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16 Jan id on Noctuid moth [Andrew Block ] 16 Jan Re: Noctuid moth [Andrew Block ] 16 Jan Re: Noctuid moth [Hugh McGuinness ] 14 Jan Noctuid moth [Andrew Block ] 20 Dec Re: no reports just testing for Bob [Karl A Wilson ] 21 Dec no reports just testing for Bob [Meena Haribal ] 20 Dec test ["bob garrison" ] 15 Dec Subscription ["bob garrison" ] 3 Dec Deliveries ["bob garrison" ] 2 Dec Hiding in plain sight [Steven Daniel ] 1 Dec Subscriptions to NYSButterflies ["bob garrison" ] 01 Dec Sulphurs - Ithaca ["Bill E" ] 18 Nov "Butterflies as Botanists" and late Monarchs ["Bill E" ] 9 Nov a straggler [Andrew Block ] 9 Nov RE: Cheating Death [Meena Haribal ] 9 Nov Re: Cheating Death ["bob garrison" ] 9 Nov Cheating Death [] 8 Nov Re: Commas at Montezuma NWF ["bob garrison" ] 8 Nov Commas at Montezuma NWF ["John and Sue Gregoire" ] 5 Nov November sightings [Bill Purcell ] 5 Nov Monarch ["bob garrison" ] 1 Nov Orange Sulphur [] 30 Oct late butterflies [Ernest Williams ] 27 Oct NY leps [Andrew Block ] 27 Oct Crossline Skipper confirmation ["Bill E" ] 24 Oct Two-day Report [] 23 Oct NY leps [Andrew Block ] 17 Oct NY leps [Andrew Block ] 12 Oct late butterflies [Ernest Williams ] 10 Oct RE: Re: Roadkill Leps [Meena Haribal ] 09 Oct Re: Roadkill Leps ["Bill E" ] 09 Oct RE: Roadkill Leps ["Tom" ] 08 Oct Roadkill leps - Oct 8 ["Bill E" ] 8 Oct NY leps [Andrew Block ] 7 Oct Late butterflies ["John and Sue Gregoire" ] 5 Oct NY leps [Andrew Block ] 04 Oct A new resource for Lep IDs pertinent to NY ["Bill E" ] 2 Oct NY leps [Andrew Block ] 28 Sep coastal Monarch movement Sept. 27 [Tom Fiore ] 27 Sep Checkered White [Henry Halama ] 27 Sep Three Catocalas [Hugh McGuinness ] 27 Sep Re: Buckeye's still flying upstate [Bard Prentiss ] 27 Sep RE: Buckeye's still flying upstate [Meena Haribal ] 26 Sep Gray Comma [Henry Halama ] 26 Sep Buckeye's still flying upstate ["Bill E" ] 25 Sep Variegated fritillary [Meena Haribal ] 21 Sep Monarch migration ["John and Sue Gregoire" ] 20 Sep Late Northern Pearly-eye [] 20 Sep Fiery and Sachem Skippers [Henry Halama ] 19 Sep Montezuma NWR [] 17 Sep NYBG leps [Andrew Block ] 13 Sep Fiery Skipper [] 13 Sep Re: Baculovirus driven feeding behavior change in gypsy moth caterpillars. [Karl A Wilson ] 12 Sep RE: Baculovirus driven feeding behavior change in gypsy moth caterpillars. [Gary Stell ] 12 Sep Baculovirus driven feeding behavior change in gypsy moth caterpillars. [Karl A Wilson ] 12 Sep RE: giant swallowtail, Buckeye, SPicebush Swallowtail etc. [Meena Haribal ] 11 Sep RE: giant swallowtail, Buckeye, SPicebush Swallowtail etc. [Gary Stell ] 11 Sep Common Buckeye ["John and Sue Gregoire" ] 10 Sep giant swallowtail, Buckeye, SPicebush Swallowtail etc. [Meena Haribal ] 9 Sep Widow Underwing [Andrew Block ] 9 Sep Harvester, buckeye, variegated fritillary [Steven Daniel ] 2 Sep Re: Io moth caterpillar ["Bill Oehlke" ] 2 Sep Io moth caterpillar ["John and Sue Gregoire" ] 31 Aug Common Buckeye in Binghamton, NY [] 30 Aug RE: giant swallowtails ["Rick Cech" ] 29 Aug Buckeyes!!! Tioga Co. ["Colleen / spider99" ] 29 Aug Another buckeye [Steven Daniel ] 28 Aug Giant Swallowtail in Scarsdale, Westchester County, NY ["johnwallworldtwitch" ] 28 Aug Re: giant swallowtails [] 26 Aug Review of Himmelman on Cricket radio : on nocturnal singers FYI [Meena Haribal ] 25 Aug giant swallowtails [Ernest Williams ] 24 Aug Variegated Fritillary in Ithaca ["asiootusloe" ] 24 Aug another roadkill Buckeye in Tompkins Co. ["Bill E" ] 22 Aug some butterflies reported in Dutchess Co. [Tom Fiore ] 22 Aug Re: Giant Swallowtails ["John and Sue Gregoire" ] 21 Aug Buckeye and Giant Swallowtail [Renee Davis ] Subject: id on Noctuid moth From: Andrew Block <ablock22168 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:33:19 -0800 (PST) Just wanted to say thanks to Hugh I was able to id the previously mentioned Noctuid that I found on the 11th. It was a Variegated Cutworm Moth. Thanks again Hugh. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Cell: 914-319-9701; Fax: 914-771-8036 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Re: Noctuid moth From: Andrew Block <ablock22168 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:45:13 -0800 (PST) Hi Hugh, Will do. Thanks. I have two more photos if needed. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Cell: 914-319-9701; Fax: 914-771-8036 ________________________________ From: Hugh McGuinnessSubject: Re: Noctuid moth From: Hugh McGuinness <hmcguinness AT ross.org> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:01:18 -0500 Hi Andrew, Please send the photo. Hugh On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 10:24 PM, Andrew BlockSubject: Noctuid moth From: Andrew Block <ablock22168 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:24:06 -0800 (PST) 1/11/12 - 10 Commerce Drive, New Rochelle, NY Had a Noctuid moth of some kind on the sidewalk next to the building I work at. It was about 32 degrees so was quite surprised to see it. When it warmed up it got very active. It looked like some kind of cutworm or similar species. If I ever id it I'll repost. Put it on BugGuide for id. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Cell: 914-319-9701; Fax: 914-771-8036 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Re: no reports just testing for Bob From: Karl A Wilson <kwilson AT binghamton.edu> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:16:45 -0500 Hi Meena and All! In the absence of active leps (except for a few cabbage whites in our research greenhouse), and before I forget, let me wish everyone in the group Happy/Merry Holidays/Christmas and a Happy New Year! Karl On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 7:43 PM, Meena HaribalSubject: no reports just testing for Bob From: Meena Haribal <mmh3 AT cornell.edu> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:43:15 +0000 Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: test From: "bob garrison" <rlg9 AT htva.net> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:35:06 -0500 test [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Subscription From: "bob garrison" <rlg9 AT htva.net> Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:23:46 -0500 Can anyone tell me how to un-subscribe from NYSButterflies? After that, I would like to re-subscribe and maybe then I could actually receive the e-mails, including one that I will submit myself as a test of receiving the e-mails. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Deliveries From: "bob garrison" <rlg9 AT htva.net> Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 14:56:28 -0500 Once again I'm trying to become able to receive e-mails from NYSButterflies Bob Garrison Spencer, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Hiding in plain sight From: Steven Daniel <natdisc AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 11:07:05 -0500 Hi everyone, I was sent a link to this story last night. Scientist, amateurs team up to discover new South Florida species - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com. Isn't it pretty amazing that in 2011 a new state record in an actively butterflied area can be discovered? And even more to be determined that the butterfly wasn't a stray but a regular breeding species for some period of time? And I love that it was discovered as residing, misidentified, in collections - by lepidopterist Andy Warren, as he was studying collections at the McGuire Center in Florida. After being notified to be on the lookout, several different butterfliers sent photos that had originally been misidentified for confirmation of its recent existence. It does speak to the importance of scientific collections. It's a good story worth thinking about on many levels - not the least of which, I think, is that most 'watchers' and 'collectors' really share a common interest and should be working together as collaborators, not as the adversaries that seem to have positioned by some in the last decade or two. Steve [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Subscriptions to NYSButterflies From: "bob garrison" <rlg9 AT htva.net> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 15:02:17 -0500 Bill,
Can you tell me who takes care of subscriptions on NYSButterflies?
Bob Garrison Spencer, NY
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From: Bill E
To: NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 1:47 PM
Subject: [NYSButterflies] Sulphurs - Ithaca
I stopped by Cass Park (Ithaca, NY) today at 12:30pm and found four sulphurs
flying in the dandelion-rich grass just south of the public pool (within fenced
area) -- appeared to be two Cloudeds and two Orange. Weather was 45F and sunny
after Ithaca's fifth warmest November going back to 1893.
All the best,
Bill E
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Subject: Sulphurs - IthacaFrom: "Bill E" <wrevans AT clarityconnect.com> Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:47:02 -0000 I stopped by Cass Park (Ithaca, NY) today at 12:30pm and found four sulphurs flying in the dandelion-rich grass just south of the public pool (within fenced area) -- appeared to be two Cloudeds and two Orange. Weather was 45F and sunny after Ithaca's fifth warmest November going back to 1893. All the best, Bill E ------------------------------------Subject: "Butterflies as Botanists" and late Monarchs From: "Bill E" <wrevans AT clarityconnect.com> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:56:57 -0000 Greetings Lepers, Steven Daniel gave an outstanding presentation last night titled "Butterflies as Botanists" for the Fingerlakes Native Plant Society in Ithaca. I highly recommend Steve's program for any lep groups out there looking for a presentation -- he gives a great overview of our local NY butterflies with an interesting mix of other species from around the continent, all discussed with fascinating insight to their host plants. The program gave the audience a healthy shot of butterfly adrenaline for the year ahead! Regarding late season sightings, I had my last roadkill Monarchs during the first week of November and there were multiple individuals reported from city parks around downtown Ithaca in the second week of November. One of these was a strong-flying individual I found nectaring on dandelions near the pool at Cass Park last Saturday. I checked again and refound presumably the same individual on the 16th still looking in good shape, but I could not relocate it on the 17th. My previous late date around Ithaca was Nov 8th. As I recall both Bob Dirig and Meena Haribal have had Monarchs in central NY into mid-November in recent years. Extraordinary! I guess the late Ithaca records are individuals emerging from somewhere along the Cayuga Lake shoreline (e.g. railroad tracks on the southeast shoreline) where the relatively warm lake water might prevent late-hanging pupae from succumbing to early frosts. Aside from the early winter storm in late October, this has been one of the warmer first half of Novembers I can remember in central NY. All the best, Bill E ------------------------------------Subject: a straggler From: Andrew Block <ablock22168 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 15:33:01 -0800 (PST) Found a Mourning-glory Plume Moth outside my front door a few minutes ago. I guess it's one of the few moths left out there. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: RE: Cheating Death From: Meena Haribal <mmh3 AT cornell.edu> Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 21:34:58 +0000 Yesterday there was a Monarch near BTI entrance was trying to feed on the fresh flower of Taraxacum officinale, i.e. dandelion flower. It seemed it needed energy even to lift itself up a few feet. I hope it had enough food to take off a few hundred miles south yesterday and today and makes it to Mexico! Quite a few cabbage whites and sulphurs are still hanging around. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf ------------------------------------Subject: Re: Cheating Death From: "bob garrison" <rlg9 AT htva.net> Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 16:01:32 -0500 Bob,
I'm confused about my subscription to NYSButterflies. Do you know who I can
contact about the status of my subscription?
Bob Garrison Spencer, NY
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From: bluewing AT stny.rr.com
To: NYS Butterflies
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 3:24 PM
Subject: [NYSButterflies] Cheating Death
In Broome County this afternoon:
1 Cabbage White
4 Orange Sulphurs
Temperature 67 degrees
(1) The number of butterflies observed was very low for the amount of area I
covered this afternoon. I wonder how rapid the daily die-off rate is now the
season is winding down.
(2) For some reason, I didn’t begin to see butterflies until the temperature
rose to 67 degrees – nothing was flying at 65 degrees although I was in
decent rural habitat. I think that this was purely coincidental since whites
and sulphurs fly in much cooler temperatures.
- Bob Grosek
Binghamton, New York
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Subject: Cheating DeathFrom: <bluewing AT stny.rr.com> Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 15:24:06 -0500 In Broome County this afternoon: 1 Cabbage White 4 Orange Sulphurs Temperature 67 degrees (1) The number of butterflies observed was very low for the amount of area I covered this afternoon. I wonder how rapid the daily die-off rate is now the season is winding down. (2) For some reason, I didn’t begin to see butterflies until the temperature rose to 67 degrees – nothing was flying at 65 degrees although I was in decent rural habitat. I think that this was purely coincidental since whites and sulphurs fly in much cooler temperatures. - Bob Grosek Binghamton, New York [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Re: Commas at Montezuma NWF From: "bob garrison" <rlg9 AT htva.net> Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 12:02:54 -0500 John & Sue,
I'm confused about my subscription to NYSButterflies. Do you know who I can
contact about the status of my subscription?
Bob Garrison Spencer, NY
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----- Original Message -----
From: John and Sue Gregoire
To: nysbutterflies
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 8:51 AM
Subject: [NYSButterflies] Commas at Montezuma NWF
A month or so ago we visited the Montezuma wildlife refuge (central NY)as
birders
and walked a dirt road near some impoundments habited by waterfowl. Along the
road
were hundreds of Eastern Commas, all quite fresh and very active.
At the same place yesterday we experienced the same abundance and freshness,
but
this time they were slower to scatter as we waded through them and were more
"friendly", landing on our clothing and gear.
That first visit was also notable by the abundance of Box Elder bugs that were
everywhere, flying around and gathering on the box elder trees along the road.
Yesterday it was Ladybugs. They too were landing on our arms and legs, our
vehicle,
our noses, etc. The weather was warm, but we have had some very cold nights
recently.
Sue G.
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John and Sue Gregoire
Field Ornithologists
Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
5373 Fitzgerald Road
Burdett,NY 14818-9626
Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/
"Conserve and Create Habitat"
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Subject: Commas at Montezuma NWFFrom: "John and Sue Gregoire" <khmo AT empacc.net> Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 08:51:10 -0500 A month or so ago we visited the Montezuma wildlife refuge (central NY)as birders and walked a dirt road near some impoundments habited by waterfowl. Along the road were hundreds of Eastern Commas, all quite fresh and very active. At the same place yesterday we experienced the same abundance and freshness, but this time they were slower to scatter as we waded through them and were more "friendly", landing on our clothing and gear. That first visit was also notable by the abundance of Box Elder bugs that were everywhere, flying around and gathering on the box elder trees along the road. Yesterday it was Ladybugs. They too were landing on our arms and legs, our vehicle, our noses, etc. The weather was warm, but we have had some very cold nights recently. Sue G. -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ "Conserve and Create Habitat" ------------------------------------Subject: November sightings From: Bill Purcell <wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com> Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 14:48:33 -0400 Recent Oswego County b'flies include a Common Buckeye at Derby Hill on Nov. 2 and 4 Monarchs moving south over Pulaski on Nov. 4. Orange Sulphurs still common along with some Clouded Sulphurs. Bill Purcell wpurcell AT twcny.rr.com ------------------------------------Subject: Monarch From: "bob garrison" <rlg9 AT htva.net> Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 12:56:06 -0400 I watched a butterfly which was mostly orange as it glided across our backyard. It was gliding at my eye level with wings flat so it was difficult to be sure, but I think it was a monarch. This was on Nov. 2 at 57 F and sunny. My field guide shows a phenogram showing flights in late Oct. Most monarchs migrate to Mexico for the winter, so this guy was a bit late in departure. I'm not sure which other species migrate south for the winter. I do believe mourning cloaks spend the winter in our area over the winter as adults, but I wonder how many others spend our winters as larvae, chrysalis or eggs. Anyone have any tips? Bob Garrison Spencer, NY 607-589-6805 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Orange Sulphur From: <bluewing AT stny.rr.com> Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 15:23:17 -0400 After a full week of cloudy, windy, sometimes rainy, sometimes snowy, typically cool weather, I once again spotted some butterflies today around Binghamton and Broome County: Orange Sulphurs - Bob Grosek Binghamton, New York A bee is never as busy as it seems. It’s just that it can’t buzz any slower - Kin Hubbard [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: late butterflies From: Ernest Williams <ewilliam AT hamilton.edu> Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:40:53 -0400 October 30 - sunny, 50 degrees in Clinton (Oneida County) today - 1 Eastern comma 1 Clouded sulphur Ernest Williams Clinton [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: NY leps From: Andrew Block <ablock22168 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:24:49 -0700 (PDT) 10/26/11 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 2 Clouded Sulphurs 2 Monarchs Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Crossline Skipper confirmation From: "Bill E" <wrevans AT clarityconnect.com> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:26:29 -0000 Hey all, I submitted pics of a tentatively ID'd Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) roadkill from Tompkins Co. to the Butterflies and Moths of North America site (BAMONA). The reviewer confirmed the ID and returned the comment: "underside has more intensive light spots than usual, but from upperside it is definitely origenes." http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/613298 Amazing to see the massive information on the geographic ranges of leps resolving on BAMONA and now the Moth Photographers Group site (MPG). Exciting times ahead for lep enthusiasts! Bill E ------------------------------------Subject: Two-day Report From: <bluewing AT stny.rr.com> Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:58:05 -0400 Around Binghamton Sunday: Cabbage Whites Orange Sulphurs Monarchs 6x Monday AM: 52 degrees Orange Sulphurs Monarch - Bob Grosek Binghamton, New York A bee is never as busy as it seems. It’s just that it can’t buzz any slower - Kin Hubbard [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: NY leps From: Andrew Block <ablock22168 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:23:23 -0700 (PDT) 10/22/11 - Ocean Parkway, from Captree to Jones Beach, L.I., NY 20+ Monarchs Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: NY leps From: Andrew Block <ablock22168 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:09:20 -0700 (PDT) 10/17/11 - Rockefeller State Park Preserve, Pocantico Hills, NY 2 Orange Sulphurs 1 Common Buckeye (fresh) Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: late butterflies From: Ernest Williams <ewilliam AT hamilton.edu> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:49:23 -0400 Yesterday (Oct 11) was a sunny warm day (in the 70s). Going by local fields at noon produced: 53 Orange sulphurs 32 Clouded sulphurs (a couple of alba females may have been wrongly assigned) 1 Cabbage white 4 Monarchs 1 Woolly bear Ernest Williams Clinton, NY (Oneida Co.) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: RE: Re: Roadkill Leps From: Meena Haribal <mmh3 AT cornell.edu> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:22:16 +0000 Hi Tom and all, As for Meadow Fritillary till late September, I have seen them in Mundy Wildflower Gardens. In September, actually they are fresh specimens, may be they are second or even third brood if first ones are seen in June. So it wont be surprising if one is seen this late, especially with this balmy weather we have been having. On 10/7/11 Joe Brin found a Common Buckeye in Three Rivers Management area of Baldwinsville. Yesterday and today together, I must have seen, 7 or 8 monarchs, 100+ Sulphurs, and Cabbage whites were higher in numbers than sulphurs in Cayuga lake basin. Plus on Towpath road of MNWR today, there were 10+ anglewings, but did not stop to check what they were. I presume their composition was similar to one I saw a couple of weeks ago. I must have killed a dozen of sulphurs + cabbage whites in spite of trying to avoid them. Some of them were crossing the road, but last moment made a decision to turn back on the road like chipmunks and got killed. Many sulphurs were still looking for females as they seem to be chasing them on the way south-west. On the way back from MNWR today evening, I killed good number of moths and other insects in my headlight too. It was like a constant rain and with mess they left on windshield it was hard to see the road, which was freshly paved and had no median or shoulder lines. Most of the moths were small ones and a few about an inch or so. I had left my moth light on last couple of days, but found nothing, may be moon is too bright. Anyway at least weather is enjoyable! Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ ________________________________________ From: NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com [NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com] on behalf of Bill E [wrevans AT clarityconnect.com] Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 3:26 PM To: NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [NYSButterflies] Re: Roadkill Leps Yep Tom, I meant Common Checkered Skipper. Thanks. The Meadow Frit was a fresh kill and still twitching a bit. One of the things I've verified this year is that butterfly carcasses don't last on the road shoulder very long. They deteriorate quickly for various reasons and generally don't accumulate over days. I think the carcasses I'm finding aren't so much run over as they are smacked by windshields. Bill --- In NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com, "Tom"Subject: Re: Roadkill Leps From: "Bill E" <wrevans AT clarityconnect.com> Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:26:40 -0000 Yep Tom, I meant Common Checkered Skipper. Thanks. The Meadow Frit was a fresh kill and still twitching a bit. One of the things I've verified this year is that butterfly carcasses don't last on the road shoulder very long. They deteriorate quickly for various reasons and generally don't accumulate over days. I think the carcasses I'm finding aren't so much run over as they are smacked by windshields. Bill --- In NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com, "Tom"Subject: RE: Roadkill Leps From: "Tom" <tomfi2 AT earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2011 10:25:54 -0000 Hi Bill and all, Presumably a Common Checkered Skipper among the roadkill, rather than a "white" as you and most others away from the coastal plain would be rightly quite surprised to find Pontia protodice around your area? Interesting you also found Meadow Fritillary this late, assuming it was recently run over... Best, Tom FioreManhattan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Roadkill leps - Oct 8 From: "Bill E" <wrevans AT clarityconnect.com> Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:11:09 -0000 Sunny & mid 70s F today in Tompkins Co. NY. My six mile roadkill lep survey along rte. 96B south of Ithaca had the most diversity in the past month: Monarch - 2 Orange Sulphur - 2 Clouded Sulphur - 1 Cabbage White - 1 Meadow Fritillary - 1 Common Checkered White - 1 Peck's Skipper - 1 Also of note was a fine specimen of Pandoras Sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus). -Bill E ------------------------------------Subject: NY leps From: Andrew Block <ablock22168 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 12:37:07 -0700 (PDT) 10/8/11 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 12+ Cabbage Whites 40+ Monarchs 7+ Fiery Skippers Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Late butterflies From: "John and Sue Gregoire" <khmo AT empacc.net> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 19:41:02 -0400 Yesterday we saw a Monarch in the driveway, possibly the last until next year. There are still plenty of Cabbage Whites and Sulphurs floating around the yard as well. Today we visited Montezuma NWR and saw dozens of commas basking on a dirt road near some wetlands, but no others except Cabbage Whites. S. -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ "Conserve and Create Habitat" ------------------------------------Subject: NY leps From: Andrew Block <ablock22168 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 15:14:15 -0700 (PDT) 10/5/11 - Caumsett S.P., Lloyd Neck, Suffolk Co., NY many Cabbage Whites several Clouded Sulphurs 6+ Orange Sulphurs 12+ Common Buckeyes many Monarchs Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: A new resource for Lep IDs pertinent to NY From: "Bill E" <wrevans AT clarityconnect.com> Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:56:01 -0000 A Matrix Key to Families, Subfamilies and Tribes of Lepidoptera of Canada "Despite being ecologically, economically, and scientifically important as well as a relatively well known group of insects, the order Lepidoptera can be difficult for non-experts to identify reliably. The matrix-based key presented here provides an easy and reliable way to identify the more difficult groups of adult Lepidoptera using a standard dissecting microscope. The key allows identification to the level of subfamily or tribe for most Canadian Lepidoptera, includes 222 taxa, and uses 73 characters with 266 character states. Taxon pages covering the diversity, diagnosis, and taxonomic references of each taxon accompany the identification key." http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/d_17/d_17.html ------------------------------------Subject: NY leps From: Andrew Block <ablock22168 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 14:53:12 -0700 (PDT) 9/30/11 - Rte. 145, Durham, NY 3 Cabbage Whites 2 Monarchs - Rte. 7, Cobleskill, NY 5 Cabbage Whites 3 Monarchs 10/2/11 - Wilton High School, Rte. 7, Wilton, CT 2 Cabbage Whites 1 Monarch - Greenwich Audubon Fairchild Gardens, Greenwich, CT 1 Clouded Sulphur Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: coastal Monarch movement Sept. 27 From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2 AT earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:58:59 -0400 Hi all, On the western portion of the Rockaway peninsula (Queens County, in N.Y. City) on Tuesday (9/27) there were at least 800 Monarchs on the move. This is conservative as the tally includes a bit more than 700 in flight plus what were actually well over 100 on flowers (mainly on non-native flowers, it seemed). The Monarchs were still moving later on in Brooklyn and Manhattan as well- all on a day with thick fog, then overcast, and a breeze later from the south. Other butterflies were noted in very minimal numbers, however Common Buckeye was present. Tom Fiore, Manhattan ------------------------------------Subject: Checkered White From: Henry Halama <henryhalama AT verizon.net> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:01:21 -0700 (PDT) Today, 9/27, Jane and I spent about 2 hours at Ashoken Reservoir under partly sunny skies, at temperature around 75F and saw the following butterflies: Cabbage White numerous Checkered White 1 Clouded Sulphur numerous Orange Sulphur abundant American Copper 1 Eastern Tailed Blue very numerous Pearl Crescent numerous Common Buckeye 10+ Viceroy 1 Monarch 25+ Duskywing 10 Least Skipper 1 Henry Halama Woodstock [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Three Catocalas From: Hugh McGuinness <hmcguinness AT ross.org> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:29:42 -0400 I don't consider September a good Catocala month, but this year I have gotten three "lifers" this month. Perhaps I underestimate September because most of the Catocala I don't find on eastern LI occur on western LI and the mainland during July and early August. This month I found White Underwing (Catocala relicta) at Teddy Roosevelt Co Pk in Montauk during the first week of September. On September 22nd I found The Penitent (Catocala piatrix) at Teddy Roosevelt. This morning I awoke to find Sad Underwing (Catocala maestosa) at my light at home. This species apparently reaches its northern limit on Long Island, and Marie Winn has seen them regularly in Central Park. I have actually seen both relicta and piatrix before, but that was during the 1980s. I had not seen either species since I started working seriously with moths in 2002, and I consider anything I haven't seen since then a lifer. Mothing has seemed slow otherwise with many common species making only sporadic appearances at my house. Hugh -- Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Re: Buckeye's still flying upstate From: Bard Prentiss <prentissb AT frontiernet.net> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:24:15 -0400 Hi Meena, Bill and all, I also photographed a worn, but lively Buckeye at my land in Harford, Cortland co. NY on 9/16/11. They don't seem to be limited, as I had thought, to a few stray migrants. Rather, I believe we may have a significant breeding population in the region. Charlie Smith showed me my life Buckeye at the Gutcheous preserve on 8/26/11. I had been chasing butterflies in NYS, since the summer of 1947 and began to think that a live member of that species was never to be seen by me. Now they seem to be almost common hereabouts. Bard Bard Prentiss P O Box 283 Dryden, NY 13053 607-844-4691 prentissb AT frontiernet.net On Sep 27, 2011, at 7:43 AM, Meena Haribal wrote: > Bard Prentiss found one on Freese Road yesterday. Alive! > > On Sunday afternoon, I drove to Montezuma WR to look for odes and > butterflies on Towpath road. This si great time for seeing lots of > anglewings along the road. > > On the drive, I killed at least four sulphurs and may be two or > three cabbage whites. Managed to save most of the monarchs that > came too close to my car. I must have passed at least 50 + monarchs > heading south west. They invariably flew from North east and > crossed Rt 90. Same with sulphurs as for directions, but they were > at least 3 times higher than monarchs. Also, cabbage whites were > migrating too but not as many as sulphurs. > > On Towpath Road, I found 15 + anlgewings. I could photograph three > species, Question Mark, Eastern Comma and Grey Comma. There were > higher numbers of Eastern Comma. > > Meena > > Meena Haribal > Ithaca NY 14850 > http://haribal.org/ > http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ > ________________________________________ > From: NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com > [NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com] on behalf of Bill E > [wrevans AT clarityconnect.com] > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 8:34 PM > To: NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com > Subject: [NYSButterflies] Buckeye's still flying upstate > > Had my fourth "roadkill" Buckeye of the season yesterday on route > 96B about 4 miles south of Ithaca (Tompkins Co.) - a fresh looking > individual that was still alive. The previous three were in the > latter half of August (16, 23, 27) and two of those were within 1/4 > mile of where I found this latest one. > > Bill E > > ------------------------------------ > >Subject: RE: Buckeye's still flying upstate From: Meena Haribal <mmh3 AT cornell.edu> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:43:36 +0000 Bard Prentiss found one on Freese Road yesterday. Alive! On Sunday afternoon, I drove to Montezuma WR to look for odes and butterflies on Towpath road. This si great time for seeing lots of anglewings along the road. On the drive, I killed at least four sulphurs and may be two or three cabbage whites. Managed to save most of the monarchs that came too close to my car. I must have passed at least 50 + monarchs heading south west. They invariably flew from North east and crossed Rt 90. Same with sulphurs as for directions, but they were at least 3 times higher than monarchs. Also, cabbage whites were migrating too but not as many as sulphurs. On Towpath Road, I found 15 + anlgewings. I could photograph three species, Question Mark, Eastern Comma and Grey Comma. There were higher numbers of Eastern Comma. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ ________________________________________ From: NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com [NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com] on behalf of Bill E [wrevans AT clarityconnect.com] Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 8:34 PM To: NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [NYSButterflies] Buckeye's still flying upstate Had my fourth "roadkill" Buckeye of the season yesterday on route 96B about 4 miles south of Ithaca (Tompkins Co.) - a fresh looking individual that was still alive. The previous three were in the latter half of August (16, 23, 27) and two of those were within 1/4 mile of where I found this latest one. Bill E ------------------------------------Subject: Gray Comma From: Henry Halama <henryhalama AT verizon.net> Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:47:43 -0700 (PDT) Today, 9/26, under sunny skies and 75+F in Mink Hollow trail head parking lot and vicinity (extreme northern Ulster County) I observed many Anglewings puddling and flying: Question Mark 4 Eastern Comma very numerous Gray Comma 2 Additional species observed: Cabbage White Clouded Sulphur numerous Orange Sulphure several Pearl Crescent numerous Monarch 3 Henry Halama Woodstock [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Buckeye's still flying upstate From: "Bill E" <wrevans AT clarityconnect.com> Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:34:27 -0000 Had my fourth "roadkill" Buckeye of the season yesterday on route 96B about 4 miles south of Ithaca (Tompkins Co.) - a fresh looking individual that was still alive. The previous three were in the latter half of August (16, 23, 27) and two of those were within 1/4 mile of where I found this latest one. Bill E ------------------------------------Subject: Variegated fritillary From: Meena Haribal <mmh3 AT cornell.edu> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:47:03 +0000 Hi all, I was in Freese Road Garden plots today, found a Variegated Fritillary nectaring on Jerusalem Artichoke flowers. Other species included Silver spotted Skipper, Monarchs, Pearl Crescent, Orange Sulphurs, Clouded Sulphurs and Cabbage White. There was another smaller skipper, but was very worn to identify. All of them were nectaring on New England Asters, smaller white Asters and garden plants like Jerusalem Artichokes, Zinnia and Cosmos. Beautiful day and wonderful light. I will post pictures later to my Picasa website. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Monarch migration From: "John and Sue Gregoire" <khmo AT empacc.net> Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:41:49 -0400 We noticed them flying overhead late yesterday afternoon so sat down to watch and count. Began counting at 1550 hours and ended at 1650 with a count of 26. Most were a little above treetop level and flying solo, but I also saw a group of three right together. Watched another trying to catch a thermal, soaring higher and higher, just like a hawk. Lots of Cabbage Whites and Pearl Crescents still flying. This morning I found a caterpillar of a Hitched Arches (Melanchra adjuncta) in the garden. Took forever trying to ID it from the books at home, but finally found it on BugGuide. Elegant! Sue G. -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ "Conserve and Create Habitat" ------------------------------------Subject: Late Northern Pearly-eye From: AKMirth AT aol.com Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:53:17 -0400 (EDT) On September 13, a Northern Pearly-eye was photographed in Garrison, Putnam County, by Daryl Cavallaro. The few NYS butterfly sightings records I have indicate the last sightings around mid-August. Does anyone know if this is a late record? Thanks, Karlo Mirth Forest Hills, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Fiery and Sachem Skippers From: Henry Halama <henryhalama AT verizon.net> Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:10:24 -0700 (PDT) Yesterday, 9/19, under sunny skies and 70F I saw the following butterflies in Amagansett organic farm and vicinity, East Hampton Town: Clouded Sulphur numerous Orange Sulphur numerous Cloudless Sulphur 1 Pearl Crescent several Painted Lady 1 Buckeye 2 Monarch several Least Skipper 1 Fiery Skipper 1 Sachem Skipper 5 On another visit I had my first Giant Swallowtail on Long Islad (Shelter Island, August 18). Henry Halama Woodstock, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Montezuma NWR From: <bluewing AT stny.rr.com> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:52:45 -0400 Montezuma NWR Cabbage White Clouded Sulphur Orange Sulphur Question Mark Eastern Comma American Lady Red Admiral Monarch - Bob Grosek Binghamton, New York [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: NYBG leps From: Andrew Block <ablock22168 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:18:04 -0700 (PDT) 9/17/11 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 7 Cabbage Whites 1 Orange Sulphur 7+ Monarchs 3 Sachems Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Fiery Skipper From: <bluewing AT stny.rr.com> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:05:48 -0400 On Monday, a Fiery Skipper was seen in the Binghamton area. - Bob Grosek Binghamton, New York [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Re: Baculovirus driven feeding behavior change in gypsy moth caterpillars. From: Karl A Wilson <kwilson AT binghamton.edu> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:41:14 -0400 Hi Gary, A good question. I knew that bacolovirus can infect other lep species (one is used as a cloning vector in Spodoptera tissue culture cells in molecular biology studies), so not just gypsy moth can be infected. A quick Google search found this site: http://www.biocontrol.entomology.cornell.edu/pathogens/baculoviruses.html The relevant part: The majority of baculoviruses used as biological control agents are in the genus *Nucleopolyhedrovirus*, so "baculovirus" or "virus" will hereafter refer to nucleopolyhedroviruses. These viruses are excellent candidates for species-specific, narrow spectrum insecticidal applications. They have been shown to have no negative impacts on plants, mammals, birds, fish, or even on non-target insects. This is especially desirable when beneficial insects are being conserved to aid in an overall IPM program, or when an ecologically sensitive area is being treated. The USDA Forest Service currently uses the gypsy moth nuclear polyhedrosis virus (*LdNPV*) to aerially spray thousands of acres of forest each year. This product, registered as *Gypchek*, is effective against gypsy moths but leaves all other animals unharmed (Reardon et al. 1996). Karl On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 9:41 PM, Gary StellSubject: RE: Baculovirus driven feeding behavior change in gypsy moth caterpillars. From: Gary Stell <gd_stell AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:41:06 -0400
Fascinating! But there was no mention as to this virus
specific to Gypsy Moths or are other insects affected too. Maybe
not unless they are leaf eaters too.
Gary Stell
Auburn, NY
To: NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com
From: kwilson AT binghamton.edu
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:00:02 -0400
Subject: [NYSButterflies] Baculovirus driven feeding behavior change in gypsy
moth caterpillars.
Hello All,
Just heard this on NPR this morning, and thought would be of general
interest to lep people:
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/12/140226986/how-a-clever-virus-kills-a-very-hungry-caterpillar
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-09/ps-gmc090611.php
http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110908/full/news.2011.526.html
The original paper is in Science.
Karl
--
Karl A. Wilson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000 USA
E-mail: kwilson AT binghamton.edu
Phone: (607)-777-2687 Fax:: (607)-777-6521
Websites: http://biology.binghamton.edu/facultyWilsonK.htm
http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~biochem/KarlWilson/Default.htm
Other (NY Paleontology): http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~kwilson/home.htm
"Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution." -Theo
Dobzhansky
"Remember what the dormouse said, 'Feed your head'" - Grace Slick
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Subject: Baculovirus driven feeding behavior change in gypsy moth caterpillars.From: Karl A Wilson <kwilson AT binghamton.edu> Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:00:02 -0400 Hello All, Just heard this on NPR this morning, and thought would be of general interest to lep people: http://www.npr.org/2011/09/12/140226986/how-a-clever-virus-kills-a-very-hungry-caterpillar http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-09/ps-gmc090611.php http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110908/full/news.2011.526.html The original paper is in Science. Karl -- Karl A. Wilson, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Biological Sciences State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000 USA E-mail: kwilson AT binghamton.edu Phone: (607)-777-2687 Fax:: (607)-777-6521 Websites: http://biology.binghamton.edu/facultyWilsonK.htm http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~biochem/KarlWilson/Default.htm Other (NY Paleontology): http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~kwilson/home.htm "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution." -Theo Dobzhansky "Remember what the dormouse said, 'Feed your head'" - Grace Slick [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: RE: giant swallowtail, Buckeye, SPicebush Swallowtail etc. From: Meena Haribal <mmh3 AT cornell.edu> Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:17:25 -0400 Hi Gary,
Migrating butterflies, have one direction in mind. Sometimes they may alight on
flowers briefly and then head south . Actually, yesterday I watched on monarch
cross Rt 13 somewhere near home depot. She was flying low, may be she did not
have enough energy to lift herself or there were no thermals. She dodged
several passing cars manage to not get hit by cars by going back and forth or
moving away from the cars if she came close. Then once she crossed road, there
were smaller structures, which she had to avoid and then came finally a big
building. She did lift herself above the building and finally made it south
towards creek.
Many migrating ones are my fourth floor window heights.
Migrating pair was from rt 34, they were quite high but flying with in a foot
of each other and sometimes they would come closer and then go further away and
one of them would flutter more, which I think could be a male or may be not.
But overall they kept southerly direction. From Myers, I saw many fly over the
lake in southerly direction. Generally, from Light House jetty in this season
you can watch hundreds passing in a day if the conditions are right.
Not only monarchs, I also see Clouded and Orange Sulphurs.
Meena
Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
http://haribal.org/
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
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From: NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com [NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Gary Stell [gd_stell AT hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 10:15 PM
To: NYSButterflies list
Subject: RE: [NYSButterflies] giant swallowtail, Buckeye, SPicebush Swallowtail
etc.
Meena, I am in milkweed fields now every day and see
dozens of monarchs. I am yet too see
directional flight. They seem to be
hanging out and feeding-getting fat on the goldenrod in peak bloom now.
Yesterday I say a female in search flight and
watched her to appear in ova position.
That was odd for this late. She
was bright and large, so I was surprised.
What does a pair migrating look
like?
Gary Stell
Auburn, NY
To: NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com
From: mmh3 AT cornell.edu
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:43:20 -0400
Subject: [NYSButterflies] giant swallowtail, Buckeye, SPicebush Swallowtail
etc.
Hi all,
On Thursday when I got home, I saw a Giant Swallowtail that was feeding on
buddleia, as soon as it felt my presence left the garden. A little later I saw
a Spicebush on buddleia, but that too took off before I could get my camera.
Today, I was at Myer's Point, in Lansing around two pm, when I found a Common
Buckeye at the point, as I was trying to get a pic, it dodged me around and
took off before even I could decide where it went. Also, at the point there
were many Least Skippers.
I also saw about 20 + Monarchs migrating, There was a pair that migrated
together.
Meena
Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
http://haribal.org/
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
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Subject: RE: giant swallowtail, Buckeye, SPicebush
Swallowtail etc.From: Gary Stell <gd_stell AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:15:05 -0400
Meena, I am in milkweed fields now every day and see
dozens of monarchs. I am yet too see
directional flight. They seem to be
hanging out and feeding-getting fat on the goldenrod in peak bloom now.
Yesterday I say a female in search flight and
watched her to appear in ova position.
That was odd for this late. She
was bright and large, so I was surprised.
What does a pair migrating look
like?
Gary Stell
Auburn, NY
To: NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com
From: mmh3 AT cornell.edu
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:43:20 -0400
Subject: [NYSButterflies] giant swallowtail, Buckeye, SPicebush Swallowtail
etc.
Hi all,
On Thursday when I got home, I saw a Giant Swallowtail that was feeding on
buddleia, as soon as it felt my presence left the garden. A little later I saw
a Spicebush on buddleia, but that too took off before I could get my camera.
Today, I was at Myer's Point, in Lansing around two pm, when I found a Common
Buckeye at the point, as I was trying to get a pic, it dodged me around and
took off before even I could decide where it went. Also, at the point there
were many Least Skippers.
I also saw about 20 + Monarchs migrating, There was a pair that migrated
together.
Meena
Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
http://haribal.org/
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
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Subject: Common BuckeyeFrom: "John and Sue Gregoire" <khmo AT empacc.net> Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 08:49:03 -0400 Chalk one up for us in Schuyler County. It was bouncing along the lawn not 15 feet from where we had the first Giant Swallowtail a while back. It was the behavior that caught my attention. I caught it with my Odonate net, so did manage a good photo. It was pretty well worn, but beautiful in our eyes. Sue -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ "Conserve and Create Habitat" ------------------------------------Subject: giant swallowtail, Buckeye, SPicebush Swallowtail etc. From: Meena Haribal <mmh3 AT cornell.edu> Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:43:20 -0400 Hi all, On Thursday when I got home, I saw a Giant Swallowtail that was feeding on buddleia, as soon as it felt my presence left the garden. A little later I saw a Spicebush on buddleia, but that too took off before I could get my camera. Today, I was at Myer's Point, in Lansing around two pm, when I found a Common Buckeye at the point, as I was trying to get a pic, it dodged me around and took off before even I could decide where it went. Also, at the point there were many Least Skippers. I also saw about 20 + Monarchs migrating, There was a pair that migrated together. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------Subject: Widow Underwing From: Andrew Block <ablock22168 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 17:47:25 -0700 (PDT) Had a beautiful Widow Underwing at my front house light on the 3rd. Also had an underwing flitting around in the rain on wednesday while stuck in traffic near the Jackson Ave. exit on the Sprain Brook Parkway. It was at eye level and was flying in between the cars and landing on them. Eventually it went off to the side of the road and landed on the rock face. It looked like one of the orange or yellow banded ones. I'm sure if we had been going normal speed it would have been splattered, lucky it. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Harvester, buckeye, variegated fritillary From: Steven Daniel <natdisc AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 19:48:06 -0400 At Mendon Ponds this afternoon were a couple of migrants - yet another BUCKEYE as well as a VARIEGATED FRITILLARY, the latter appearing to be laying eggs. Also quite a few American coppers. Whites and sulphurs (both species). Mating pearl crescent. And in the fen were a couple of HARVESTERS, and an Appalachian Brown. Good September butterflies for this area. And a gaudy, green and red spiny oak slug (Euclea delphinii) caterpillar on alder. Out of region but of interest. Last weekend we were at Pt. Pelee, Holiday Beach, and the Ojibway Prairie, all near Windsor, Ontario, at the western end, and north shore of Lake Erie, Butterflies were great - we had 32 species including lots of buckeyes (>30), and other migrants like several fiery skipper, variegated fritillary, and American snout. Also hackberry emperor, and a late, fresh-looking Northern Pearly Eye (I'm thinking a second brood) and wild indigo on Baptisia. Good caterpillars too - many giant swallowtail on both prickly ash and hoptree, tiger swallowtail (on ash), viceroy on willow, questionmark on elm, and buckeye. Also a blinded sphinx larva on oak. It was a blast. Steven Daniel Rochester ------------------------------------Subject: Re: Io moth caterpillar From: "Bill Oehlke" <oehlkew AT islandtelecom.com> Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 10:58:12 -0300 Hi Sue, There are no guarantees, but in your location at this time of year most Saturniidae species larvae are going to overwinter in pupal stage. Occasionally a small percentage (less than 5%) of larvae, from a brood that would normally overwinter, will yield moths that same summer. I got a surprise this morning when a report arrived of a live luna moth from Maine. Normally their flight in that state is over in June. As far as I know, when there is going to be a partial second brood of ios in New York (mostly second brooded in extreme southeastern NY), the adults fly in mid August at the latest. http://www3.islandtelecom.com/~oehlkew/zpupae.htm I grew up in Hunterdon County New Jersey. Bill Oehlke 155 Peardon Road Montague, PE C0A1R0 CANADA From: John and Sue Gregoire Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 9:53 AM To: nysbutterflies Subject: [NYSButterflies] Io moth caterpillar Hi all, A couple of days ago I found a mature Io moth caterpillar on our lawn in Schuyler Co. I placed it in a terrarium with all it's favorite foods and it seems happy enough. Ate a whole sugar maple leaf overnight. I am wondering if this species overwinters as a pupa or if it will have the time to go through the pupal stage this season. Info online suggests overwintering as a pupa but the resources are from the deep south. If it needs to overwinter, I will probably release it otherwise I would worry about it all winter. Any suggestions?? Thanks, Sue G. -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ "Conserve and Create Habitat" [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Io moth caterpillar From: "John and Sue Gregoire" <khmo AT empacc.net> Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 08:53:31 -0400 Hi all, A couple of days ago I found a mature Io moth caterpillar on our lawn in Schuyler Co. I placed it in a terrarium with all it's favorite foods and it seems happy enough. Ate a whole sugar maple leaf overnight. I am wondering if this species overwinters as a pupa or if it will have the time to go through the pupal stage this season. Info online suggests overwintering as a pupa but the resources are from the deep south. If it needs to overwinter, I will probably release it otherwise I would worry about it all winter. Any suggestions?? Thanks, Sue G. -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ "Conserve and Create Habitat" ------------------------------------Subject: Common Buckeye in Binghamton, NY From: <bluewing AT stny.rr.com> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:58:35 -0400 Another butterfly visitor from the south came to Binghamton this week, the Common Buckeye. - Bob Grosek Binghamton, New York Learned of Sought after Hoped for Visually beheld Rejoiced in Soon forgotten Learned of . . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: RE: giant swallowtails From: "Rick Cech" <rcech AT nyc.rr.com> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:37:05 -0400 Ernest (& Bob): I must admit this posting surprised me a bit. In retrospect, though, it would have been difficult to mention Bob et al.'s fine article earlier, since my copy (for one) just turned up in the mail this afternoon. The Pony Express runs at its own speed down here (Manhattan). Good article; the September freeze idea is a really interesting working hypothesis; I'll put a few bucks on it. The intersection of lifestyles and weather events can account for a lot of what happens to butterfly populations, once all of the indirect factors and other imponderables have been sorted out. Anyway, glad to see it - finally. Rick Cech From: NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ernest Williams Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 5:05 PM To: NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [NYSButterflies] giant swallowtails NY lep folks: With all the recent notes of people seeing giant swallowtails, I wanted to make sure you know of a new article about the spread of this species northward (I don't think anyone has mentioned this study on this listserv): Finkbeiner, Susan D., Robert D. Reed, Robert Dirig, & John E. Losey. 2011. The role of environmental factors in the northeastern range expansion of/Papilio cresphontes/ Cramer (Papilionidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 65(2):119-125. Bob Dirig is a regular contributor to this list. The authors conclude that in addition to the larvae adapting greater frost tolerance, warming temperatures are altering host plant quality and natural enemies, and the range expansion is due to a combination of these factors. Okay, Bob, you can add or correct anything I've said! Ernest Williams, Clinton [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Buckeyes!!! Tioga Co. From: "Colleen / spider99" <spider99 AT stny.rr.com> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:08:36 -0400 Buckeyes in my neighborhood, just two houses up. Hope to have them visit our yard next (when I am home and can take a photo, since I did not have my camera with me while unsuccessfully hunting for Monarch eggs in the cool AM). They are one of the coolest looking butterflies. Haven't seen one in my neighborhood since the late 1990s. Very exciting. Colleen Wolpert Apalachin, NY Tioga Co. "Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar is as important to the child as it is to the caterpillar." ~ Bradley Millar If you forward this correspondence, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address! It is a courtesy to me and others who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world! Erasing the history helps prevent spammers from mining addresses and viruses from being propagated! Thank you! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Another buckeye From: Steven Daniel <natdisc AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:15:54 -0400 And another migrant - another inland sighting of buckeye in western NY in this Big Year for this species. Today at the Christine Sevilla Wetland Preserve in Caledonia, Livingston County. Steven Daniel Rochester On Aug 29, 2011, at 6:05 PM,Subject: Giant Swallowtail in Scarsdale, Westchester County, NY From: "johnwallworldtwitch" <uio56 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:40:08 -0000 I was in my front yard picking up sticks blown down by the hurricane this afternoon at about 1:50 pm when a Giant Swallowtail in good condition flew in to nectar on my buddleia. I managed to get some identifiable photos with a point and shoot camera before it moved on at about 2:00 pm. John Wall Scarsdale, New York [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Re: giant swallowtails From: Citheronia AT aol.com Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:11:00 -0400 (EDT) On the same topic, last Monday (Aug 21st) I once again spotted P. cresphontes flying across the parking lot at Great Northern Mall in Clay, NY (Onondaga Co.). Back on Aug 13th there was one nectaring behind my house in the town of Huron, Wayne County. I haven't been on the lookout for these guys like I was when they first started turning up regularly a few years ago, but I was lucky enough for these two to fly right in front of my face this year!  Randy Lyttle North Rose, NY -----Original Message----- From: Ernest Williams <ewilliam AT hamilton.edu> To: NYSButterflies <NYSButterflies AT yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thu, Aug 25, 2011 5:05 pm Subject: [NYSButterflies] giant swallowtails  NY lep folks: With all the recent notes of people seeing giant swallowtails, I wanted to make sure you know of a new article about the spread of this species northward (I don't think anyone has mentioned this study on this listserv): Finkbeiner, Susan D., Robert D. Reed, Robert Dirig, & John E. Losey. 2011. The role of environmental factors in the northeastern range expansion of/Papilio cresphontes/ Cramer (Papilionidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 65(2):119-125. Bob Dirig is a regular contributor to this list. The authors conclude that in addition to the larvae adapting greater frost tolerance, warming temperatures are altering host plant quality and natural enemies, and the range expansion is due to a combination of these factors. Okay, Bob, you can add or correct anything I've said! Ernest Williams, Clinton [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Review of Himmelman on Cricket radio : on nocturnal singers FYI From: Meena Haribal <mmh3 AT cornell.edu> Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:56:57 -0400 http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6046/1095.1.full Thought some of you may be interested in this book. Meena Meena Haribal Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca NY 14850 Phone 607-254-1258 http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://haribal.org/ http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf ------------------------------------Subject: giant swallowtails From: Ernest Williams <ewilliam AT hamilton.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:04:51 -0400 NY lep folks: With all the recent notes of people seeing giant swallowtails, I wanted to make sure you know of a new article about the spread of this species northward (I don't think anyone has mentioned this study on this listserv): Finkbeiner, Susan D., Robert D. Reed, Robert Dirig, & John E. Losey. 2011. The role of environmental factors in the northeastern range expansion of/Papilio cresphontes/ Cramer (Papilionidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 65(2):119-125. Bob Dirig is a regular contributor to this list. The authors conclude that in addition to the larvae adapting greater frost tolerance, warming temperatures are altering host plant quality and natural enemies, and the range expansion is due to a combination of these factors. Okay, Bob, you can add or correct anything I've said! Ernest Williams, Clinton [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Variegated Fritillary in Ithaca From: "asiootusloe" <mharibal AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:31:55 -0000 Hi all, I had to go home for checking on some work going on at my place during lunch time and I walked via EIR on to Harwick Rd. Unfortunately did not have a camera with me, though I had a pair of binoculars. On the yellow Fabaceae flowers, which I call Smithia because it looks like Smithia sensitiva found in India, I found a Variegated Fritillary feeding on the nectar. It went to nearby flowers then it flew into a grassy patch and disappeared! Here is the picture of Smithia http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Sensitive%20Smithia.html I would like to know the name of equivalent flower found here if anyone knows. Here is the exact location where I saw the butterfly. http://g.co/maps/p6zg Now that Variegated is seen, how long would it take to see a buckeye? Cheers Meena ------------------------------------Subject: another roadkill Buckeye in Tompkins Co. From: "Bill E" <wrevans AT clarityconnect.com> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:55:09 -0000 I found this one near where I found the one last week (intersection of West Miller Rd. and rte 96B, ~4 miles south of Ithaca, NY). This one was injured. I brought it home and released it on flowers in our garden. When I returned a half hour later it was gone. Bill E ------------------------------------Subject: some butterflies reported in Dutchess Co. From: Tom Fiore <tomfi2 AT earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:45:39 -0400 Some of the butterfly reports these days come through messages
directed primarily to birding lists.. Here's one recent example:
(culled from the Mid-Hudson Birds list, another "yahoo-group".)
Tom Fiore,
Manhattan
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidHudsonBirds/message/3231
Aug. 19, 2011:
Greig Farm in Redhook! (Red Hook is in NY's Hudson Valley, in Dutchess
County.)
Hello!
This post is for these people who are interested in butterflies.
("snip")
But there were many good butterflies in the park's parking lot on
Rockefeller Ln. and also in the onion & alfalfa fields across the
road. Many Common Buckeyes very fresh looking and some were mating.
Everybody is saying there's an eruption of them this year. In the same
park we had Variegated Fritillary that's a southern butterfly that
comes up north sometimes, and in the farm fields we had Common
Sootywings, Black Swallowtails and Common Checkered Skippers. Two
lifers for us!
Maha (K.)
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Subject: Re: Giant SwallowtailsFrom: "John and Sue Gregoire" <khmo AT empacc.net> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:45:49 -0400 Out of curiosity is anyone keeping track of NY counties that have reported this beauty? Seems like a huge addition to published range including Ontario, CAN. Might be a good time to remind us how and where to report sightings. Tom, are you still maintaining a state compilation? Thanks, John -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ "Conserve and Create Habitat" ------------------------------------Subject: Buckeye and Giant Swallowtail From: Renee Davis <rjdbird AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:10:01 -0700 (PDT) Marge Gorton and I saw a Giant Swallowtail near the Rondout Reservoir today and I found another Common Buckeye on goldenrod at my home in Youngsville. It was in a different area than the ones I saw last week. Maybe its one of them or maybe it's another one. Who knows! Renee Davis [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ |