Received this fuzzy pic of a larva. Was wondering if anybody had an idea what it is. found in Minnesota about 3" long Appears to have some hair with some odd bits on the ends projecting from the head. Some hair patches on the sides Not sure what the shubbery it is feeding on. Sorry for the odd description and the fuzzy picture. The young gal that sent it to me only was able to get this pic. Looks quite interesting. Link to pic:: http://frontiernet.net/~trgarden/TomMidda/larva.jpg Thanks Tom Middagh ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Re: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US From: Bruce Walsh <jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:12:18 -0700 Quoting Vincent P Lucas : > So, by my calculations, that's a total of 12 or so specimens taken in > all. Just how big do you think this "local" population is and if it's > that rare, perhaps prudence should be the operative word with > regarding to collecting it? Just my 2-cents' worth. . . . > > Vincent Lucas > Naples, FL > > Vincent: Excellent question. Given that all 12 were very fresh males, and collected in a roughly 10 foot circle in the middle of thousands of acres of identical habitat, its pretty clear the bug is in good shape. For example, until recently, "Biston" multidentata (Guedet 1941) [ MONA 6641 ] was known from roughly a dozen total specimens, all but 2 females. However, this year in the right habitat we routinely saw 30-50 males, all of which flew just before sunset or just before sunrise. Again, much more common than thought, just that the normal sampling methods, locations, and time only catch those few individuals that strayed widely from their core habitat. We are blessed here in SE Arizona with huge areas of habitat for almost all our bugs. If this was a small isolated hammock in S FLorida, we would have treated it very differently! ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Re: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US From: Bruce Walsh <jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:12:18 -0700 Quoting Vincent P Lucas : > So, by my calculations, that's a total of 12 or so specimens taken in > all. Just how big do you think this "local" population is and if it's > that rare, perhaps prudence should be the operative word with > regarding to collecting it? Just my 2-cents' worth. . . . > > Vincent Lucas > Naples, FL > > Vincent: Excellent question. Given that all 12 were very fresh males, and collected in a roughly 10 foot circle in the middle of thousands of acres of identical habitat, its pretty clear the bug is in good shape. For example, until recently, "Biston" multidentata (Guedet 1941) [ MONA 6641 ] was known from roughly a dozen total specimens, all but 2 females. However, this year in the right habitat we routinely saw 30-50 males, all of which flew just before sunset or just before sunrise. Again, much more common than thought, just that the normal sampling methods, locations, and time only catch those few individuals that strayed widely from their core habitat. We are blessed here in SE Arizona with huge areas of habitat for almost all our bugs. If this was a small isolated hammock in S FLorida, we would have treated it very differently! Subject: Re: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US From: Vincent P Lucas <vplucas AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:17:23 -0400 So, by my calculations, that's a total of 12 or so specimens taken in all. Just how big do you think this "local" population is and if it's that rare, perhaps prudence should be the operative word with regarding to collecting it? Just my 2-cents' worth. . . . Vincent Lucas Naples, FL On Jul 15, 2010, at 2:33 PM, Bruce Walsh wrote: > The striking green geo Nemoria splendidaria (MONA 7038), figured at > http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moths/Geometridae/Geometrinae/7038.jpg > is a bug of legend for us moth-ers here in SE Arizona. In > Ferguson's (1985) > MONA on the green geos, he lists two US records, both from the > Huachuca Mts in > SE Arizona): The holotype from Palmerlee (described in 1910) and a > record from > Sunnyside Canyon in 1958. > > As all great lep tales go, this one happened by accident. Tucson > collectors > John Palting and Ray Nagle were planning on heading up to Mt Graham > last > Saturday for some lighting, a three hour drive. Running late, they > decided to > collect up on Carr Canyon in the Huachucas. At around 3:30 am, a > very fresh > pslendidaria came to the light, but settled away from the sheet, on > the ground. > John ended up taking three more around (but never on) his sheet, and > one in his > trap. An outstanding record! > > Last night, I ventured back to the same location (round 7400 feet). > Around > 1:30, a splendiadaria settled on the ground about 3 feet away from > my lights, > also very fresh. It was eventually joined by three others (the last > being > detected around 4:30 am), again, all away from the lights. My two > light traps > yielded three more, for a total of seven. Again, as with John's all > were very > fresh. > > I suspect that this is not a case of splendidaria becoming > reestablished, but > rather a local bug that does not come directly to light that flies > (high > elevation, start of the monsoon) at locations not generally collected. > > cheers > > bruce > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: > > http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl > > ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US From: Bruce Walsh <jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:33:26 -0700 The striking green geo Nemoria splendidaria (MONA 7038), figured at http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moths/Geometridae/Geometrinae/7038.jpg is a bug of legend for us moth-ers here in SE Arizona. In Ferguson's (1985) MONA on the green geos, he lists two US records, both from the Huachuca Mts in SE Arizona): The holotype from Palmerlee (described in 1910) and a record from Sunnyside Canyon in 1958. As all great lep tales go, this one happened by accident. Tucson collectors John Palting and Ray Nagle were planning on heading up to Mt Graham last Saturday for some lighting, a three hour drive. Running late, they decided to collect up on Carr Canyon in the Huachucas. At around 3:30 am, a very fresh pslendidaria came to the light, but settled away from the sheet, on the ground. John ended up taking three more around (but never on) his sheet, and one in his trap. An outstanding record! Last night, I ventured back to the same location (round 7400 feet). Around 1:30, a splendiadaria settled on the ground about 3 feet away from my lights, also very fresh. It was eventually joined by three others (the last being detected around 4:30 am), again, all away from the lights. My two light traps yielded three more, for a total of seven. Again, as with John's all were very fresh. I suspect that this is not a case of splendidaria becoming reestablished, but rather a local bug that does not come directly to light that flies (high elevation, start of the monsoon) at locations not generally collected. cheers bruce ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Nemoria splendidaria back in the US From: Bruce Walsh <jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:33:26 -0700 The striking green geo Nemoria splendidaria (MONA 7038), figured at http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moths/Geometridae/Geometrinae/7038.jpg is a bug of legend for us moth-ers here in SE Arizona. In Ferguson's (1985) MONA on the green geos, he lists two US records, both from the Huachuca Mts in SE Arizona): The holotype from Palmerlee (described in 1910) and a record from Sunnyside Canyon in 1958. As all great lep tales go, this one happened by accident. Tucson collectors John Palting and Ray Nagle were planning on heading up to Mt Graham last Saturday for some lighting, a three hour drive. Running late, they decided to collect up on Carr Canyon in the Huachucas. At around 3:30 am, a very fresh pslendidaria came to the light, but settled away from the sheet, on the ground. John ended up taking three more around (but never on) his sheet, and one in his trap. An outstanding record! Last night, I ventured back to the same location (round 7400 feet). Around 1:30, a splendiadaria settled on the ground about 3 feet away from my lights, also very fresh. It was eventually joined by three others (the last being detected around 4:30 am), again, all away from the lights. My two light traps yielded three more, for a total of seven. Again, as with John's all were very fresh. I suspect that this is not a case of splendidaria becoming reestablished, but rather a local bug that does not come directly to light that flies (high elevation, start of the monsoon) at locations not generally collected. cheers bruce Subject: Free scientific name spelling checker From: SBSP AT aol.com Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:33:10 EDT Visit our web site to get a free copy of LepiLexi, a utility that will add the scientific names of all North American butterflies to almost all word processor spelling checkers. And while there see a demonstration of LepiList, software used to record lepidoptera sightings and/or collections. SANTA BARBARA SOFTWARE PRODUCTS Web site: birdbase.com E-mail: _sbsp AT aol.com_ (mailto:sbsp AT aol.com) Subject: Re: SCAM YALE EMAIL ALERT From: Stan Gorodenski <stanlep AT commspeed.net> Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:07:02 -0700 I frequently get this kind of message. My internet provider, Commspeed, says they are not attempting to get my personal information, but get access to their servers to spread spam. It seems the reverse should be true, i.e., they are attempting to get MY personal information, but that is what they told me. Stan On 6/10/2010 10:23 AM, Neil Jones wrote: > I have just received an email asking for log on details > supposedly from Yale where Leps-l is run. > > This says that my account will be cancelled if > I don't reply. Oh yeah! > > Do you have a bridge you can sell me too? > > The return address is > > upgrade.alert AT 9.cn > > I don't know the motives but this has all the hallmarks of a scam. > > It is very similar to bank account Phishing scams. > > Beware > > Neil Jones > neil AT nwjones.demon.co.uk > www.butterflyguy.com > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: > > http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: SCAM YALE EMAIL ALERT From: Neil Jones <neil AT nwjones.demon.co.uk> Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:23:56 +0100 I have just received an email asking for log on details supposedly from Yale where Leps-l is run. This says that my account will be cancelled if I don't reply. Oh yeah! Do you have a bridge you can sell me too? The return address is upgrade.alert AT 9.cn I don't know the motives but this has all the hallmarks of a scam. It is very similar to bank account Phishing scams. Beware Neil Jones neil AT nwjones.demon.co.uk www.butterflyguy.com ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Acronicta heitzmani From: "Gary Anweiler" <gganweiler AT shaw.ca> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 13:58:57 -0600 If anyone has or can obtain a specimen or two of Acronicta heitzmani that is less than 10 years deceased (preferably even MORE recent) we would very much like to beg, borrow or steal them long enough to get a leg or two for bar-coding. We would be happy to reciprocate with material from this part of the world (Canada) Thanks! Gary Anweiler gganweiler AT hotmail.com Subject: Re: Need Help with ID's From: "Gary Anweiler" <gganweiler AT shaw.ca> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 10:04:58 -0600 Try Eurois Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "frontier News account" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 7:46 AM Subject: Need Help with ID's > Hi all I need some help with a couple moth ID's > > Links: > > http://frontiernet.net/~trgarden/TomMidda/DSCN3683a.jpg > > This one I must be just overlooking when I page through my reference > books. > > Data: > Nobles County, Minnesota USA > June 7, 2010 > wingspan 35mm > > > > http://frontiernet.net/~trgarden/TomMidda/DSCN3690a.jpg > > This moth I think is Acronicta americana but it is the darkest one I have > ever come across. > > Data: > Nobles County, Minnesota USA > June 7, 2010 > Wingspan 55mm > > Any help would be great > Thanks > Tom Middagh > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: > > http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl > > ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: SET LEPS-L From: "frontier News account" <trgarden AT frontiernet.net> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 09:43:42 -0500 SET LEPS-L ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Re: Need Help with ID's From: Hugh McGuinness <hmcguinness AT ross.org> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 10:53:45 -0400 Hi Tom, The first one is Apamea sordens. The second is NOT Acronicta; I think it is a Hadenine, but I don't know it. Hugh Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 hmcguinness AT ross.org On Jun 9, 2010, at 9:46 AM, frontier News account wrote: > Hi all I need some help with a couple moth ID's > > Links: > > http://frontiernet.net/~trgarden/TomMidda/DSCN3683a.jpg > > This one I must be just overlooking when I page through my reference > books. > > Data: > Nobles County, Minnesota USA > June 7, 2010 > wingspan 35mm > > > > http://frontiernet.net/~trgarden/TomMidda/DSCN3690a.jpg > > This moth I think is Acronicta americana but it is the darkest one I > have > ever come across. > > Data: > Nobles County, Minnesota USA > June 7, 2010 > Wingspan 55mm > > Any help would be great > Thanks > Tom Middagh > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: > > http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl > > ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Need Help with ID's From: "frontier News account" <trgarden AT frontiernet.net> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 08:46:44 -0500 Hi all I need some help with a couple moth ID's Links: http://frontiernet.net/~trgarden/TomMidda/DSCN3683a.jpg This one I must be just overlooking when I page through my reference books. Data: Nobles County, Minnesota USA June 7, 2010 wingspan 35mm http://frontiernet.net/~trgarden/TomMidda/DSCN3690a.jpg This moth I think is Acronicta americana but it is the darkest one I have ever come across. Data: Nobles County, Minnesota USA June 7, 2010 Wingspan 55mm Any help would be great Thanks Tom Middagh ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Mercury Vapor lights From: OscartheGrouch <tondaleo AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:13:38 -0700 http://www.mercuryvaporlight.com/banned-Mercury-Vapor-Lights/energy-policy-act-of-2005.html I hadn't seen this before. Can this be right? All over the US? I always found MV lights to be far superior to black lights as attractants for night insects. Please tell me it isn't so. Is there anything on the horizon as efficacious? ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Low Rate for LEPSOC 2010 ends this Friday! From: "David James" <david_james AT wsu.edu> Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 07:00:48 -0700 If you are planning to spend July 8-11 at LEPSOC 2010 in Leavenworth, Washington State (www.lepsoc2010.com) and want to register at the low rate, you need to act now! Registration at the low rate ends this Friday, June 11. Thereafter you'll need to pay more to experience the Bavarian magic and butterflies of Leavenworth at the foot of the rugged Cascade Mountains! Dr David G James Associate Professor of Entomology Department of Entomology, Washington State University, Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Bunn Road, Prosser, WA 99350, USA Subject: RE: Fulvia X Theona From: "Hank Brodkin" <hbrodkin AT cox.net> Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 13:50:55 -0700 Jim: Thanks for the plant ID! The cyneas I have seen are all from above Schelite to Sawmill on the Garden Canyon Road and at Beatty's in Miller Canyon. I have seen one fulvia in Garden well above Schelite. I tried to make it into a cyneas - but it definitely was fulvia. I have never seen cyneas as low as our place (5000'). Hank Brodkin Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ 33°58’24”N 118°27’39”W hbrodkin AT cox.net "Butterflies of Arizona - a Photographic Guide" "Finding Butterflies in Arizona - a Guide to the Best Sites" http://members.cox.net/hbrodkin/ _____ From: JimJoanJoy AT aol.com [mailto:JimJoanJoy AT aol.com] Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 1:15 PM To: hbrodkin AT cox.net; leps-l AT lists.yale.edu; DesertLeps AT yahoogroups.com; SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com Cc: azbutterflies AT cox.net; raberg2 AT q.com Subject: Re: Fulvia X Theona In a message dated 6/7/2010 11:02:18 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, hbrodkin AT cox.net writes: A couple of questions - Can both of these species use the same paintbrush and does anyone know the species of this plant. And does anyone know if these species ever hybridize? Also do either of these ever hybridize with C. cynea (Black Checkerspot)? Hank, The shrub is Castilleja lanata. They might hybridize but have not seen any specimens to indicate that they do. As far as I have seen cyneas and fulvia do not hybridize and remain reproductively isolated. They rarely are found together despite the close (and I mean really close) proximity to each other and literature reports to the contrary. I have only ever seen two fulvia in Garden Canyon. Once there were single adults of both fulvia and cyneas on Mimosa ten yards apart near Scheelite Canyon. That is the only time in 30 years of experience with these two that I have seen them together. I wonder if cyneas doesn't occasionally wander down to Crump Hill? I almost doubt they do since you don't have it from your yard yet do you? Jim B No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.829 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2923 - Release Date: 06/06/10 23:35:00 Subject: RE: Fulvia X Theona From: "Hank Brodkin" <hbrodkin AT cox.net> Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 13:50:55 -0700 Jim: Thanks for the plant ID! The cyneas I have seen are all from above Schelite to Sawmill on the Garden Canyon Road and at Beatty's in Miller Canyon. I have seen one fulvia in Garden well above Schelite. I tried to make it into a cyneas - but it definitely was fulvia. I have never seen cyneas as low as our place (5000'). Hank Brodkin Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ 33°58’24”N 118°27’39”W hbrodkin AT cox.net "Butterflies of Arizona - a Photographic Guide" "Finding Butterflies in Arizona - a Guide to the Best Sites" http://members.cox.net/hbrodkin/ _____ From: JimJoanJoy AT aol.com [mailto:JimJoanJoy AT aol.com] Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 1:15 PM To: hbrodkin AT cox.net; leps-l AT lists.yale.edu; DesertLeps AT yahoogroups.com; SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com Cc: azbutterflies AT cox.net; raberg2 AT q.com Subject: Re: Fulvia X Theona In a message dated 6/7/2010 11:02:18 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, hbrodkin AT cox.net writes: A couple of questions - Can both of these species use the same paintbrush and does anyone know the species of this plant. And does anyone know if these species ever hybridize? Also do either of these ever hybridize with C. cynea (Black Checkerspot)? Hank, The shrub is Castilleja lanata. They might hybridize but have not seen any specimens to indicate that they do. As far as I have seen cyneas and fulvia do not hybridize and remain reproductively isolated. They rarely are found together despite the close (and I mean really close) proximity to each other and literature reports to the contrary. I have only ever seen two fulvia in Garden Canyon. Once there were single adults of both fulvia and cyneas on Mimosa ten yards apart near Scheelite Canyon. That is the only time in 30 years of experience with these two that I have seen them together. I wonder if cyneas doesn't occasionally wander down to Crump Hill? I almost doubt they do since you don't have it from your yard yet do you? Jim B No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.829 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2923 - Release Date: 06/06/10 23:35:00 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Fulvia X Theona From: JimJoanJoy AT aol.com Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 16:14:32 EDT In a message dated 6/7/2010 11:02:18 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, hbrodkin AT cox.net writes: A couple of questions - Can both of these species use the same paintbrush and does anyone know the species of this plant. And does anyone know if these species ever hybridize? Also do either of these ever hybridize with C. cynea (Black Checkerspot)? Hank, The shrub is Castilleja lanata. They might hybridize but have not seen any specimens to indicate that they do. As far as I have seen cyneas and fulvia do not hybridize and remain reproductively isolated. They rarely are found together despite the close (and I mean really close) proximity to each other and literature reports to the contrary. I have only ever seen two fulvia in Garden Canyon. Once there were single adults of both fulvia and cyneas on Mimosa ten yards apart near Scheelite Canyon. That is the only time in 30 years of experience with these two that I have seen them together. I wonder if cyneas doesn't occasionally wander down to Crump Hill? I almost doubt they do since you don't have it from your yard yet do you? Jim B Subject: Re: Fulvia X Theona From: JimJoanJoy AT aol.com Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 16:14:32 EDT In a message dated 6/7/2010 11:02:18 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, hbrodkin AT cox.net writes: A couple of questions - Can both of these species use the same paintbrush and does anyone know the species of this plant. And does anyone know if these species ever hybridize? Also do either of these ever hybridize with C. cynea (Black Checkerspot)? Hank, The shrub is Castilleja lanata. They might hybridize but have not seen any specimens to indicate that they do. As far as I have seen cyneas and fulvia do not hybridize and remain reproductively isolated. They rarely are found together despite the close (and I mean really close) proximity to each other and literature reports to the contrary. I have only ever seen two fulvia in Garden Canyon. Once there were single adults of both fulvia and cyneas on Mimosa ten yards apart near Scheelite Canyon. That is the only time in 30 years of experience with these two that I have seen them together. I wonder if cyneas doesn't occasionally wander down to Crump Hill? I almost doubt they do since you don't have it from your yard yet do you? Jim B [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Fulvia X Theona From: "Hank Brodkin" <hbrodkin AT cox.net> Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 11:01:41 -0700 Across the road from our house is a limestone hill called Crump Hill or Grump Hill depending upon whom you ask. There is quite a bit of paintbrush - species unknown to me, but maybe Jim Brock or Rich Bailowitz knows. Both C. theona and C. fulvia (Theona and Fulvia Checkerspot) can be found in numbers on that hill. Occasionally a small number of both species, usually singletons, make it over to my yard. I have a Wait-a-bit bush (Mimosa sp) that is in good bloom now. A couple days ago I noticed what I at first thought were two fulvia nectaring and yesterday attempting to mate. The female was larger and somewhat tattered and the smaller male was in good shape. I id'd the female by the "ladder" and veining of the under hind wing, but because the other butterfly was in good shape I took photos of it. When I showed them to my wife, Priscilla, she said that the photo we were looking at was a theona, and upon closer scrutiny I realized that, as usual, she was correct. This morning there was one Chlosyne again on the bush that had the same damage as the female I saw earlier. It was indeed the fulvia, and I photographed it. A couple of questions - Can both of these species use the same paintbrush and does anyone know the species of this plant. And does anyone know if these species ever hybridize? Also do either of these ever hybridize with C. cynea (Black Checkerspot)? Hank Brodkin Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ 33°58’24”N 118°27’39”W hbrodkin AT cox.net "Butterflies of Arizona - a Photographic Guide" "Finding Butterflies in Arizona - a Guide to the Best Sites" http://members.cox.net/hbrodkin/ Subject: Fulvia X Theona From: "Hank Brodkin" <hbrodkin AT cox.net> Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 11:01:41 -0700 Across the road from our house is a limestone hill called Crump Hill or Grump Hill depending upon whom you ask. There is quite a bit of paintbrush - species unknown to me, but maybe Jim Brock or Rich Bailowitz knows. Both C. theona and C. fulvia (Theona and Fulvia Checkerspot) can be found in numbers on that hill. Occasionally a small number of both species, usually singletons, make it over to my yard. I have a Wait-a-bit bush (Mimosa sp) that is in good bloom now. A couple days ago I noticed what I at first thought were two fulvia nectaring and yesterday attempting to mate. The female was larger and somewhat tattered and the smaller male was in good shape. I id'd the female by the "ladder" and veining of the under hind wing, but because the other butterfly was in good shape I took photos of it. When I showed them to my wife, Priscilla, she said that the photo we were looking at was a theona, and upon closer scrutiny I realized that, as usual, she was correct. This morning there was one Chlosyne again on the bush that had the same damage as the female I saw earlier. It was indeed the fulvia, and I photographed it. A couple of questions - Can both of these species use the same paintbrush and does anyone know the species of this plant. And does anyone know if these species ever hybridize? Also do either of these ever hybridize with C. cynea (Black Checkerspot)? Hank Brodkin Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ 33°58’24”N 118°27’39”W hbrodkin AT cox.net "Butterflies of Arizona - a Photographic Guide" "Finding Butterflies in Arizona - a Guide to the Best Sites" http://members.cox.net/hbrodkin/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Agrostis I.D.? From: "Jim Mason" <jim AT gpnc.org> Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 08:31:31 -0500 Is anyone able to do identification of species of Agrostis from India - or can anyone suggest someone who could? If so, please contact: Vishal Pathania Dept of Entomology, CSKHPKV, Palampur, H.P. India- 176062 email: pathania17 AT gmail.com Jim Mason, Naturalist Jim AT gpnc.org Great Plains Nature Center 6232 E. 29th Street North Wichita, KS 67220-2200 316-683-5499 x103 - voice 316-688-9555 - fax www.gpnc.org Subject: desperately seeking Helicoverpa spp samples From: "Holder, Peter" <Peter.Holder AT lincolnuni.ac.nz> Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 07:05:20 +0000 Dear Leps-L Listers This is a re-newed requested. I am now desperately seeking adult samples of Helicoverpa spp. [Noctuidae], from Indonesia, any pacific island nation, China, India, any EU country, USA and Japan. I'm conducting a program assessing the value of using isotopes and trace element profiles to trace the origin of artificially transported insects, and are using H. armigera as the model insect. Am now accepting any Helicoverpa species. I'm aiming for only 4 moths per centre, but will be happy with what ever number come in. Ideally collected and stored dry (ie., not in alcohol). Samples do not need to be neatly pinned - any degree of worn condition is fine. If you have any samples that you can spare, or know of a colleague who may, please contact me directly: peter.holder AT lincolnuni.ac.nz or skype peter_w_holder Many thanks, Peter ps. Huge thanks to those who have already supplied material - results looking very promising, see long link below Peter W Holder Bio-Protection Research Centre P O Box 84, Lincoln University 7647, Canterbury, New Zealand phone +64 3 325 3811 ext 8199 | mobile 021 20 222 95 | skype peter_w_holder web http://bioprotection.org.nz/student-project/project-description/stepping-fight-against-exotic-pest-insects / www.bioprotection.org.nz Lincoln University, Te Whare Wanaka o Aoraki New Zealand's Specialist Land Based University Subject: Book about Ecuadorian butterflies From: "Checa,Maria V" <mfcheca AT ufl.edu> Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 09:49:15 -0400 (EDT) Title: Mariposas de Canande: sus amenazas, potencial y futuro Butterflies from Canande: their threats, potential and future Author: Maria F. Checa Language: Spanish Full color, couch?? paper, hard cover. 72 pp. Trama Editorial, Quito-Ecuador. ISBN: 978-9978-369104 Abstract The book provides a photographic guide to the butterflies (Nymphalidae) from the Reserve Canande River located in the wet forests of the Choco hotspot of diversity in Ecuador. it also provides a literature review of the main deforestation factors of this area and shows the link between poverty and natural resources exploitation in Ecuador. It also presents the benefits that biocommerce of butterflies has produced in developing countries and why this is a potential tool to promote conservation and provide economic benefits in Ecuador. Limited availability in USA, US 18 (shipping included), any request please send an email to mfcheca AT ufl.edu -- Checa,Maria V ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Lepsoc 2010: Deadline for submitted papers is May 28 From: "David James" <david_james AT wsu.edu> Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 08:30:21 -0700 The (extended) deadline for submitted papers and posters ifor the Annual Meeting of the Lepidopterists' Society is May 27 Meeting details below and at www.lepsoc2010.com Now that spring butterflies are on the wing in most parts of the US, its time to think about where you would like to be in July. How about the Bavarian-themed village called Leavenworth nestled in the eastern foothills of Washington State's spectacular Cascade Mountains? The Department of Entomology, Washington State University, the Washington Butterfly Association and the Pacific Slope Section invite you to the 59th Annual Meeting of the Lepidopterists' Society which will be held for the first time in Washington State. The Young Ones! is the theme of the meeting, a double entendre for immature Lepidoptera and youthful lepidopterists! Two symposia, "The Young Ones: Research on Immatures" and "The Young Ones: Youngling Research" will feature invited presentations on immature stages of butterflies and moths and the research of young lepidopterists. In addition, contributed papers and posters on any aspect of Lepidoptera will also be featured. More details, registration forms etc can be found at www.lepsoc2010.com If you're a lepidopterist and havent spent time in Washington's Cascade Mountains in July, then this is the year to change that! Dr David G James Associate Professor of Entomology Department of Entomology, Washington State University, Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Bunn Road, Prosser, WA 99350, USA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co., Texas From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 14:49:14 -0400 So the site is walled off by the border fence. Maybe the habitat there will now be protected from trampling and other negative human impacts. Sounds like a good thing for me. Roger Kuhlman Ann Arbor, Michigan > > Prior Texas record collected in 2001 at the Sabal Palm Grove, Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas. This site is now walled off by the border fence... > > > Bordelon, C. & E. Knudson. 2002. The Mimic, Hypolimnas misippus (L.), in Texas. News of the Lepidopterists' Society 44(1): 25, 30. > > > Mike Quinn, Austin > ________________ > Texas Entomology > http://texasento.net > > > > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Grkovich, Alex> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Richard, > > > > Charles Bordelon took a male in S Texas a couple years ago... > > > > Alex > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: owner-leps-l AT lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-leps-l AT lists.yale.edu] > On Behalf Of Richard Worth > > Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 11:51 AM > > To: entomike AT gmail.com > > Cc: Leps-L > > Subject: Re: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co., Texas > > > > > > Rich via Mike and others, > Not sure about TX records. I have heard about various Florida accounts and myself, saw a male mimic sitting on the sand at the water line near Miami Beach in the summer, either in 1976 or 1981, my memory fails me and didn't collect it for lack of a net! > Unmistakable indeed, especially when, like in other species, the light hits the UV patch areas just right and they glow purple. This vision is indelibly burned into my brain. Have heard these can ride the air currents from Africa. TX is even farther west > so I would think "blown" specimens would be even more rare. > > All the best, Richard > > > > > > > > > > > > Richard Worth > > > Entomologist / Lepidopterist > > > Plant Division > > > Oregon Dept. of Agriculture > > > 635 Capitol St. NE > > > Salem, OR 97301 > > > 503-986-6461 > > > 503-871-7108: cell > > > rworth AT oda.state.or.us > > > http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/index.shtml > > > > > > > > > So many moths, so little time... > > > > > > > > > On May 17, 2010, at 7:44 AM, Mike Quinn wrote: > > > > FYI, Mike Quinn, Austin > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Rich Kostecke> > > Date: Mon, May 17, 2010 at 9:18 AM > > Subject: Re: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co. > > To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT listserv.uh.edu > > > > I have posted a pic of the Mimic on my Flickr account > http://www.flickr.com/photos/kostecke/4615563222/. Not necessarily the most artistic shot, but good enough for ID purposes. Certainly looks like a male Mimic to me. Congrats to David Cimprich for recognizing that it was something really different and > unusual and for getting at least a few pics for documentation. > > > > Rich > > > > Richard Kostecke, Ph.D. > > The Nature Conservancy > > P.O. Box 5190, Fort Hood, Texas 76544-0190 > > Phone: 254-288-2088 Fax: 254-288-5039 > > E-mail: rkost73 AT yahoo.com or > rkostecke AT tnc.org > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Rich Kostecke> > > > To: TX-butterfly> > > Sent: Sat, May 15, 2010 6:34:37 PM > > Subject: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co. > > > > > > > I received a call from a colleague, David Cimprich, to report that he observed and photographed what appears to be a male Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood (Coryell Co.) this afternoon. I don't have access to the pictures yet, but should > by early next week. Anyway, this seems like a pretty obvious and unmistakable butterfly, but are there any other possibilities that need to be considered? He said it was about the size of a Gulf Fritillary more or less. > > > > > It looks like TX has at least one other record of this species from the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Cameron Co.), or are there others? > > > > I assume this individual would be a vagrant from the Caribbean? Or, is this a species that gets captive-bred and released much? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Rich > > > > Richard Kostecke, Ph.D. > > The Nature Conservancy > > P.O. Box 5190, Fort Hood, Texas 76544-0190 > > Phone: 254-288-2088 Fax: 254-288-5039 > > E-mail: rkost73 AT yahoo.com or > rkostecke AT tnc.org > > > > ================================== > > TX-BUTTERFLY archives: > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Re: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co., Texas From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 12:01:36 -0500 Prior Texas record collected in 2001 at the Sabal Palm Grove, Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas. This site is now walled off by the border fence... Bordelon, C. & E. Knudson. 2002. The Mimic, *Hypolimnas misippus* (L.), in Texas. News of the Lepidopterists' Society 44(1): 25, 30. Mike Quinn, Austin ________________ Texas Entomology http://texasento.net On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Grkovich, Alex wrote: > *Richard,* > ** > *Charles Bordelon took a male in S Texas a couple years ago...* > ** > *Alex* > > ------------------------------ > *From:* owner-leps-l AT lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-leps-l AT lists.yale.edu] *On > Behalf Of *Richard Worth > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 18, 2010 11:51 AM > *To:* entomike AT gmail.com > *Cc:* Leps-L > *Subject:* Re: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co., > Texas > > Rich via Mike and others, > Not sure about TX records. I have heard about various Florida accounts and > myself, saw a male mimic sitting on the sand at the water line near Miami > Beach in the summer, either in 1976 or 1981, my memory fails me and didn't > collect it for lack of a net! Unmistakable indeed, especially when, like > in other species, the light hits the UV patch areas just right and they glow > purple. This vision is indelibly burned into my brain. Have heard these > can ride the air currents from Africa. TX is even farther west so I would > think "blown" specimens would be even more rare. > All the best, Richard > > Richard Worth > > Entomologist / Lepidopterist > > Plant Division > > Oregon Dept. of Agriculture > > 635 Capitol St. NE > > Salem, OR 97301 > > 503-986-6461 > > 503-871-7108: cell > > rworth AT oda.state.or.us > > http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/index.shtml > > So many moths, so little time... > > On May 17, 2010, at 7:44 AM, Mike Quinn wrote: > > FYI, Mike Quinn, Austin > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Rich Kostecke > Date: Mon, May 17, 2010 at 9:18 AM > Subject: Re: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co. > To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT listserv.uh.edu > > I have posted a pic of the Mimic on my Flickr account > http://www.flickr.com/photos/kostecke/4615563222/. Not necessarily > the most artistic shot, but good enough for ID purposes. Certainly looks > like a male Mimic to me. Congrats to David Cimprich for recognizing that it > was something really different and unusual and for getting at least a few > pics for documentation. > > Rich > > Richard Kostecke, Ph.D. > The Nature Conservancy > P.O. Box 5190, Fort Hood, Texas 76544-0190 > Phone: 254-288-2088 Fax: 254-288-5039 > E-mail: rkost73 AT yahoo.com or rkostecke AT tnc.org > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Rich Kostecke > To: TX-butterfly > Sent: Sat, May 15, 2010 6:34:37 PM > Subject: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co. > > I received a call from a colleague, David Cimprich, to report that he > observed and photographed what appears to be a male Mimic (Hypolimnas > misippus) on Fort Hood (Coryell Co.) this afternoon. I don't have access to > the pictures yet, but should by early next week. Anyway, this seems like a > pretty obvious and unmistakable butterfly, but are there any other > possibilities that need to be considered? He said it was about the size of > a Gulf Fritillary more or less. > > It looks like TX has at least one other record of this species from the > Lower Rio Grande Valley (Cameron Co.), or are there others? > > I assume this individual would be a vagrant from the Caribbean? Or, is > this a species that gets captive-bred and released much? > > Thanks, > > Rich > > Richard Kostecke, Ph.D. > The Nature Conservancy > P.O. Box 5190, Fort Hood, Texas 76544-0190 > Phone: 254-288-2088 Fax: 254-288-5039 > E-mail: rkost73 AT yahoo.com or rkostecke AT tnc.org > > ================================== > TX-BUTTERFLY archives: > > > Subject: RE: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co., Texas From: "Grkovich, Alex" <agrkovich AT tmpeng.com> Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 12:50:38 -0400 Richard, Charles Bordelon took a male in S Texas a couple years ago... Alex ________________________________ From: owner-leps-l AT lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-leps-l AT lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Worth Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 11:51 AM To: entomike AT gmail.com Cc: Leps-L Subject: Re: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co., Texas Rich via Mike and others, Not sure about TX records. I have heard about various Florida accounts and myself, saw a male mimic sitting on the sand at the water line near Miami Beach in the summer, either in 1976 or 1981, my memory fails me and didn't collect it for lack of a net! Unmistakable indeed, especially when, like in other species, the light hits the UV patch areas just right and they glow purple. This vision is indelibly burned into my brain. Have heard these can ride the air currents from Africa. TX is even farther west so I would think "blown" specimens would be even more rare. All the best, Richard Richard Worth Entomologist / Lepidopterist Plant Division Oregon Dept. of Agriculture 635 Capitol St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-6461 503-871-7108: cell rworth AT oda.state.or.us http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/index.shtml So many moths, so little time... On May 17, 2010, at 7:44 AM, Mike Quinn wrote: FYI, Mike Quinn, Austin ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rich Kostecke > Date: Mon, May 17, 2010 at 9:18 AM Subject: Re: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co. To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT listserv.uh.edu I have posted a pic of the Mimic on my Flickr account http://www.flickr.com/photos/kostecke/4615563222/. Not necessarily the most artistic shot, but good enough for ID purposes. Certainly looks like a male Mimic to me. Congrats to David Cimprich for recognizing that it was something really different and unusual and for getting at least a few pics for documentation. Rich Richard Kostecke, Ph.D. The Nature Conservancy P.O. Box 5190, Fort Hood, Texas 76544-0190 Phone: 254-288-2088 Fax: 254-288-5039 E-mail: rkost73 AT yahoo.com or rkostecke AT tnc.org ----- Original Message ---- From: Rich Kostecke > To: TX-butterfly > Sent: Sat, May 15, 2010 6:34:37 PM Subject: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co. I received a call from a colleague, David Cimprich, to report that he observed and photographed what appears to be a male Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood (Coryell Co.) this afternoon. I don't have access to the pictures yet, but should by early next week. Anyway, this seems like a pretty obvious and unmistakable butterfly, but are there any other possibilities that need to be considered? He said it was about the size of a Gulf Fritillary more or less. It looks like TX has at least one other record of this species from the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Cameron Co.), or are there others? I assume this individual would be a vagrant from the Caribbean? Or, is this a species that gets captive-bred and released much? Thanks, Rich Richard Kostecke, Ph.D. The Nature Conservancy P.O. Box 5190, Fort Hood, Texas 76544-0190 Phone: 254-288-2088 Fax: 254-288-5039 E-mail: rkost73 AT yahoo.com or rkostecke AT tnc.org ================================== TX-BUTTERFLY archives: ________________________________ CAUTION PLEASE NOTE: The information contained in this transmission is intended to be sent only to the stated recipient of the transmission. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the intended recipient's agent, you are hereby notified that we do not intend to waive any privilege that might ordinarily be attached to this communication. Any dissemination, distribution or copying of the information contained in this transmission is therefore prohibited. You are further asked to notify us of any such error in transmission as soon as possible at the telephone number/email address shown above. Thank you for your cooperation. Subject: Re: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co., Texas From: Richard Worth <rworth AT oda.state.or.us> Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 08:51:15 -0700 Rich via Mike and others, Not sure about TX records. I have heard about various Florida accounts and myself, saw a male mimic sitting on the sand at the water line near Miami Beach in the summer, either in 1976 or 1981, my memory fails me and didn't collect it for lack of a net! Unmistakable indeed, especially when, like in other species, the light hits the UV patch areas just right and they glow purple. This vision is indelibly burned into my brain. Have heard these can ride the air currents from Africa. TX is even farther west so I would think "blown" specimens would be even more rare. All the best, Richard Richard Worth Entomologist / Lepidopterist Plant Division Oregon Dept. of Agriculture 635 Capitol St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-6461 503-871-7108: cell rworth AT oda.state.or.us http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/index.shtml So many moths, so little time... On May 17, 2010, at 7:44 AM, Mike Quinn wrote: > FYI, Mike Quinn, Austin > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Rich Kostecke > Date: Mon, May 17, 2010 at 9:18 AM > Subject: Re: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co. > To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT listserv.uh.edu > > I have posted a pic of the Mimic on my Flickr account http://www.flickr.com/photos/kostecke/4615563222/ > . Not necessarily the most artistic shot, but good enough for ID > purposes. Certainly looks like a male Mimic to me. Congrats to > David Cimprich for recognizing that it was something really > different and unusual and for getting at least a few pics for > documentation. > > Rich > > Richard Kostecke, Ph.D. > The Nature Conservancy > P.O. Box 5190, Fort Hood, Texas 76544-0190 > Phone: 254-288-2088 Fax: 254-288-5039 > E-mail: rkost73 AT yahoo.com or rkostecke AT tnc.org > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Rich Kostecke > To: TX-butterfly > Sent: Sat, May 15, 2010 6:34:37 PM > Subject: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co. > > I received a call from a colleague, David Cimprich, to report that > he observed and photographed what appears to be a male Mimic > (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood (Coryell Co.) this afternoon. I > don't have access to the pictures yet, but should by early next > week. Anyway, this seems like a pretty obvious and unmistakable > butterfly, but are there any other possibilities that need to be > considered? He said it was about the size of a Gulf Fritillary more > or less. > > It looks like TX has at least one other record of this species from > the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Cameron Co.), or are there others? > > I assume this individual would be a vagrant from the Caribbean? Or, > is this a species that gets captive-bred and released much? > > Thanks, > > Rich > > Richard Kostecke, Ph.D. > The Nature Conservancy > P.O. Box 5190, Fort Hood, Texas 76544-0190 > Phone: 254-288-2088 Fax: 254-288-5039 > E-mail: rkost73 AT yahoo.com or rkostecke AT tnc.org > > ================================== > TX-BUTTERFLY archives: > > Subject: Fwd: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co., Texas From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 09:44:57 -0500 FYI, Mike Quinn, Austin ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rich Kostecke Date: Mon, May 17, 2010 at 9:18 AM Subject: Re: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co. To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT listserv.uh.edu I have posted a pic of the Mimic on my Flickr account http://www.flickr.com/photos/kostecke/4615563222/. Not necessarily the most artistic shot, but good enough for ID purposes. Certainly looks like a male Mimic to me. Congrats to David Cimprich for recognizing that it was something really different and unusual and for getting at least a few pics for documentation. Rich Richard Kostecke, Ph.D. The Nature Conservancy P.O. Box 5190, Fort Hood, Texas 76544-0190 Phone: 254-288-2088 Fax: 254-288-5039 E-mail: rkost73 AT yahoo.com or rkostecke AT tnc.org ----- Original Message ---- From: Rich Kostecke To: TX-butterfly Sent: Sat, May 15, 2010 6:34:37 PM Subject: Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood, Coryell Co. I received a call from a colleague, David Cimprich, to report that he observed and photographed what appears to be a male Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) on Fort Hood (Coryell Co.) this afternoon. I don't have access to the pictures yet, but should by early next week. Anyway, this seems like a pretty obvious and unmistakable butterfly, but are there any other possibilities that need to be considered? He said it was about the size of a Gulf Fritillary more or less. It looks like TX has at least one other record of this species from the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Cameron Co.), or are there others? I assume this individual would be a vagrant from the Caribbean? Or, is this a species that gets captive-bred and released much? Thanks, Rich Richard Kostecke, Ph.D. The Nature Conservancy P.O. Box 5190, Fort Hood, Texas 76544-0190 Phone: 254-288-2088 Fax: 254-288-5039 E-mail: rkost73 AT yahoo.com or rkostecke AT tnc.org ================================== TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Red Admiral Invasion Year in Great Lakes States From: "Bitzer, Royce J [ENT]" <mariposa AT iastate.edu> Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 10:46:05 -0500 Leps-L members: I have been busy for the last several weeks tracking the course of this migration, and mapping Red Admiral presence and migratory activity at the Red Admiral and Painted Lady Research Site. This migration has been broad and extensive, with moderate to high numbers of butterflies and definite northward migratory flights observed from western Iowa to southern Quebec and Massachusetts. Subject: Re: Red Admiral Invasion Year in Great Lake States? From: James McDermott <jamesryan04 AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 08:03:24 -0700 Likewise, huge numbers near Dallas in the last week. Lets just say I can't see through my bait traps. James McDermott On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 11:36 PM, wrote: > Expect a lot of Red Admirals this year as they are swarming in Central > Texas. I have not (since 1968) seen them this abundant here. Larvae have > been feeding on Pellitory which had a bumper crop after the wet winter. > ........Chris Durden > > > Quoting Roger Kuhlman : > > >> >> I was wondering if other people in the Great Lake States region are >> noticing a much larger than normal influx of Red Admirals (Vanessa >> atalanta) this year. Since April 30 when good numbers of Red Admirals ( 30 >> to 40 at single sites) were first reported in both Northwest Monroe County >> and Southwest Washtenaw County of Southeast Michigan, Red Admiral migrants >> seem to be everywhere. So far they have not reached the highest levels of >> the last Vanessa invasion year of 2001 or have been accompanied by major >> influxes of sister Vanessa species American Painted Lady (V. virginensis) >> and Painted Lady (V. cardui) but the season is young. >> >> Roger Kuhlman >> Greater Washtenaw Butterfly Survey >> Ann Arbor, Michigan >> 5/11/2010 >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: >> >> http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl >> >> >> >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: > > http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl > > Subject: Re: Red Admiral Invasion Year in Great Lake States? From: drdn AT mail.utexas.edu Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 01:36:15 -0500 Expect a lot of Red Admirals this year as they are swarming in Central Texas. I have not (since 1968) seen them this abundant here. Larvae have been feeding on Pellitory which had a bumper crop after the wet winter. ........Chris Durden Quoting Roger Kuhlman : > > > I was wondering if other people in the Great Lake States region are > noticing a much larger than normal influx of Red Admirals (Vanessa > atalanta) this year. Since April 30 when good numbers of Red > Admirals ( 30 to 40 at single sites) were first reported in both > Northwest Monroe County and Southwest Washtenaw County of Southeast > Michigan, Red Admiral migrants seem to be everywhere. So far they > have not reached the highest levels of the last Vanessa invasion > year of 2001 or have been accompanied by major influxes of sister > Vanessa species American Painted Lady (V. virginensis) and Painted > Lady (V. cardui) but the season is young. > > Roger Kuhlman > Greater Washtenaw Butterfly Survey > Ann Arbor, Michigan > 5/11/2010 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: > > http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: RE: Red Admiral Invasion Year in Great Lake States? From: "Jonathan Sylvestre" <josylvestre AT sympatico.ca> Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 18:14:41 -0400 Here in center Québec (Manseau) I observed a great number of V. atalanta since a week ore more. They are nearly everywhere and they are flying in a SW-NE direction most of the time. If I remember correctly the lasts times they invaded Quebec in great quantity, I can tell that they are more numerous than ever ! I did not see any other Vanessa species yet, but i did no field trip since a week.. its pretty cold here and we had some snow yesterday. The V.atalanta seem to handle that well. Jonathan Sylvestre -----Message d'origine----- De : owner-leps-l AT lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-leps-l AT lists.yale.edu] De la part de Roger Kuhlman Envoyé : 11 mai 2010 14:57 À : Leps List Objet : Red Admiral Invasion Year in Great Lake States? I was wondering if other people in the Great Lake States region are noticing a much larger than normal influx of Red Admirals (Vanessa atalanta) this year. Since April 30 when good numbers of Red Admirals ( 30 to 40 at single sites) were first reported in both Northwest Monroe County and Southwest Washtenaw County of Southeast Michigan, Red Admiral migrants seem to be everywhere. So far they have not reached the highest levels of the last Vanessa invasion year of 2001 or have been accompanied by major influxes of sister Vanessa species American Painted Lady (V. virginensis) and Painted Lady (V. cardui) but the season is young. Roger Kuhlman Greater Washtenaw Butterfly Survey Ann Arbor, Michigan 5/11/2010 ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Re: Red Admiral Invasion Year in Great Lake States? From: Sheri Moreau <akindofmagick1 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 14:22:26 -0700 (PDT) Red Admirals were unbelievably profuse in Oswego, New York the summer of 2001; I arrived in mid-May and about three weeks later found a large, protected nettle patch between a couple of greenhouses at a plant nursery that nurtured literally thousands of caterpillars for weeks.  Never seen anything like it, before or since, for that species.   Sheri Maryland --- On Tue, 5/11/10, Paul Cherubini wrote:       >A similar outbreak occurred in May 2001, but that one was more concentrated in the upper Midwest including Kansas and Nebraska. Subject: Re: Red Admiral Invasion Year in Great Lake States? From: Gary Sibio <garysibio AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 15:17:20 -0500 I've been seeing more than normal in Chicago. I don't keep detailed records so I can't be more specific. Gary On 5/11/10, Roger Kuhlman wrote: > > > I was wondering if other people in the Great Lake States region are noticing > a much larger than normal influx of Red Admirals (Vanessa atalanta) this > year. Since April 30 when good numbers of Red Admirals ( 30 to 40 at single > sites) were first reported in both Northwest Monroe County and Southwest > Washtenaw County of Southeast Michigan, Red Admiral migrants seem to be > everywhere. So far they have not reached the highest levels of the last > Vanessa invasion year of 2001 or have been accompanied by major influxes of > sister Vanessa species American Painted Lady (V. virginensis) and Painted > Lady (V. cardui) but the season is young. > > Roger Kuhlman > Greater Washtenaw Butterfly Survey > Ann Arbor, Michigan > 5/11/2010 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: > > http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl > > > -- Gary J Sibio If you would like to see my photos, click here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/garysibio ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Re: Red Admiral Invasion Year in Great Lake States? From: Paul Cherubini <monarch AT saber.net> Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 12:40:45 -0700 Yes, east of Nebraska and Kansas, there has been an outbreak of Red Admirals this spring and they have already reached eastern Canada. A similar outbreak occurred in May 2001, but that one was more concentrated in the upper Midwest including Kansas and Nebraska. Paul Cherubini El Dorado, Calif. ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Red Admiral Invasion Year in Great Lake States? From: Roger Kuhlman <rkuhlman AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 14:56:35 -0400 I was wondering if other people in the Great Lake States region are noticing a much larger than normal influx of Red Admirals (Vanessa atalanta) this year. Since April 30 when good numbers of Red Admirals ( 30 to 40 at single sites) were first reported in both Northwest Monroe County and Southwest Washtenaw County of Southeast Michigan, Red Admiral migrants seem to be everywhere. So far they have not reached the highest levels of the last Vanessa invasion year of 2001 or have been accompanied by major influxes of sister Vanessa species American Painted Lady (V. virginensis) and Painted Lady (V. cardui) but the season is young. Roger Kuhlman Greater Washtenaw Butterfly Survey Ann Arbor, Michigan 5/11/2010 ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: LepSoc2010: Register Now! From: "David James" <david_james AT wsu.edu> Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 07:37:38 -0700 Have you registered yet for LepSoc 2010? The Annual Conference of the Lepidopterists Society will be held July 8-11 in the beautiful Bavarian-themed mountain village of Leavenworth, Washington at the Enzian Inn. Go to www.lepsoc2010.com for details on registration and paper submittal. You can also find details of presenters and topics in our 2 symposia focusing on the immature stages of Lepidoptera and young lepidopterists (The Young Ones!). The deadline for submitting a contributed paper or poster presentation has been extended to May 28. The deadline for registering at the low rate has been extended to June 11. Thereafter, the rate increases. Dont miss this opportunity of spending a few summer days in one of the most beautiful and scenic and Lepidoptera-rich, locations in the Pacific Northwest! Dr David G James Associate Professor of Entomology Department of Entomology, Washington State University, Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Bunn Road, Prosser, WA 99350, USA Subject: DesertLeps From: Stan Gorodenski <stanlep AT commspeed.net> Date: Fri, 07 May 2010 14:09:01 -0700 I am guessing many do not know about a discussion group called DesertLeps, founded February 25, 2006. The purpose of this message is to make you aware of it. In additon to including the Southwestern U.S. states (as the name might imply), the discussion group also includes any state or area with desert or desert like conditions ( e.g., high deserts, areas with significantly lower annual rainfall totals). Consequently, it also includes Texas, areas of Mexico peripatric to the U.S., and all Western states (with the exception of Hawaii and Alaska) as defined by the US Census Bureau. The totality of these states (plus Mexico) generally corresponds to the California and Rocky Mountain subregions of the Nearctic as defined by Wallace, and the "Arid" subregion as defined by Allen (which closely corresponds to the Wallace definition). You can learn more about the group at http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/DesertLeps/ . ButterflyDigest does not have the recent discussions that took place in DesertLeps, such as the 240 messages from last month and the ones to date for this month. You have to be a member to view them. Sincerely, Stan Gorodenski ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Opler and Powell book images now available From: Felix Sperling <felix.sperling AT ualberta.ca> Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 11:12:55 -0600 Be sure to search for Photographer "Contains" Powell and not "Begins with" or "Equals". My mistake for using the "=" in my message. Each search would require a different search string to get the results you want. Kip -- Kipling W. Will Associate Professor/Insect Systematist Associate Director,Essig Museum of Entomology mail to: 137 Mulford Hall ESPM Dept.- Organisms & Environment Div. University of California Berkeley, California 94720 phone 510-642-4296 fax 510-643-5438 ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Powell and Opler book Images now available From: Felix Sperling <felix.sperling AT ualberta.ca> Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 22:03:01 -0600 Begin forwarded message: > From: "Kipling (Kip) Will" > Date: May 4, 2010 7:34:32 PM MDT (CA) > > Dear All, > Beautiful images and full data for 1228 itty bitty moths as a > companion to Jerry Powell & Paul Opler's book "Moths of Western > North America" are now available for your perusal via the Essig and > CalPhotos > databases. This a great addition to our database records and allows > for viewing images at a much higher resolution and detail than the > book. > > You can access images, linked back to data records at > http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/ > search for Photographer = Powell > > Here is a pre-made search > http://bit.ly/9dnOns (300 thumbnails at once at this link...) > > You can access data records that link to the images by using a > taxonomic > search at > http://essigdb.berkeley.edu/ > > enjoy, > -- > Kipling W. Will > Associate Professor/Insect Systematist > Associate Director,Essig Museum of Entomology > > mail to: > 137 Mulford Hall > ESPM Dept.- Organisms & Environment Div. > University of California > Berkeley, California 94720 > > phone 510-642-4296 > fax 510-643-5438 > Subject: Re: Fwd: Palaeophobetron perornata - CenTex Apr 28, 2010 From: Bruce Walsh <jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu> Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 16:09:01 -0700 Quoting Mike Quinn : > Maury Heiman photographed this beast of a limacodid just west of San > Antonio, TX late last month. Apparently less than 5 U.S. records. > Palaeophobetron perornata photos > http://bugguide.net/node/view/392009 > Awesome! Three of those records are from SE Arizona, we so will keep our eyes open down here! ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Fwd: Palaeophobetron perornata - CenTex Apr 28, 2010 From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 17:38:51 -0500 Maury Heiman photographed this beast of a limacodid just west of San Antonio, TX late last month. Apparently less than 5 U.S. records. Mike Quinn, Austin ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Maury Heiman Date: Tue, May 4, 2010 at 8:20 AM Subject: Palaeophobetron perornata photos posted To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT listserv.uh.edu Palaeophobetron perornata photos http://bugguide.net/node/view/392009 enjoy! Maury Heiman Medina County =================================  TX-BUTTERFLY archives: http://listserv.uh.edu/archives/tx-butterfly.html ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: RE: Relaxing and setting hesperiidae specimens From: "Grkovich, Alex" <agrkovich AT tmpeng.com> Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 17:25:19 -0400 Andrew, First, you never know (from MY experience at least) how a skipper will turn out. One will spread just fine after relaxing; then just when you're feeling good about yourself and how you've mastered spreading skippers,the next one will get ruined totally...But... First, there is the "Klots Method" of making small cuts to the FW and HW muscles, in order to "loosen" the muscles and allow for more effective movements of the wings during the spreading process...Check the 1951 Klots Field Guide for this method...I personal have never used this, because there is the inherent danger of cutting the wings too high and thus cutting them off... First off, the specimen must be as thoroughly relaxed as possible. I use a tupperware container, about 1-3/4 inch high; I place sponges in the bottom of the container. The sponges are soaked in HOT tap water, then you wring out the excess water and place the sponges in the container. Then I place a plaster trellice, or just a piece of flexible and thin screen material over the sponges. The specimens then rest on the outside of the glassine envelopes (each one on it's envelope so the data doesn't get mixed up of course). And then a large envelope cut open into a flat piece of "paper" is placed over the top of the specimens on their envelopes...Now what I have found is also important is to let the specimens relax inside the container over dry heat, such as fintube radiation, or as I use, a dehumidification heater ("soft heat"), or you can leave the container out in the sunlight; but whatever, the relaxing specimens need to stay warm...Using this method, a large skipper should ! be relaxed in approx. 12 hours or maybe a little more for a very large specimen... When taken out (without the specimen getting very wet), then you hold the specimen by the thorax by your fingertips, and gently squeeze the thorax at the wing muscles to "loosen them"...Then place the pin through the thorax. Now, take a set of tweezers, and further work the wing muscles with the tweezers - especially the hindwings which as you said, a re particularly a problem...Work them real well, but without of course damaging the wings...Then place the specimen on the spreading board and go to work...I use #1 pins as the spreading "tool"... Another thing that can be done is this: About 1/2 to 2/3 through the relaxing process, turn the specimens over in the relaxing box, thus allowing both sides of the wings to be in direct "contact"" with the sponges... Anyway, expect to ruin a number of specimens...Practice first on "Junk" or "Trash Bugs", like Silver Spotted Skippers, Long Dashes, European Skippers and the like.. then go ahead and try not to risk ruining your stuff from Cyprus... Good luck...and you'll probably need it... I am sure that others will have better methods than mine... Alex -----Original Message----- From: owner-leps-l AT lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-leps-l AT lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew Torry Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 4:46 PM To: Leps list Subject: Re: Relaxing and setting hesperiidae specimens Hi Folks, I need some advice. I recently came back home from a collecting trip in Cyprus and took a short series of Gegenes pumilio (Pygmy Skipper). The specimens were kept frozen whilst on Cyprus and were only defrosted for the journey home. I have discovered that of all the specimens I collected these are completely unsettable. The wings seem to be absolutely locked in the closed position and any attempt to relax them and spread them result in a destroyed specimen (The hind wing usually splits along a vein the moment it is moved). Anyone any ideas on how to get these thing set! 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Thank you for your cooperation. ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Re: Relaxing and setting hesperiidae specimens From: Bruce Walsh <jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu> Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 14:18:46 -0700 Andrew: I use a very small needle to inject nearly boiling water into the thorax. I place water in a cup and microwave until it starts to steam. This trick often works cheers bruce ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Re: Relaxing and setting hesperiidae specimens From: Andrew Torry <A.P.K.Torry AT exeter.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 21:46:22 +0100 Hi Folks, I need some advice. I recently came back home from a collecting trip in Cyprus and took a short series of Gegenes pumilio (Pygmy Skipper). The specimens were kept frozen whilst on Cyprus and were only defrosted for the journey home. I have discovered that of all the specimens I collected these are completely unsettable. The wings seem to be absolutely locked in the closed position and any attempt to relax them and spread them result in a destroyed specimen (The hind wing usually splits along a vein the moment it is moved). Anyone any ideas on how to get these thing set! Regards Andrew Torry ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Lepidoptera Course in June From: Hugh McGuinness <hmcguinness AT ross.org> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:32:41 -0400 Hello Lep-lovers (Please excuse the cross-post) I am writing to let you know about a wonderful Lep course being offered in June at Eagle Hill in Maine. Even though many of you might never consider taking a course, I enrolled several years ago, and it was an incredible experience that propelled me into doing research on Leps. The instructor Brian Scholtens, who is a professor at the College of Charleston, is a wonderful teacher, with a comprehensive knowledge of butterflies and moths. His entomological knowledge is so comprehensive that I remember during lectures feeling as if I could imagine what it is like to be an insect. Further, he will mold the course to fit the interests of students; so for example, it can be geared towards butterflies if that is the interest of most of the students. I have even heard a rumor that participants in the course will have the option of participating in a Bioblitz at the station. The Humboldt Research Station, where the course takes place, is rustic but with very nice accomodations. It is in a beautiful setting located along the upper coast in Maine. There is a great diversity of habitats to explore both at the station and in the surrounding area, which results in a large number of species being encountered. I remember photographing moths (many of which I have not seen since) to the calls of both Barred and Saw Whet Owl. The food was excellent. A description of the course, as well as the list of the courses offered at the station, can be found at: http://www.eaglehill.us/programs/nhs/nhs-calendar.shtml . There is a second, simultaneous course at the station (this year on sterile crustose lichens, of all things), which makes for interesting company at meals. So if you are looking for a way to expand your knowledge of Leps, or miss going away to summer camp, or just want to get away from everything for a highly engaging week, check out the link above. Feel free to respond to me off-line. Information on lodging options, meals, and costs may be found at http://www.eaglehill.us/programs/general/application-info.shtml There is an online application form at http://www.eaglehill.us/programs/general/application-web.shtml You can contact the station directly at: The Humboldt Institute, PO Box 9, Steuben, ME 04680-0009. 207-546-2821. Fax 207-546-3042 e-mail: office AT eaglehill.us Hugh Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 hmcguinness AT ross.org Subject: Arizona Lep course: Still openings! From: Bruce Walsh <jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:41:39 -0700 Lepsters: There are still a few openings for the week-long Lep course this August (7-14) at the SW Research Station in Portal Arizona, in the heart of the Chirichahua Mts. course website: www.lepcourse.org Application form for 2010 course can be found on the website. It is due by 7 June 2010. Final notification will occur by 21 June. Tuition for the course is $900 for students and $1000 for non-students Details: Held at the SouthWest Research Station (SWRS) in the Chirichahua Mountains in SE Arizona (a 2 1/2 hour drive from Tucson), the focus of the lep course is to train graduate students, post-docs, faculty, and serious citizen-scientists in the classification and identification of adult lepidoptera and their larvae. Topics to be covered include an extensive introduction into adult and larval morphology with a focus on taxonomically-important traits, extensive field work on both adults and larvae, collecting and curatoral techniques, genitalic dissection and preparation, larval classification, use (and abuse) of DNA bar coding, and general issues in lepidoptera systematics, ecology, and evolution. THE LOCATION: With its extensive series of Sky-Island mountain ranges, SE Arizona has the highest lepidoptera diversity in the US. With low desert scrub, oak and mixed oak-pine woodland, lush riparian, juniper, Douglas fir, and mountain meadow habitats all within a 40 minute drive from the station, the SWRS is an ideal location from which to sample this diversity (of both habitats and species). Instructors: Jim Brock, Tucson Dr. John Brown, USDA and the Smithsonian Museum P. D. Hulce, SW Research Station Dr. Jim Miller, American Museum of Natural History Professor Ray Nagle, University of Arizona Dr. Chris Schmidt, Canadian National Collection Professor Bruce Walsh, University of Arizona Professor Ian Watkinson, Arizona Western College/Northern Arizona University ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl Subject: Arizona Lep course: Still openings! From: Bruce Walsh <jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:41:39 -0700 Lepsters: There are still a few openings for the week-long Lep course this August (7-14) at the SW Research Station in Portal Arizona, in the heart of the Chirichahua Mts. course website: www.lepcourse.org Application form for 2010 course can be found on the website. It is due by 7 June 2010. Final notification will occur by 21 June. Tuition for the course is $900 for students and $1000 for non-students Details: Held at the SouthWest Research Station (SWRS) in the Chirichahua Mountains in SE Arizona (a 2 1/2 hour drive from Tucson), the focus of the lep course is to train graduate students, post-docs, faculty, and serious citizen-scientists in the classification and identification of adult lepidoptera and their larvae. Topics to be covered include an extensive introduction into adult and larval morphology with a focus on taxonomically-important traits, extensive field work on both adults and larvae, collecting and curatoral techniques, genitalic dissection and preparation, larval classification, use (and abuse) of DNA bar coding, and general issues in lepidoptera systematics, ecology, and evolution. THE LOCATION: With its extensive series of Sky-Island mountain ranges, SE Arizona has the highest lepidoptera diversity in the US. With low desert scrub, oak and mixed oak-pine woodland, lush riparian, juniper, Douglas fir, and mountain meadow habitats all within a 40 minute drive from the station, the SWRS is an ideal location from which to sample this diversity (of both habitats and species). Instructors: Jim Brock, Tucson Dr. John Brown, USDA and the Smithsonian Museum P. D. Hulce, SW Research Station Dr. Jim Miller, American Museum of Natural History Professor Ray Nagle, University of Arizona Dr. Chris Schmidt, Canadian National Collection Professor Bruce Walsh, University of Arizona Professor Ian Watkinson, Arizona Western College/Northern Arizona University Subject: Printed copies of ZooKeys From: Bruce Walsh <jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:17:49 -0700 I posted nformation (below) a few months about about five special issues of the journal ZooKeys dealing with issues on western (and other) moths. My printed (softbound) copies just arrived today, and they look great! All of the articles are free online, but its nice to have a printed version around! =========== As previously mentioned here, the on-line journal ZooKeys has recently published five major issues on North American moths, which are free online as pdf files, http://pensoftonline.net/zookeys/index.php/journal/announcement/view/15 A list of the five is given at the end of this email. I just heard back from the publisher. Here are the details (and prices) for ordering printed versions The prices for the separate issues are as follows: # 9 - EURO 29 # 30 - EURO 32 # 38 - EURO 84 # 39 - EURO 52 # 40 - EURO 48 there is a 15% discount if you order all five. Shipping is extra (roughly 55 Eur for airmail). The best way to order these would be to send an email to orders AT pensoft.net. the issues “Contributions to the systematics of North American macro-moths” (ZooKeys 9, May 2009, 134 pp.) and “Contributions …II” (ZooKeys 39, March 2010, 268 pp.) include 16 papers contributed by 22 authors on the systematics of macro-moths of North and Central America. A revision of the noctuid genus Lasionycta (ZooKeys 30, Dec 2009, 156 pp.) included keys, descriptions, and illustrations of 43 species, 17 new. “An annotated check list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada” (ZooKeys 38, March 2010, 549 pp.) lists 2367 species with 171 distributional or taxonomic footnotes. “Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea of North America north of Mexico” (ZooKeys 40, March 2010, 239 pp.) lists 3693 species and includes 716 taxonomic notes and 331 literature references documenting all changes from the previous 1983 check list. ------------------------------------------------------------ For subscription and related information about LEPS-L visit: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/lepsl