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31 Aug Re: Eumorpha pandorus in McLennan County [TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY ] 30 Aug Eumorpha pandorus in McLennan County ["Matthew W. York" ] 30 Aug Weslaco Butterflies August 27, 2010 [Mike Rickard ] 30 Aug Falcon SP, August 28, 2010 [Mike Rickard ] 28 Aug Two-tailed Swallowtail, Utley, Bastrop Co. today [Brush Freeman ] 26 Aug Owlfly at Frontera Audubon Thicket, 8/25/10 [Dan Jones ] 26 Aug Re: Sickle-Winged Port Lavaca Calhoun Co. [the Aschens ] 24 Aug Re: White-tipped-black Moths.... Pt Lav Cal Co [the Aschens ] 24 Aug Anthera polyphemus in Hewitt, McLennan County, TX ["Matthew W. York" ] 24 Aug Re: TX Beetle Pix Organized by Family... [Mike Quinn ] 24 Aug Re: TX Beetle Pix Organized by Family... [Brush Freeman ] 24 Aug White-tipped-black Moths.... [Brush Freeman ] 24 Aug TX Beetle Pix Organized by Family... [Mike Quinn ] 23 Aug clytie ministreak [Sibyl Deacon ] 22 Aug Zilpa Longtail, Jeff Davis Co., TX [Cathryn Hoyt ] 21 Aug Sickle-Winged Port Lavaca Calhoun Co. [the Aschens ] 21 Aug Re: POC Butterflies Correction [Brush Freeman ] 21 Aug POC Butterflies [Brush Freeman ] 20 Aug Austin wildflower center to get 16 acre arboretum [Mike Quinn ] 20 Aug Edinburg Wetlands, 8/19 [Gabriel DeJong ] 19 Aug Florida White at Pumphouse, August 19, 2010 [Mike Rickard ] 19 Aug Windfarms and Monarch Butterflyquery [Brush Freeman ] 19 Aug Glassy-winged Skipper-Xenophanes tryxus in Mission, Hidalgo Co. ["David T. Dauphin" ] 19 Aug Mestra in Austin [Dan Hardy ] 18 Aug Azalea Sphinx in Utley, Bastrop Co. 8-17-10 [Brush Freeman ] 18 Aug Fwd: The monarch migration has begun. . .in Canada... [Mike Quinn ] 18 Aug Re: Texas Powdered-Skipper question [James Giroux ] 17 Aug off topic ode posts... [Mike Quinn ] 17 Aug Thanks for lead on Odes site [Ann Gordon ] 18 Aug Common Buckeye Invasion at Cook' Slough Uvalde ["[Bob Rasa]" ] 17 Aug Lantern click beetles - even in AZ this yr... [Mike Quinn ] 17 Aug Blue-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum ambiguum [Ann Gordon ] 17 Aug Red-eyed Devils...What the Caracaras are going nuts over in the Webberville area [Brush Freeman ] 16 Aug Giant Swallowtail and Orange trees... [Brush Freeman ] 16 Aug Re: Texas Powdered-Skipper question [Brush Freeman ] 16 Aug Texas Powdered-Skipper question [James Giroux ] 16 Aug Texas Powdered-Skipper question [James Giroux ] 16 Aug Rare (?) Jimson Weed Lacewing. [Brush Freeman ] 16 Aug comments of the Brazilian Skipper ["[Bob Rasa]" ] 15 Aug I think it is a Red Saddlebags [Theresa Bayoud ] 15 Aug dragonflies id needed please [Theresa Bayoud ] 15 Aug Re: propogation ofLantern Click Beetles? [Mike Quinn ] 15 Aug Common Roadside Skipper in Lubbock [Anthony Hewetson ] 14 Aug Re: large skipper at Uvalde Cemetery [TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY ] 15 Aug large skipper at Uvalde Cemetery ["[Bob Rasa]" ] 14 Aug Red Saddlebags? [Ann Gordon ] 14 Aug propogation ofLantern Click Beetles? [Roger Sanderson ] 14 Aug is this a red saddlebags? [Theresa Bayoud ] 14 Aug Re: Lantern click beetles [Mike Quinn ] 14 Aug Re: Lantern click beetles [Brush Freeman ] 14 Aug Re: Lantern click beetles [Maury Heiman ] 13 Aug Lantern click beetles [Sandy Jespersen ] 13 Aug Band-celled Sister at Resaca de las Palmas, 8-13-10 [Dan Jones ] 12 Aug Help With Dragonfly Behavior [Ann Gordon ] 11 Aug "Firefly Watch" program featured in Dallas Morning News - Aug 11 [Mike Quinn ] 9 Aug Re: Field work completed on landmark southmost Texas entomological survey... [Mike Quinn ] 9 Aug Re: Field work completed on landmark southmost Texas entomological survey... ["David T. Dauphin" ] 9 Aug Austin Butterfly Forum August Meeting [ABF Announce ] 9 Aug Field work completed on landmark southmost Texas entomological survey... [Mike Quinn ] 9 Aug A great week for my Lubbock yard [Anthony Hewetson ] 9 Aug Fwd: Massive Monarch ID FAIL so. of Ft. Worth... [Mike Quinn ] 8 Aug need id on dragonflies - thanks! [Theresa Bayoud ] 8 Aug Bastrop Co. animals Aug. 7, 2020 [Brush Freeman ] 7 Aug Re: Identification help [Bill and Pam Dempwolf ] 7 Aug Identification help [Mary Ludwick ] 5 Aug Rustic Sphinx Manduca rustica [Ann Gordon ] 5 Aug Re: Alope sphinx (Erinnyis alope) - Hays Co.? [Mike Quinn ] 5 Aug Fwd: Trips to Monarch butterfly overwintering sites - Feb-Mar 2011 [Mike Quinn ] 4 Aug Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission [TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY ] 4 Aug July 2010 Medina County Moths + photos [Maury Heiman ] 4 Aug Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission [TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY ] 4 Aug Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission [Mike Quinn ] 4 Aug Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission [Maury Heiman ] 4 Aug Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission [TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY ] 4 Aug Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission [Mike Quinn ] 4 Aug Hyblaea puera in Mission [TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY ] Subject: Re: Eumorpha pandorus in McLennan County From: TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY <texaslepsurvey AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:57:23 -0700 Not needed, Matt, but I do show that as new.  We got a photo last night of a strange Eumorpha from Walsh that was taken in AZ that we've tentatively determined as E. elisa- a new US Record.  Check out Oelke's bizland site for a nice live photo.  Very green when fresh, but specimens fade to brown rather quickly.  (cf. with Wickipedia specimen photo.)   Charles Bordelon, VP/EIC Texas Lepidoptera Survey 8517 Burkhart Rd. Houston, TX  77055 ________________________________ From: Matthew W. York To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU Sent: Mon, August 30, 2010 8:38:39 PM Subject: Eumorpha pandorus in McLennan County Man, I tell you what, kids at Spring Valley Elementary in Hewitt (in the Waco-area) are turning out some great leps. Again, I am just the messenger.  Photos available if needed, CB. Lots of great bugs out! Matt York Marathon, TX       ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Eumorpha pandorus in McLennan County From: "Matthew W. York" <mwy391 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:38:39 -0700 Man, I tell you what, kids at Spring Valley Elementary in Hewitt (in the Waco-area) are turning out some great leps. Again, I am just the messenger. Photos available if needed, CB. Lots of great bugs out! Matt York Marathon, TX ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Weslaco Butterflies August 27, 2010 From: Mike Rickard <folksinger4 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:35:22 -0700 Ginny and I joined John Thaxter at Frontera Audubon for his Friday morning nature walk, and then after a lunch break joined the afternoon butterfly walk at Estero Llano Grande SP, led by John Yochum. We had a great time, with Mary Beth Stowe turning up, along with the ubiquitous Tom Pendleton. The most notable butterfly was a Malachite at Frontera, a FOY sighting for most of us. Frontera also had a good number of Pale-banded Crescents. At Estero there was a Yellow Angled-sulphur and a Long-tailed Skipper roosting along the Green Jay trail. We found 50+ species at the two locations, and a complete list is below. Note: I have volunteered to lead the Friday AM butterfly walks at Frontera for Sept-Oct (Cindy Willson is very persuasive), and we will usually join the Estero walks that afternoon. Hope to see some of you then. Mike Rickard Mission, TX White-striped Longtail (Chioides albofasciatus) F Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) F Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne) Potrillo Skipper (Cabares potrillo) E Mazans Scallopwing (Staphylus mazans) E Brown-banded Skipper (Timochares ruptifasciata) White-patched Skipper (Chiomara georgina) Sickle-winged Skipper (Eantis tamenund) White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens) Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus) Turk's-cap White-Skipper (Heliopetes macaira) Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana) Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima) Celia's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia) Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Whirlabout (Polites vibex) Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia) Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa) Mimosa Yellow (Pyrisitia nise) Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) Yellow Angled-Sulphur (Anteos maerula) E Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa) Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis) Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis) Rounded Metalmark (Calephelis perditalis) F American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Queen (Danaus gilippus) Soldier (Danaus eresimus) E Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia) Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton) Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa) Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) E White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) Malachite (Siproeta stelenes) F Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada) Pale-banded Crescent (Anthanassa tulcis) F Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon) Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea) Hermes Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes) E ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Falcon SP, August 28, 2010 From: Mike Rickard <folksinger4 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:00:39 -0700 Tom Pendleton, Ginny, and myself visited Falcon SP Saturday for the first time since the park re-opened. We were joined for a while by Berry Nall. The vegetation was in good shape from the rains earlier in the year, and of course, from being flooded for a number of weeks, but little was in bloom due to lack of recent rainfall. However, the butterfly garden had been well-maintained and was loaded with blooms and butterflies. We were able to find 60+ species on the day! There were some surprising species present, such as Ocola Skippers and Painted Ladies, harbingers of Fall. We had a nice Erichson's White Skipper, and a Goatweed Leafwing to go with several Tropical Leafwings. Large Orange Sulphurs were especially abundant, as were the blues and hairstreaks. And, it was even a bit cool (relatively), in the morning. A complete list of species follows. Our thanks to Berry Nall for allowing us to visit his yard on the way to the park. Mike Rickard Mission, TX White-striped Longtail (Chioides albofasciatus) Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne) Coyote Cloudywing (Achalarus toxeus) Brown-banded Skipper (Timochares ruptifasciata) White-patched Skipper (Chiomara georgina) Sickle-winged Skipper (Eantis tamenund) Desert Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus philetas) White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens) Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus) Erichson's White Skipper (Heliopyrgus domicella) Turk's-cap White-Skipper (Heliopetes macaira) Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana) Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima) Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola) Nysa Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa) Celia's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia) Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia) Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Whirlabout (Polites vibex) Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa) Mimosa Yellow (Pyrisitia nise) Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa) Clytie Ministreak (Ministrymon clytie) Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis) Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis) American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Queen (Danaus gilippus) Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia) Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia) Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton) Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa) Common Mestra (Mestra amymone) Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) Theona Checkerspot (Chlosyne theona) Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada) Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes graphica) Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon) Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea) Goatwing Leafwing (Anaea andria) ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Two-tailed Swallowtail, Utley, Bastrop Co. today From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:23:56 -0500 Back from coast...watering dead or dying yard/plants. All water features bone dry... no rain since Jul. 23, shades of 2009. a large vulturous shadow passed over, With bins saw it was huge two-tailed flying above and over the oaks...Lots of just sailing along. brief dorsal view confirmed ID as the yellow body stripes obvious Home phone (dial-up) dead until Sept 3...Good old AT&T...just about worthless out here....typing from truck down road -- Brush Freeman Field Biologist Texas Environmental Studies and Analysis C 361-655-7641 TXESA.Com Blog: http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Life Member of TOS ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Owlfly at Frontera Audubon Thicket, 8/25/10 From: Dan Jones <antshrike1 AT AOL.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:00:59 -0500 Last night, while looking for dragonflies at Frontera Audubon Thicket in Weslaco, I found this neat bug that I discovered on Bug Guide to be an Owlfly. Don't know that I've ever seen one before. http://i35.tinypic.com/35hh9qp.jpg http://i36.tinypic.com/29lk205.jpg Also saw Pale-banded Crescent, Red-bordered Pixie and White-striped Longtail. Dan Jones in Weslaco ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Sickle-Winged Port Lavaca Calhoun Co. From: the Aschens <heaa AT TISD.NET> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:31:17 -0500 Brush, We continue to have a Sickle-Winged Skipper in the backyard. It posed for a few photos this morning: 6 photos: http://mcmc.homestead.com/sickle82610.html Do they have a tendency to find a spot to their liking and stay for a week? Other butterflies are picking up. Harlen the Aschens writes: > Brush, > > We had a Sickle-winged Skipper on the penta bed yesterday. > Have been having new and faded female monarchs for about > ten days, haven't seen any males. > > Harlen > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Harlen E. and Altus Aschen mailto:heaa AT tisd.net Port Lavaca, Texas 77979 midcoast of TX 28.61N 96.62W Photos of some Texas milkweeds: http://asclepias.org/ ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: White-tipped-black Moths.... Pt Lav Cal Co From: the Aschens <heaa AT TISD.NET> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:02:51 -0500 Brush, We had our first White-tipped Black Winged Moth show up on the penta bed yesterday afternoon. The Sickle-Wingled Skipper was around all day yesterday and in the yard early this morning when we started the sprinkler. Storm coming up from the NE! Harlen Brush Freeman writes: > ...are swarming in Calhoun Co., on the drive from Port O'Connor to > Port Lavaca (25 miles) today they were flying in mass, messing up my > windshield and almost as bad as the Love-bug outbreaks. > > -- > Brush Freeman > Field Biologist > Texas Environmental Studies and Analysis > C 361-655-7641 > TXESA.Com > Blog: http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ > Life Member of TOS > > ====================================== > To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU > To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU > TX-BUTTERFLY archives: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Harlen E. and Altus Aschen mailto:heaa AT tisd.net Port Lavaca, Texas 77979 midcoast of TX 28.61N 96.62W Photos of some Texas milkweeds: http://asclepias.org/ ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Anthera polyphemus in Hewitt, McLennan County, TX From: "Matthew W. York" <mwy391 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:22:08 -0700 The second report to me in ~ one or two weeks from this area. -Matt York currently in Marathon ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: TX Beetle Pix Organized by Family... From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:53:53 -0500 It was about a year and a half in the making. Here's an outline of my photo techniques: http://www.texasento.net/Pic_Tech.html Mike Quinn, Austin On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Brush Freeman wrote: > Now that took a while to put together...Neat....Brush > > On 8/24/10, Mike Quinn wrote: > > Off topic, can ya forgive me? > > > > There are ~7,500 species of beetles in Texas. Here's a link to betw. one > and > > two thousand of them. > > > > Texas Beetle Photographs Organized by Family: > > http://www.texasento.net/TX_Beetle_Pix.html > > > ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: TX Beetle Pix Organized by Family... From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:45:45 -0500 Now that took a while to put together...Neat....Brush On 8/24/10, Mike Quinn wrote: > Off topic, can ya forgive me? > > There are ~7,500 species of beetles in Texas. Here's a link to betw. one and > two thousand of them. > > Texas Beetle Photographs Organized by Family: > http://www.texasento.net/TX_Beetle_Pix.html > > Note: The size of the pix can be adjusted via the "slide bar" in the upper > right just below "Mike Quinn's Gallery". > > Strongest representation is from College Station to Austin to southmost > Texas.... > > Please let me know if anyone has any problems... > > Thanks, Mike Quinn, Austin > ________________ > Texas Entomology > http://texasento.net > > ====================================== > To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU > To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU > TX-BUTTERFLY archives: > -- Brush Freeman Field Biologist Texas Environmental Studies and Analysis C 361-655-7641 TXESA.Com Blog: http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Life Member of TOS ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: White-tipped-black Moths.... From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:41:14 -0500 ...are swarming in Calhoun Co., on the drive from Port O'Connor to Port Lavaca (25 miles) today they were flying in mass, messing up my windshield and almost as bad as the Love-bug outbreaks. -- Brush Freeman Field Biologist Texas Environmental Studies and Analysis C 361-655-7641 TXESA.Com Blog: http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Life Member of TOS ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: TX Beetle Pix Organized by Family... From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:07:37 -0500 Off topic, can ya forgive me? There are ~7,500 species of beetles in Texas. Here's a link to betw. one and two thousand of them. Texas Beetle Photographs Organized by Family: http://www.texasento.net/TX_Beetle_Pix.html Note: The size of the pix can be adjusted via the "slide bar" in the upper right just below "Mike Quinn's Gallery". Strongest representation is from College Station to Austin to southmost Texas.... Please let me know if anyone has any problems... Thanks, Mike Quinn, Austin ________________ Texas Entomology http://texasento.net ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: clytie ministreak From: Sibyl Deacon <sibyld AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:54:42 -0500 Does anyone have a picture of a winter form of a clytie minstreak that I could use for a presentation at a Methodist retreat in a few weeks? ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Zilpa Longtail, Jeff Davis Co., TX From: Cathryn Hoyt <choyt AT CDRI.ORG> Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:13:34 -0500 During my weekly monitoring transect at the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center, I was able to observe and photograph a Zilpa Longtail (Chioides zilpa) nectaring at the salvia bed. This was a new addition to our list. To see a photograph, visit http://cdri.org The count totaled 228 individuals of 32 species. For a full list, visit http://cdri.org/desert-explorer/digital-field-guides/butterflies-of-the-nature-center/whats-flying/ If you're a Twitter user, you may want to add Agavetalk (that's the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute's Twitter name) to your list. We're trying to join the rest of the world and use social media to get the word out quickly about special sightings. Quite honestly, I think I'm too old for this, but I'll try. Cathryn Hoyt ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Sickle-Winged Port Lavaca Calhoun Co. From: the Aschens <heaa AT TISD.NET> Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:40:54 -0500 Brush, We had a Sickle-winged Skipper on the penta bed yesterday. Have been having new and faded female monarchs for about ten days, haven't seen any males. Harlen Brush Freeman writes: > Hi-lites > > White-angled Sulphur 1 > Giant White 1 > Mestra 2 > > -- > Brush Freeman > Field Biologist > Texas Environmental Studies and Analysis > C 361-655-7641 > TXESA.Com > Blog: http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ > Life Member of TOS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Harlen E. and Altus Aschen mailto:heaa AT tisd.net Port Lavaca, Texas 77979 midcoast of TX 28.61N 96.62W Photos of some Texas milkweeds: http://asclepias.org/ ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: POC Butterflies Correction From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:15:25 -0500 The Great White...Should have been listed as Great Southern White. Great White...I wish....Sorry Brush On 8/21/10, Brush Freeman wrote: > Hi-lites > > White-angled Sulphur 1 > Giant White 1 > Mestra 2 > > -- > Brush Freeman > Field Biologist > Texas Environmental Studies and Analysis > C 361-655-7641 > TXESA.Com > Blog: http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ > Life Member of TOS > -- Brush Freeman Field Biologist Texas Environmental Studies and Analysis C 361-655-7641 TXESA.Com Blog: http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Life Member of TOS ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: POC Butterflies From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:05:57 -0500 Hi-lites White-angled Sulphur 1 Giant White 1 Mestra 2 -- Brush Freeman Field Biologist Texas Environmental Studies and Analysis C 361-655-7641 TXESA.Com Blog: http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Life Member of TOS ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Austin wildflower center to get 16 acre arboretum From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:43:27 -0500 Austin wildflower center to get arboretum$1.4 million donation to pay for creation of 16-acre collection of native trees. By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Published: 9:43 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 A $1.4 million gift to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center will establish an arboretum with samples of each oak tree species native to Texas, other native trees such as black walnut and pecan, and offspring from historically significant trees such as Austin's Treaty Oak. The arboretum, which will also feature a collection of native trees recommended for use beneath power lines, is expected to open in the spring of 2012, the centennial year of the late first lady's birth. Officials also hope the arboretum will emerge as one of the state's premier nature education resources, a destination for field trips as well as for inspiration and relaxation — in short, "another jewel in Austin's environmental crown," as Waitt put it. Money for the arboretum was donated by the San Antonio Area Foundation at the direction of Mollie Steves Zachry, a longtime resident and philanthropist from the Alamo City who established a fund at the charitable organization. Zachry, a former member of the wildflower center's board, is an avid nature lover who especially appreciates trees, said Justin Michalka, the center's director of development. The 16-acre project will be known as the Mollie Steves Zachry Texas Arboretum. Full article: http://www.statesman.com/news/local/austin-wildflower-center-to-get-arboretum-865273.html or: http://bit.ly/9kOgZz ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Edinburg Wetlands, 8/19 From: Gabriel DeJong <gabe.l.dejong AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:46:40 -0500 I did not make a serious list yesterday, but thought I would note few a things in case anyone is interested. Best sighting was a female Mexican Bluewing (*Myscelia ethusa*) in a thick, semi-shaded portion of our butterfly garden! A first sighting for me and definitely on the shortlist of butterflies I wanted to see. Three other young people were with me when I spotted it and they were quite amazed by its color and pattern! I was not able to get a picture, as it did not sit for us and we soon lost track of it. Banded Peacocks have been steady here, usually not too hard to find. A Two-barred Flasher continues to be seen along our Forest Trail. Many Empress Leilia and Hackberry Emperors can be seeing along that trail as well. Two days ago I spotted a Yellow Angled-Sulphur! What a large Sulphur! Definitely was a Yellow Angled, with bright yellow above and greenish on side. Got one very poor pic. That’s all for now I guess. Everyone enjoy the butterflies! Butterfly walks on Wednesdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm here at the Edinburg Wetlands. Gabe De Jong Interpretive Naturalist Edinburg Scenic Wetlands and World Birding Center 714 Raul Langoria Rd. P.O. Box 1079 Edinburg, TX 78540 ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Florida White at Pumphouse, August 19, 2010 From: Mike Rickard <folksinger4 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:05:48 -0700 This afternoon I photographed (from a long distance) a nice male Florida White (Glutophrissa drusilla) on a tenaza at the Hidalgo Pumphouse. It's the second I've seen this year and the 88th species I've recorded in the LRGV for August. Other species of interest were a Giant White (Ganyra josephina), Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus), Brown-banded Skipper (Timochares ruptifasciatus), and a bunch of Mexican Fritillaries (Euptoieta hegesia) with a few Variegated mixed in (Euptoieta claudia). There was also a very large number of, oh wait, we're not supposed to mention dragonflies here. Butterfly species numbered about 40. Mike Rickard Mission, TX ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Windfarms and Monarch Butterflyquery From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:33:21 -0500 I understand that a project has or is being done concerning the above connection in the plains states..I understand if that may be proprietary info but if not the findings would be of interest if the project goals can be described..I realize data can be very slow in coming given the time it take to analyze that....Am am interesting in the methods and protocols involved.... You can contact me offline if you feel more comfortable doing so and I will not pass it any further if preferred. Can find nothing online about this reported research....Thanks -- Brush Freeman Field Biologist Texas Environmental Studies and Analysis C 361-655-7641 TXESA.Com Blog: http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Life Member of TOS ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Glassy-winged Skipper-Xenophanes tryxus in Mission, Hidalgo Co. From: "David T. Dauphin" <dauphins AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:29:55 -0500 Thanks to others for finding it and contacting us, a Glassy-winged Skipper - Xenophanes tryxus was photographed south of Mission in Hidalgo Co. on 8/16. The last time we had this butterfly in the LRGV was 8/24/2004 at Santa Ana NWR. My photograph of this butterfly may be viewed at http://www.thedauphins.net/rgv_newest_photos.html . Jan Dauphin Mission, TX To view my photos or for Valley wildlife info., go to http://www.thedauphins.net ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Mestra in Austin From: Dan Hardy <dhh787 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:11:27 -0700 On Monday, August 16, I saw a Common Mestra in the Barton Creek Greenbelt.    It was near a patch of Tragia.     I didn't see any egg-laying. This is the first Mestra I've seen in Austin in 3 years.    This year I've had a lot of these "first-in-three-year" sightings, now that the rains are back. A male Common Streaky-skipper was perched on the trail side with its leg hairs splayed out, just like the Texas Powdered-skippers that have been discussed recently. ---Dan Hardy ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Azalea Sphinx in Utley, Bastrop Co. 8-17-10 From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:51:19 -0500 http://picasaweb.google.com/BrushFreeman/AzaleaSphinx#5506945487538808834 http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3468&chosen_state=48*Texas -- Brush Freeman Field Biologist Texas Environmental Studies and Analysis C 361-655-7641 TXESA.Com Blog: http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Life Member of TOS ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Fwd: The monarch migration has begun. . .in Canada... From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:25:51 -0500 FYI, Mike Quinn, Austin ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Chip Taylor Date: Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 2:59 PM Subject: [DPLEX-L:40678] The migration has begun. To: dplex-l AT listproc.cc.ku.edu Mon, 9 Aug 2010 10:44:25 -0500 "chris goodwin" "My Monarchs have gone." A cryptic comment by Chris but it signals the start of the migration in his area near the northern limits of milkweed in the Winnipeg area (50N). I meant to write Chris for a more precise estimate of when the first monarchs left his area - but time is always short - maybe Chris can respond. Based on an interpolation of the tagging data, the earliest I would expect monarchs to leave the Winnipeg area would be the fifth of August with the 7th and 8th being a bit more likely. In any case, now is a good time to remind those of you interested in the science of the migration of the latest findings. The following is the abstract of a review article written by Steve Reppert, Rob Gegear and Christine Merlin on the results of their research. While all of the studies described in this review elaborate on the underlying features of the navigational system used by monarchs, the central question of how the monarchs set a course, or heading, and how this/these heading(s) are modified as the butterflies progress to the southwest, remains unanswered. If anyone would like to see the entire article, I would be happy to send you a pdf. Navigational mechanisms of migrating monarch butterflies Steven M. Reppert, Robert J. Gegear and Christine Merlin Department of Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA Recent studies of the iconic fall migration of monarch butterflies have illuminated the mechanisms behind their southward navigation while using a time-compensated sun compass. Skylight cues, such as the sun itself and polarized light, are processed through both eyes and are probably integrated in the brain's central complex, the presumed site of the sun compass. Time compensation is provided by circadian clocks that have a distinctive molecular mechanism and that reside in the antennae. Monarchs might also use a magnetic compass because they possess two cryptochromes that have the molecular capability for light-dependent magnetoreception. Multiple genomic approaches are now being used with the aim of identifying navigation genes. Monarch butterflies are thus emerging as an excellent model organism in which to study the molecular and neural basis of long-distance migration. -- Monarch Watch monarch AT ku.edu http://www.MonarchWatch.org/ Dplex-L: send message "info Dplex-L" to Listproc AT ku.edu 1-888-TAGGING (toll-free!) -or- 1-785-864 4441 University of Kansas 1200 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence, KS 66045-7534 Create, Conserve and Protect Monarch Habitats ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Texas Powdered-Skipper question From: James Giroux <jgiroux AT COOPERCONSULTING.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:02:03 -0500 One person responded to my question with the answer "Tibial Tuft". I didn't know what that was, so I Googled it and found this definition: "A group of specialized hairs on the tibia (fourth segment up) of the hind leg of some male butterflies, especially Skippers. The hairs are used to help direct pheromone towards a female during courtship." James Giroux Austin, TX ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: off topic ode posts... From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:49:40 -0500 Dear TX-Butterfly Subscribers, As ya'll know, I've probably sent as many off-topic posts to our list as anyone, but I wanna let all know that there actually is a list just for Texas Odonates: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/TexOdes/ http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/TXOD.html Let's try to stear the ship back to the topic of butterflies and other leps (with the occasional insect post for which there's not another ready list)... Thanks, Mike ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Thanks for lead on Odes site From: Ann Gordon <anngordon AT HOT.RR.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:17:23 -0500 Will start using that from now on for Drangoflies. Ann Gordon ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Common Buckeye Invasion at Cook' Slough Uvalde From: "[Bob Rasa]" <bobolink AT STX.RR.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:14:32 +0000 Earlier in the summer I had high frequency of Bordered Patches...today I found many, many Common Buckeyes...wow...love that flier... Nice August so far... http://www.pbase.com/bobsnature/image/127559628 Bob Rasa Uvalde County ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Lantern click beetles - even in AZ this yr... From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:58:00 -0500 Apparently they are even putting on a bit of a show over in the "Huachucs" http://bugguide.net/node/view/440313 Mike Quinn, Austin ________________ Texas Entomology http://texasento.net ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Blue-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum ambiguum From: Ann Gordon <anngordon AT HOT.RR.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:00:28 -0500 This little dragonfly has been hanging out in a shaded woodsy area in my back yard. I have been told it might not have been seen in McLennan county though should/could be here. I would like to post a photo of this Blue-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum ambiguum, but do not have a place to post yet. Ann Gordon ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Red-eyed Devils...What the Caracaras are going nuts over in the Webberville area From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:08:57 -0500 I stay up late as most of nature other than birds happens late here. I recall a discussion about the Greater Arid-Land Katydid (Neobarrettia Spinosa) from a few weeks ago and just thought this timely...Figured I would send instead of blogging so sorry for the cross posting to the various lists. Well, when you stop and watch those big concentrations of Caracaras in a field with your scope, this is the chocolate, cocaine they are looking for, It is like the ultimate Caracara chow. The outbreaks are always localized but a big one is going on in my neck of the woods.... still these animals can be hard to come by if you looking for one or two... But the Caracaras know and treasure them as treats so will spend hours looking for them. This IS the insect responsible for the big concentrations one sometimes sees of Caracaras in Central Texas. I have watched them hunt them down like chickens on June Bugs thru a scope before. These crickets will actually attack you as this one threatened to do when I got a bit too close. They can draw blood and lots of it, their mouth parts can chew thru wood and leather...They eat can tobacco, small mammals, herps, other insects, vegetation, and likely small pets and children. Anything organic...Their jaws are like a lineman's wire cutters, I know from experience...but they make darn good bass bait once you get one subdued. These photos show a female on a flood light in back of the cabin tonight while I was looking for a new gecko species for central Texas.........This lamp is 5" in diameter to give you a sense of how big this cool animal is. Anyway there seems to be a rare outbreak of them especially in the Webberville area and less so here just a 4-5 miles away in Utley...Anyway here are a few shots of the female...Enjoy. Hope it helps explain those big groups of Caracaras folks often see... http://picasaweb.google.com/BrushFreeman/RedEyedDevil#5506249023873843426 -- Brush Freeman Field Biologist Texas Environmental Studies and Analysis C 361-655-7641 TXESA.Com Blog: http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Life Member of TOS ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Giant Swallowtail and Orange trees... From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:59:59 -0500 Ann posted a week or so about her orange bushes not having or attracting Giant Swallowtails...I responded. I also was having several die for no reason I could find...I rec'ed a kind but pretty firm note that GISWs normally can not make it on orange trees. Granted I have a very peculiar tree...It does not conform. The oranges are intensely sweet when it makes them, the plant was transported from a compost heap where I dug it up as a sprout more than 20 years ago so it has never been grafted, and it has thorns that approach 3-3.5 inches long and are deadly sharp...Still the GISW larvae love it...As is exhibited in this photo of one big fellow this eve. I checked quickly around and found 5 more of varying sizes. They seem to like my brand of orange which some have referred to as potentially a "pineapple orange". http://picasaweb.google.com/BrushFreeman/GISWLarvae#5506204508691238338 I posted the Beaded Lacewing stuff to the blog...A bit of corned beef in in there. but hey I hate clinical. -- Brush Freeman Field Biologist Texas Environmental Studies and Analysis C 361-655-7641 TXESA.Com Blog: http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Life Member of TOS ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Texas Powdered-Skipper question From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:10:15 -0500 Roadrunner Trail at McKinney Roughs Wilderness Area (not McKinney Falls SP) is an excellent place to find these in the Austin Bastrop region....Just watch the right side of the trail for the mallows that are their host plants.....There are large patches in areas. Brush Freeman On 8/16/10, James Giroux wrote: > The link to the photos in the previous post was cut in half. This link > should work: > > http://tinyurl.com/2375c4p > > James Giroux > Austin, TX > > ====================================== > To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU > To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU > TX-BUTTERFLY archives: > -- Brush Freeman Field Biologist Texas Environmental Studies and Analysis C 361-655-7641 TXESA.Com Blog: http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Life Member of TOS ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Texas Powdered-Skipper question From: James Giroux <jgiroux AT COOPERCONSULTING.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:13:33 -0500 The link to the photos in the previous post was cut in half. This link should work: http://tinyurl.com/2375c4p James Giroux Austin, TX ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Texas Powdered-Skipper question From: James Giroux <jgiroux AT COOPERCONSULTING.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:19:43 -0500 Last Saturday I took a couple photos of a Texas Powdered-Skipper, and when I got home and viewed the photos, noticed something that seems a bit strange. Dangling below the thorax is fuzzy little thing that appears to be part of the butterfly, but may just be some plant material stuck to the bug. Any ideas? See the second photo at: http://jamesagiroux.com/imagePage.php? category=Butterflies&speciesName=Texas%20Powdered-Skipper The photos were taken at the Slaughter Creek greenbelt in south Austin. James Giroux Austin, TX ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Rare (?) Jimson Weed Lacewing. From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:58:08 -0500 I sleep in cycles so not to worry about the time here...After 3+ weeks of looking at nightly blooms of my datura ( Jimson Weed, ) I finally found a single individual of this species from the family Hemerobiidae (?) at a fragrant bloom late this evening. The first of the year for me. Last year they were more frequent. One person identified this to species last year and I was wondering if that person could reply again as I can not relocate the note and would like to blog this critter and any biology/biology I can muster up. Very much a unique animal..Is it a pollinator also? Maybe more will show up now that this one has. Here are 4 photos. Click on any photo to enlarge. http://picasaweb.google.com/BrushFreeman/JimsonLacewing# -- Brush Freeman Field Biologist Texas Environmental Studies and Analysis C 361-655-7641 TXESA.Com Blog: http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Life Member of TOS ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: comments of the Brazilian Skipper From: "[Bob Rasa]" <bobolink AT STX.RR.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:41:27 +0000 Thanks...learn every day... Brazlian Skipper: Uvalde Cemetery Kaufman is OK. I use Howe's book, but it's out of print now. You have one weird skipper. Never seen that ab. before. Probably one in a billion. one skipper was twice the size ...about size of quarter... You don't say this was again a grass-skipper. The largest grass-skipper would be Brazilian. Other skippers likely this time of year include Coyote Cloudywing. Possibly larger than a quarter, though. Brazilian Skipper. They are abundant on Canna Plants in flower beds,etc. Brazilian Skipper, I think. I took the liberty of forwarding your skipper photograph to Nick Grishen. He identified the bug as a Brazilian Skipper - Calpodes ethlius. Most field guides do a poor job of depicting the ventral surface of this butterfly - the four spots on the ventral surface of the hindwing are usually absent in worn bugs but can be very vivid in fresh ones. Nice butterfly - I have never seen such a crisp example Bob, I think it is a Brazilian Skipper. Their host plant is Cannas, which are used a lot in landscaping and are found in lots of nurseries; actually a plant nursery is one of the easiest places to see these. It's a Brazilian Skipper, Calpodes ethlius. Kaufman's book has a lousy picture. They lay their eggs on canna leaves. Uvalde is probably full of canna. Caterpillars are nasty looking. Big worms. They make big nests by cutting and rolling leaves over. But it's really a neat tropical looking skipper. Look up Brazilian Skipper. They don't usually show the white spots as brightly as in your photo, but I think that's what it is. Eeeet's the GRIM SKEEPER..... Bob Rasa Uvalde County education of the masses and me ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: I think it is a Red Saddlebags From: Theresa Bayoud <blubayou2001 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:30:06 -0700 went out to water the plants and the saddlebags let me walk right up to it! I added the new pictures. http://picasaweb.google.com/panamabirder/RedSaddlebags# Theresa Bayoud Austin, Texas ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: dragonflies id needed please From: Theresa Bayoud <blubayou2001 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:39:43 -0700 I have equal votes for a Carolina Saddlebags and Red Saddlebags. Any other votes out there? http://picasaweb.google.com/panamabirder/RedSaddlebags#5505346443676234930 Can someone please id these? I think the green one is a Western Pondhawk. It was much larger than the saddlebags it was flying with. http://picasaweb.google.com/panamabirder/NeedIdDragonflies# Thanks! Theresa Bayoud Austin, Texas ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: propogation ofLantern Click Beetles? From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:42:53 -0500 Roger, Click beetles often come into fruit & suger baits. I'd try feeding them some bananas and other fruit such as apples. Obviously, the bananas would pretty quickly make the beetles too sticky to handle... Mike Quinn, Austin On 8/14/10, Roger Sanderson wrote: > Has anyone tried to rear these? After I discovered one several years > ago while hunting snakes in west Texas, I've always thought they would > make a great educational critter. It sounds like it wouldn't be too > hard to get a starter population. I presume they eat rotting wood or > decaying vegetation? Roger > > > > Roger Sanderson > > Director of Botanic Gardens & Wildlife Biologist > > Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary > > 1 Nature Place > > McKinney, Texas 75069 > > 972-562-5566 ext.273 > > 972-548-9119 FAX > > rsanderson AT heardmuseum.org > > Teaching about nature, like fishing and birdwatching, is an eternal > series of occasions for hope! > > > > > ====================================== > To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU > To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU > TX-BUTTERFLY archives: > -- ________________ Texas Entomology http://texasento.net ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Common Roadside Skipper in Lubbock From: Anthony Hewetson <terrverts AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:52:05 -0700 Greetings All: My Lubbock yard, heavily modified for butterflies, continues to do me proud. I added Common Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) to my yard list yesterday; a surprisingly fresh looking bug nectaring at one of my glossy abelias. Regrettably, as the critter would have been a county record for BAMONA, it had vanished by the time I had dashed into the house for my camera and returned to the abelia. The species has been photographed recently in Kent, Dickens, and Crosby Counties - I guess it's appearance in Lubbock County is not too astonishing. Anthony Hewetson; Lubbock ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: large skipper at Uvalde Cemetery From: TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY <texaslepsurvey AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:05:50 -0700 Eeeet's the GRIM SKEEPER.....   Charles Bordelon, VP/EIC Texas Lepidoptera Survey 8517 Burkhart Rd. Houston, TX  77055 ________________________________ From: [Bob Rasa] To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU Sent: Sat, August 14, 2010 7:22:13 PM Subject: large skipper at Uvalde Cemetery I was walking around the cemetary today stepping on a indigo snake and checkng out some plants that were not plastics...lots of small skippers...Clouded...  one skipper was twice the size ...about size of quarter... probably a common one...but I could not key in fied guide  ...? having a fun summer! http://www.pbase.com/bobsnature/image/127444699 Bob Rasa Uvalde County ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: large skipper at Uvalde Cemetery From: "[Bob Rasa]" <bobolink AT STX.RR.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:22:13 +0000 I was walking around the cemetary today stepping on a indigo snake and checkng out some plants that were not plastics...lots of small skippers...Clouded... one skipper was twice the size ...about size of quarter... probably a common one...but I could not key in fied guide ...? having a fun summer! http://www.pbase.com/bobsnature/image/127444699 Bob Rasa Uvalde County ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Red Saddlebags? From: Ann Gordon <anngordon AT HOT.RR.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:16:04 -0500 Theresa, I will dare to venture my opinion that it looks like a Red Saddlebags Tramea onusta. I checked at http://www.greglasley.net/redsaddle.html BTW, that is a great photo you posted! I have been trying to get one myself and have had trouble getting it to light on something. It mostly keeps moving around. I continue to try. Ann Gordon ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: propogation ofLantern Click Beetles? From: Roger Sanderson <rsanderson AT HEARDMUSEUM.ORG> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:57:24 -0500 Has anyone tried to rear these? After I discovered one several years ago while hunting snakes in west Texas, I've always thought they would make a great educational critter. It sounds like it wouldn't be too hard to get a starter population. I presume they eat rotting wood or decaying vegetation? Roger Roger Sanderson Director of Botanic Gardens & Wildlife Biologist Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary 1 Nature Place McKinney, Texas 75069 972-562-5566 ext.273 972-548-9119 FAX rsanderson AT heardmuseum.org Teaching about nature, like fishing and birdwatching, is an eternal series of occasions for hope! ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: is this a red saddlebags? From: Theresa Bayoud <blubayou2001 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:29:50 -0700 Also posted to bugguide. http://picasaweb.google.com/panamabirder/RedSaddlebags#5505346443676234930 Theresa Bayoud Austin, Texas ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Lantern click beetles From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:14:02 -0500 I'll go ahead and mention that we saw a pretty good crop of 'em down at Laguna Atascosa NWR, Cameron Co. this summer. TPW video of the bug: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUeKOtQZblY Mike Quinn, Austin ________________ Texas Entomology http://texasento.net ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sandy Jespersen Date: Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 10:07 PM Subject: Lantern click beetles To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT listserv.uh.edu Just thought I would mention that I saw a nice display of the beetles over the prairie near 40 acre lake at Brazos Bend State Park tonight. Sandy Jespersen Near BBSP FT. Bend County ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Lantern click beetles From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:08:50 -0500 There are a few slow-glos in Bastrop Co this summer as well...I usually see more on the coastal plain. On 8/13/10, Sandy Jespersen wrote: > Just thought I would mention that I saw a nice display of the beetles > over the prairie near 40 acre lake at Brazos Bend State Park tonight. > > Sandy Jespersen > Near BBSP > FT. Bend County > > ====================================== > To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU > To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU > TX-BUTTERFLY archives: > -- Brush Freeman Field Biologist Texas Environmental Studies and Analysis C 361-655-7641 TXESA.Com Blog: http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Life Member of TOS ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Lantern click beetles From: Maury Heiman <MauryHeiman AT AOL.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:45:51 EDT The Deilelater physoderus have been putting on a good show here in Medina County also. They have been showing up at the lights over the past 4 weeks and we enjoyed their glowing flights while watching the sky for the meteor showers. Link to the Bug Guide page on them. _http://bugguide.net/node/view/173539_ (http://bugguide.net/node/view/173539) Enjoy, Maury Heiman Medina County In a message dated 8/14/2010 8:38:32 A.M. Central Daylight Time, jespera AT CONSOLIDATED.NET writes: Just thought I would mention that I saw a nice display of the beetles over the prairie near 40 acre lake at Brazos Bend State Park tonight. Sandy Jespersen Near BBSP FT. Bend County ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Lantern click beetles From: Sandy Jespersen <jespera AT CONSOLIDATED.NET> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:07:03 -0500 Just thought I would mention that I saw a nice display of the beetles over the prairie near 40 acre lake at Brazos Bend State Park tonight. Sandy Jespersen Near BBSP FT. Bend County ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Band-celled Sister at Resaca de las Palmas, 8-13-10 From: Dan Jones <antshrike1 AT AOL.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:11:40 -0500 This morning, while looking at odes and birds at Resaca de las Palmas in Cameron County, I found a Band-celled Sister along the east side of the tour loop where it crosses the resaca. Maybe it's not big news but it's a first for me. http://i34.tinypic.com/13ydnrk.jpg http://i38.tinypic.com/2vd1gk6.jpg Dan Jones in Weslaco ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Help With Dragonfly Behavior From: Ann Gordon <anngordon AT HOT.RR.COM> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:00:11 -0500 I need some help with a dragonfly I saw in my mostly shaded back yard. I see dragonflies all the time zooming around in the open yards just a few feet above ground making their rounds. I am not used to seeing that in my shaded back yard until this afternoon. What I was a very large dragonfly zooming around quite a long time. I did not see any color in its wings, they looked clear. The body of the dragonfly was dark, I saw no color. If it were not for what I saw next, I would not be writing this, but when I came in the house I saw it go into my blind where I had been earlier working on bird photography. I had pinned the door flap open and it went in and next to the leg of my chair there, it curled down its abdomen as if it were ovipositing on the ground! Does that make sense? After that it flew around some more and went through the covered back porch and then left. I have never had a dragonfly do any of this. I am not asking for an ID, but want to know if anyone knows anything about this behavior. Could that be a clue to a group of dragonflies? Ann Gordon ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: "Firefly Watch" program featured in Dallas Morning News - Aug 11 From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:06:46 -0700 Firefly Watch and Cornell's Lost Ladybug Project are two nation-wide citizen science beetle projects... Mike Quinn, Austin ** Study enlists backyard bug counters to learn whether fireflies may be flaming out * Wednesday, August 11, 2010* *By KRISTJANA GUDMUNDSSON / The Dallas Morning News kgudmundsson AT dallasnews.com * Flickering and flittering, they put on evening light shows that are almost otherworldly. We're talking lightning bugs, those winged beetles – yes, they are beetles – that every kid and every adult who wants to be a kid has chased at one time or another. But that nocturnal summer pastime could go the way of the neighborhood ice cream truck if an entomologists' theory is correct: that the lightning bugs' numbers are declining. They have little to back up their hypothesis, other than anecdotal stories from people who say they are seeing fewer of the insects. That's why firefly watchers across the world – including dedicated observers in North Texas – are collecting data to help the experts find answers. In 2008, the Boston Museum of Science teamed up with researchers at Fitchburg State College and Tufts University to establish Firefly Watch. The program invites volunteers to observe lightning bugs in the watchers' own backyards and send in records of what they see. "It's really struck a chord with people," said Paul Fontaine, the museum's vice president of education. Dr. B. O'Dell Molpus, 80, of Fort Worth has been contributing to Firefly Watch for more than a year. Full: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/healthscience/stories/DN-lightningbugs_10met.ART.State.Edition1.35b92c8.html Or: http://bit.ly/9YP2Dq ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Field work completed on landmark southmost Texas entomological survey... From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 21:13:28 -0700 PS: Apparently, to access my links to beetles organized by family, one needs to have (and be logged into) a Gmail account. Texas Beetle Photos by Family http://www.texasento.net/TX_Beetle_Pix.html A great many of the beetles I photographed are also linked here: Illustrated Beetle Inventory of the Sabal Palm Grove Preserve (PDF) http://insects.tamu.edu/tamuinsectcollection/illustratedbeetle.pdf Some background links that I posted previously, Well written magazine article on our efforts: http://www.tpwmagazine.com/archive/2010/jun/ed_3/index.phtml Photos of our beetle collecting techniques: http://picasaweb.google.com/entomike/BeetleCollectingTechniques# http://picasaweb.google.com/entomike/FITTrapSetUp# Thumbnail pix of most of the beetles Charles Schaeffer desc. from the Brownsville area: http://www.texasento.net/Schaeffer.html Finally, here's a few videos I shot on our last day in the Audubon palm grove: http://www.texasento.net/SPGVideos.html Mike Quinn, Austin On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Mike Quinn wrote: On a related note, over the past two yrs. I've photographed and posted over 5000 photos of beetles and other insects collected in surveys in the Rio Grande Valley as well as elsewhere around Texas. They are posted to BugGuide.net (with associated biological information) and to my Picasa account. I'm trying to make the images as accessible as possible by constructing the following webpage: Texas Beetle Photos by Family http://www.texasento.net/TX_Beetle_Pix.html ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Field work completed on landmark southmost Texas entomological survey... From: "David T. Dauphin" <dauphins AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 14:52:13 -0500 Congrats to you and to everyone who participated in the surveys, Mike. You all busted butts in not very favorable conditions, and the rest of us get to reap the benefits. David and Jan Dauphin Mission ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Quinn" To: Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 1:07 PM Subject: Field work completed on landmark southmost Texas entomological survey... > Only time for a short note, but last weekend we (TAMU and volunteer > colleagues) completed the field work on a landmark entomological > survey across southmost Texas... > > From the very first to the very last of some 36 intensive beetle > surveys to Cameron and Hidalgo Counties we regularly found rare > beetles and numerous new US records. For instance, Saturday afternoon, > Brian Raber collected two specimens of a colorful teneb that by > consensus appears to be Platydema sexnotatum, new for the US and not > commonly collected south of the border. > > One of the most interesting finds was Heterobrenthus texanus which > Schaeffer described in 1915 from two spmns coll. around Brownsville, > Cameron Co. One hundred years later, we found two more spmns, this > time at Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co. bringing the total known spmns up > to four... > > Platydema sexnotatum Chevrolat (Tenebrionidae) > http://bugguide.net/node/view/438969 > > Heterobrenthus texanus Schaeffer (Brentidae) > http://bugguide.net/node/view/350364 > > Primary workers: > Ed Riley, > Jonathan King, > Brian Raber, > Dan Heffern and > Mike Quinn. > > On a related note, over the past two yrs. I've photographed and posted > over 5000 photos of beetles and other insects collected in surveys in > the Rio Grande Valley as well as elsewhere around Texas. They are > posted to BugGuide.net (with associated biological information) and to > my Picasa account. I'm trying to make the images as accessible as > possible by constructing the following webpage: > > Texas Beetle Photos by Family > http://www.texasento.net/TX_Beetle_Pix.html > > Hope this helps, > > Mike Quinn, Austin > ________________ > Texas Entomology > http://texasento.net > > ====================================== > To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU > To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU > TX-BUTTERFLY archives: ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Austin Butterfly Forum August Meeting From: ABF Announce <abfannounce AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 11:08:18 -0700 Hi everyone, Here is the information on the Austin Butterfly Forum meetings for August and September. We are still gathering details for the October presentation. Thank you all for helping to publicize our club's activities! We hope to see you at the upcoming meetings! Austin Butterfly Forum Meeting Zilker Botanical Garden Center, 2220 Barton Springs Rd. 7:00 p.m. August 23 Meeting -Val Bugh, “Crickets and Kin: the Orthopterans” Best known for their song and dance (think “Jiminy Cricket”), the real-life counterparts of the cartoon are actually fascinating creatures. The katydids and crickets are true singing insects and, along with the related grasshoppers, are distinguished by an ability to jump. Sharing a common ancestor with walkingsticks, mantises, earwigs, cockroaches and termites, the orthopterans display a wide variety of dietary adaptations, courting and territorial displays, camouflage and coloration, and, in some cases, parental dedication to their young. This program will explore the many facets of this group of insects through photos, and will cover basic identification, emphasizing our central Texas fauna. *Val Bugh* is a club member and local naturalist. She recently authored and provided photos for the Butterflies of Central Texas: A Guide to Common and Notable Species, which is available at local bookstores and at the Zilker Botanical Garden shop. 7 pm Zilker Botanical Center. Val is a wonderful naturalist, and will share her passion for these amazing creatures. Come join us! *Upcoming events:* *Sept 27 meeting: “Endangered American Burying Beetle in Texas”, Kendra Bauer, University of Texas at Austin.* 7 pm Zilker Botanical Center. The American Burying Beetle, *Nicrophorus americanus*, (ABB) is an endangered beetle whose range has decreased dramatically since the 1930’s. Much of the life history of this beetle is unknown, including an accurate population size, specific habitat requirements, and reasons for its decline. Without knowing these life history traits it makes it difficult if not impossible to manage this species. Current research using genetic techniques to estimate population size and migration has been very helpful in determining where this beetle is and where it is moving. We can also use historic maps and museum samples to uncover some of the past habitat of the beetle. We will then look at some of the current threats to the beetle and what we can do to conserve this amazing little insect! *Kendra Bauer* is a 6th year Ecology Evolution and Behavior doctoral candidate in the Section of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. She began her graduate career in 2004 working on the endangered Baird’s Tapir in Central America and is finishing her PhD working on the endangered American Burying Beetle (ABB). Come join us to learn about this important research, and these very interesting insects! *October 25 meeting:* *Jeff Glassberg*; Details TBA. *Dr. Jeffrey Glassberg* is the president of NABA (North American Butterfly Association) and the author of many books about butterflies. He wrote both the Eastern and Western guides, “Butterflies through Binoculars”; “Butterflies of Mexico” and is the editor of “American Butterflies”, the quarterly publication of NABA. More details about his presentation to follow. Please come and join us for these exciting meetings and activities! For details on these events and upcoming meetings and field trips, see http://www.austinbutterflies.org/Calendar. Peg Wallace ABF Publicity ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Field work completed on landmark southmost Texas entomological survey... From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 13:07:02 -0500 Only time for a short note, but last weekend we (TAMU and volunteer colleagues) completed the field work on a landmark entomological survey across southmost Texas... From the very first to the very last of some 36 intensive beetle surveys to Cameron and Hidalgo Counties we regularly found rare beetles and numerous new US records. For instance, Saturday afternoon, Brian Raber collected two specimens of a colorful teneb that by consensus appears to be Platydema sexnotatum, new for the US and not commonly collected south of the border. One of the most interesting finds was Heterobrenthus texanus which Schaeffer described in 1915 from two spmns coll. around Brownsville, Cameron Co. One hundred years later, we found two more spmns, this time at Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co. bringing the total known spmns up to four... Platydema sexnotatum Chevrolat (Tenebrionidae) http://bugguide.net/node/view/438969 Heterobrenthus texanus Schaeffer (Brentidae) http://bugguide.net/node/view/350364 Primary workers: Ed Riley, Jonathan King, Brian Raber, Dan Heffern and Mike Quinn. On a related note, over the past two yrs. I've photographed and posted over 5000 photos of beetles and other insects collected in surveys in the Rio Grande Valley as well as elsewhere around Texas. They are posted to BugGuide.net (with associated biological information) and to my Picasa account. I'm trying to make the images as accessible as possible by constructing the following webpage: Texas Beetle Photos by Family http://www.texasento.net/TX_Beetle_Pix.html Hope this helps, Mike Quinn, Austin ________________ Texas Entomology http://texasento.net ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: A great week for my Lubbock yard From: Anthony Hewetson <terrverts AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 10:41:52 -0700 Greetings All: This past week (2-8 August 2010) was the best week I have had for yard butterflies since I started assembling my butterfly garden 5-6 years ago. I racked up 29 species over the course of the week (I usually spend about a half hour a day looking for butterflies in the yard) with the best of the lot the Great Purple Hairstreak and the Fatal Metalmark (single bugs, one day wonders at that). Gorgone Checkerspots are flying in better than average numbers - I rarely see more than one in my yard; most days this past week I was able to count six with ease on several days. Not bad for a little old yard in little old Lubbock! Funereal Duskywing Common Checkered Skipper Common Sootywing Orange Skipperling Fiery Skipper Sachem Delaware Skipper Nysa Roadside Skipper Eufala Skipper Black Swallowtail Checkered White Cabbage White Southern Dogface Sleepy Orange Great Purple Hairstreak Juniper Hairstreak Gray Hairstreak Marine Blue Western Pygmy Blue Reakirt's Blue Fatal Metalmark American Snout Variegated Fritillary Theona Checkerspot Gorgone Checkerspot Bordered Patch Vesta Crescent Pearl Crescent Common Buckeye Anthony Hewetson; Lubbock ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Fwd: Massive Monarch ID FAIL so. of Ft. Worth... From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 10:36:12 -0500 FYI, Mike ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Omar Bocanegra Date: Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 7:53 AM Subject: Mistaken identity To: TX-ENTO AT listserv.uh.edu Hello: I thought some of you might find this amusing. It is a butterfly image on a billboard promoting tourism in Mexico. Obviously it was intended to be a monarch. The billboard is on I-35 just south of Burleson, Texas. This is my first attempt at using a photo site to send an image, so forgive me if I messed it up. -Omar Bocanegra *http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w173/DeeDee_B/Mexico%20Billboard/* ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: need id on dragonflies - thanks! From: Theresa Bayoud <blubayou2001 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 12:16:27 -0700 taken in the backyard. http://picasaweb.google.com/panamabirder/20100808Dragonflies02# Theresa Bayoud Austin, Texas ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Bastrop Co. animals Aug. 7, 2020 From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 00:21:35 -0500 put up a very hurried post on the blog with some late nesting scissortials and a lifer Sphinx moth at ...Pls. correct if my ID on the Sphinx is incorrect. http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ -- Brush Freeman ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Identification help From: Bill and Pam Dempwolf <bdempwolf AT AUSTIN.RR.COM> Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 12:04:29 -0500 The first image is of a Gulf Fritillary. The second image is of a Tawny Emperor. Bill Dempwolf Mary Ludwick wrote: > I am sure this will be very simple for all of you, but I am very new to the "butterfly world." > > I thought this was a Gulf Fritillary: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/26066871 AT N04/4867328654/in/set-72157624179551917/ > > but, it is very different from this one: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/26066871 AT N04/4866712995/in/set-72157624179551917/ > > Based upon the caterpillars and the silvery underside of the wings, I know we have Gulf Fritillary in our garden. We have passion vine as the host. > > Thank you. > > > Mary Ludwick > ludwickm AT hotmail.com > Dallas, Texas > > > > ====================================== > To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU > To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU > TX-BUTTERFLY archives: > > > ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Identification help From: Mary Ludwick <ludwickm AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 09:33:52 -0500 I am sure this will be very simple for all of you, but I am very new to the "butterfly world." I thought this was a Gulf Fritillary: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26066871 AT N04/4867328654/in/set-72157624179551917/ but, it is very different from this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26066871 AT N04/4866712995/in/set-72157624179551917/ Based upon the caterpillars and the silvery underside of the wings, I know we have Gulf Fritillary in our garden. We have passion vine as the host. Thank you. Mary Ludwick ludwickm AT hotmail.com Dallas, Texas ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Rustic Sphinx Manduca rustica From: Ann Gordon <anngordon AT HOT.RR.COM> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 21:02:54 -0500 Tonight, 8/5/10, I had The Rustic Sphinx moth Manduca rustica come to the Esperanze flowers that have been attracting the Vine Sphinx Eumorpha vitis. Both moths are big, but this one was beautiful, darker with prominent zig-zag pattern, and in good condition! As I watched it feed, I was amazed at the length of its proboscis. It was fairly cooperative and I was able to photograph. What a thrill at the end of the day! I have never seen this moth before. Is it very common? In my area McLennan County just west of Waco? Ann Gordon McGregor, TX McLennan County ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Alope sphinx (Erinnyis alope) - Hays Co.? From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 16:57:34 -0500 John Abbott asked me to spread the sphinx moth which I will later this month. It does indeed appear to be E. alope, but it was collected by Don and Ann Connell in their driveway. I believe they live in Driftwood, Hays Co... If it was collected in Hay Co., it apparently isn't a NCR, but still a neat record... Alope sphinx. *Erinnyis alope* (Drury, 1770) BAMONA http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3419 BugGuide - Hays Co. record October 10, 2007 http://bugguide.net/node/view/164903/bgimage mas info aqui: http://bugguide.net/node/view/408 Mike Quinn, Austin ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY Date: Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 12:31 PM Subject: Hyblaea puera in Mission To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT listserv.uh.edu Took a pristeen specimen of Hyblaea puera (Hyblaeidae- Teak Defoliator) at light last night. It has only been recorded from TX once before at the Palm Grove (B/K-State Record). I was quite suprised... Be on the lookout, Maury. Also just heard of Erinnyis alope being found in Travis Co. via John Abbott. Charles Bordelon, VP/EIC Texas Lepidoptera Survey Mission ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Fwd: Trips to Monarch butterfly overwintering sites - Feb-Mar 2011 From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 07:47:56 -0500 FYI, Mike ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: William Calvert Date: Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 6:02 AM Subject: [DPLEX-L:40498] Trip to Monarch butterfly overwintering sites To: Monarch Butterfly discussion list You're Invited: A Tour to the Monarch Overwintering Sanctuaries The Monarch Watch of Texas, under the leadership of Dr. William Calvert and Bonnie Chase, is offering a lifetime opportunity to see the monarch butterflies in their winter roosting grounds in the highlands of central Mexico. There are openings for the weeks of February 19th through February 26th, and February 26th to March 5th, 2010. The trip includes a visit to the volcano Paricutin and the church that it enveloped, the delightful colonial town of Patzcuaro and two exquisite resort/ haciendas. We have designed this adventure to show you an aspect of Mexico not seen in regular tourist excursions – Mexicans living in a rural area grappling with problems of making a living off the land while trying to conserve the monarch butterfly. Emphasis will be on the monarch butterflies and exploring the natural history of the region, but the trip also will include many cultural and culinary delights. The cost of the trip is $1,500, based on double occupancy. International airfare is not included. Openings for a later trip may become available. For more information, please contact Bonnie Chase at bchasemail AT yahoo.com . Please visit our new website at * http://www.beyondyourbackyardadventures.com/ *for more details. 

Traveller Blog interview with Lincoln Brower: http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/2009/11/monarchs-migration-to-mexico.html 

National Geographic Traveller Article: In Search of Magic http://traveler.nationalgeographic.com/2009/11/feature/mexico-butterflies-text ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission From: TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY <texaslepsurvey AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 18:50:44 -0700 My wife Susan just pointed out something QUITE interesting in her research of larval hosts, and found Vitex!!!  There is one 15 feet from where I found this moth...  Well, well...  Never'd thunk it...  Not in a million years...  You never know?   Charles Bordelon, VP/EIC Texas Lepidoptera Survey Mission ________________________________ From: TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU Sent: Wed, August 4, 2010 5:46:31 PM Subject: Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission CRS suggested a good idea as a possible host being Teucrium spp.   Charles Bordelon, VP/EIC Texas Lepidoptera Survey 8517 Burkhart Rd. Houston, TX  77055 ________________________________ From: Mike Quinn To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU Sent: Wed, August 4, 2010 5:35:15 PM Subject: Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission Also known from FL & AZ http://bugguide.net/node/view/169008 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mike Quinn Date: Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 2:02 PM Subject: Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission To: TXBL Teak Defoliator is native to southeast Asia: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6088 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyblaea_puera Obviously it feeds on other plants besides Teak... Mike Quinn, Austin ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY Date: Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 12:31 PM Subject: Hyblaea puera in Mission To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT listserv.uh.edu Took a pristeen specimen of Hyblaea puera (Hyblaeidae- Teak Defoliator) at light last night.  It has only been recorded from TX once before at the Palm Grove (B/K-State Record).  I was quite suprised...  Be on the lookout, Maury. Also just heard of Erinnyis alope being found in Travis Co. via John Abbott. Charles Bordelon, VP/EIC Texas Lepidoptera Survey Mission ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: July 2010 Medina County Moths + photos From: Maury Heiman <MauryHeiman AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 21:33:27 EDT Medina County moths photographed/recorded during July 2010. Links to a few photos on Bug Guide below the list. Atteva punctella - Ailanthus Webworm Moth Givira arbeloides Givira theodori Glaphyria sequistrialis - White-roped Glaphyria Moth Lipocosmodes unnamed new species Pyrausta tyralis - Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth Pyrausta laticlavia - Southern Purple Mint Moth Lineodes integra - Eggplant Leafroller Moth Lineodes interrupta Diacme elealis - Paler Diacme Moth Samea ecclesialis - Assembly Moth Samea baccatalis - Baccatalis Moth Desmia sp. Hymenia perspectalis - Spotted Beet Webworm Moth Spoladea recurvalis - Beet Webworm Moth Hileithia magualis Palpita gracialis - Gracile Palpita Moth Diastictis sp. one seen briefly no photo Herpetogramma bipunctalis - Two-spotted Herpetogramma Conchylodes ovulalis - Zebra Conchylodes Euchromius ocelleus Urola nivalis Parachma ochracealis (Ed Knudson confirmed) will post photo on Bug Guide later Tosale aucta several with first female Omphalocera cariosa Speranza graphidaria Macaria punctolineata - Dot-lined Angle Tornos scolopacinaria Iridopsis defectaria - Brown-shaded Gray Anavitrinella pampinaria Chloraspilates bicoloraria Erastria decrepitaria Pero meskaria Synchlora frondaria - Southern Emerald Moth Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria - Blackberry Looper Idaea demissaria - Red-bordered Wave Cyclophora nanaria Leptostales pannaria - Pannaria Wave Moth Olceclostera sp. (angelica) Ceratomia undulosa - Waved Sphinx Moth (at least 8 individuals) Darapsa myron - Virginia Creeper Sphinx Amorpha juglandis - Walnut Sphinx Hippia packardii Litodonta hydromeli Heterocampa astartoides Schizura unicornis Virbia aurantiaca - Orange Holomelina Spilosoma virginica Euerythra trimaculata Tetanolita mynesalis Phyyometra orgiae Isogona texana Ommatochila mundula Metalectra diabolica Plusiodonta compressipalpis- Moonseed Moth Goniapteryx servia Panopoda carneicosta Melipotis indomita Melipotis jucunda Bulia deducta/similaris Heteranassa mima Metria amella Toxonprucha crudelis Zaleops umbrina Zaleops paresa Zale sp. Eubolina impartialis Mocis texana Catocala agrippina Cobubatha lixiva Cobubatha dividua Ozarba sp. Marimatha nigrofimbria - Black-bordered Lemon Moth Lithacodia musta Diastema tigris - Lantana Moth Amyna octa Tarachidia semiflava - Half Yellow Moth Spragueia jaguaralis Tarache tetragona Charadra dispulsa Phosphila miseloides Micrathetis triplex - Triplex Cutworm Moth Spodoptera ornithogalli - Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth Elaphria chalcedonia - Chalcedony Midget Galgula partita - The Wedgeling Condica sp. Emarginea percara Ogdoconta cinereola - Common Pinkband Ogdoconta tacna Cirrhophanus sp. (pretiosa) Catabenoides vitrina Feltia subterranea + a few to be determined Bug Guide photos Givira theodori - _http://bugguide.net/node/view/430214_ (http://bugguide.net/node/view/430214) Lipocosmodes unnamed species - _http://bugguide.net/node/view/434732_ (http://bugguide.net/node/view/434732) Samea ecclesialis - _http://bugguide.net/node/view/431326_ (http://bugguide.net/node/view/431326) Samea baccatalis - _http://bugguide.net/node/view/437382_ (http://bugguide.net/node/view/437382) Tosale aucta - _http://bugguide.net/node/view/435778_ (http://bugguide.net/node/view/435778) Ommatochila mundula - _http://bugguide.net/node/view/434221_ (http://bugguide.net/node/view/434221) Cobubatha lixiva - _http://bugguide.net/node/view/434734_ (http://bugguide.net/node/view/434734) Maury Heiman Medina County ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission From: TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY <texaslepsurvey AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 15:46:31 -0700 CRS suggested a good idea as a possible host being Teucrium spp.   Charles Bordelon, VP/EIC Texas Lepidoptera Survey 8517 Burkhart Rd. Houston, TX  77055 ________________________________ From: Mike Quinn To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU Sent: Wed, August 4, 2010 5:35:15 PM Subject: Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission Also known from FL & AZ http://bugguide.net/node/view/169008 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mike Quinn Date: Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 2:02 PM Subject: Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission To: TXBL Teak Defoliator is native to southeast Asia: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6088 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyblaea_puera Obviously it feeds on other plants besides Teak... Mike Quinn, Austin ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY Date: Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 12:31 PM Subject: Hyblaea puera in Mission To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT listserv.uh.edu Took a pristeen specimen of Hyblaea puera (Hyblaeidae- Teak Defoliator) at light last night.  It has only been recorded from TX once before at the Palm Grove (B/K-State Record).  I was quite suprised...  Be on the lookout, Maury. Also just heard of Erinnyis alope being found in Travis Co. via John Abbott. Charles Bordelon, VP/EIC Texas Lepidoptera Survey Mission ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 17:35:15 -0500 Also known from FL & AZ http://bugguide.net/node/view/169008 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mike Quinn Date: Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 2:02 PM Subject: Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission To: TXBL Teak Defoliator is native to southeast Asia: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6088 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyblaea_puera Obviously it feeds on other plants besides Teak... Mike Quinn, Austin ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY Date: Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 12:31 PM Subject: Hyblaea puera in Mission To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT listserv.uh.edu Took a pristeen specimen of Hyblaea puera (Hyblaeidae- Teak Defoliator) at light last night. It has only been recorded from TX once before at the Palm Grove (B/K-State Record). I was quite suprised... Be on the lookout, Maury. Also just heard of Erinnyis alope being found in Travis Co. via John Abbott. Charles Bordelon, VP/EIC Texas Lepidoptera Survey Mission ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission From: Maury Heiman <MauryHeiman AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 16:27:46 EDT Nice moth! The sphinx is pretty darn good also. Slow here in Medina at the lights for the first half of July but things picked up the last half. I will get a list posted later today. Big year for Bordered Patch here. Maury Heiman Medina County In a message dated 8/4/2010 12:32:30 P.M. Central Daylight Time, texaslepsurvey AT SBCGLOBAL.NET writes: Took a pristeen specimen of Hyblaea puera (Hyblaeidae- Teak Defoliator) at light last night. It has only been recorded from TX once before at the Palm Grove (B/K-State Record). I was quite suprised... Be on the lookout, Maury. Also just heard of Erinnyis alope being found in Travis Co. via John Abbott. Charles Bordelon, VP/EIC Texas Lepidoptera Survey Mission ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission From: TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY <texaslepsurvey AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 13:20:05 -0700 Lo ciento, James Adams; who took the 2nd record of this in Terrell Co., (Sanderson) about 5 years ago.  I'd totally forgotten about that...    Charles Bordelon, VP/EIC Texas Lepidoptera Survey Mission ________________________________ From: TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU Sent: Wed, August 4, 2010 12:31:46 PM Subject: Hyblaea puera in Mission Took a pristeen specimen of Hyblaea puera (Hyblaeidae- Teak Defoliator) at light last night.  It has only been recorded from TX once before at the Palm Grove (B/K-State Record).  I was quite suprised...  Be on the lookout, Maury.  Also just heard of Erinnyis alope being found in Travis Co. via John Abbott.   Charles Bordelon, VP/EIC Texas Lepidoptera Survey Mission ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Hyblaea puera in Mission From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 14:02:12 -0500 Teak Defoliator is native to southeast Asia: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6088 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyblaea_puera Obviously it feeds on other plants besides Teak... Mike Quinn, Austin ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY Date: Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 12:31 PM Subject: Hyblaea puera in Mission To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT listserv.uh.edu Took a pristeen specimen of Hyblaea puera (Hyblaeidae- Teak Defoliator) at light last night. It has only been recorded from TX once before at the Palm Grove (B/K-State Record). I was quite suprised... Be on the lookout, Maury. Also just heard of Erinnyis alope being found in Travis Co. via John Abbott. Charles Bordelon, VP/EIC Texas Lepidoptera Survey Mission ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Hyblaea puera in Mission From: TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY <texaslepsurvey AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 10:31:46 -0700 Took a pristeen specimen of Hyblaea puera (Hyblaeidae- Teak Defoliator) at light last night.  It has only been recorded from TX once before at the Palm Grove (B/K-State Record).  I was quite suprised...  Be on the lookout, Maury.  Also just heard of Erinnyis alope being found in Travis Co. via John Abbott.   Charles Bordelon, VP/EIC Texas Lepidoptera Survey Mission ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: