Birdingonthe.Net Recent Postings from SouthWest Leps > Home > Mail > Alerts Updated on Friday, February 5 at 07:19 PM ET The most recently received Mail is at the top.	Keel-billed Toucan,©Jan Wilczur

5 Feb AZ: Sabino Canyon, Pima County [Philip Kline ] 03 Feb CAzBA invitation meeting Feb 16th ["marcelinevandewater" ] 2 Feb Teaching kids about butterflies in the field [Todd Stout ] 30 Jan Northwestern San Diego Co. ["Walker, Mark" ] 24 Jan Acmon Blue in SBA, CA ["Lethaby, Nick" ] 24 Jan The Whites of Spring [Todd Stout ] 21 Jan RE: Classification of Sisters [Todd Stout ] 21 Jan Re: Classification of Sisters [] 21 Jan RE: [DesertLeps] Classification of Sisters [Todd Stout ] 21 Jan Classification of Sisters [Bruce Walsh ] 21 Jan RE: [DesertLeps] State Sisters [Todd Stout ] 21 Jan State Sisters [Todd Stout ] 14 Jan Re: 2009 Season ["Richard J" ] 19 Jan Forecast for 2010 Season in Kern and Tulare Counties, California. [] 17 Jan CAzBA Annual Membership Meeting ["marcelinevandewater" ] 16 Jan Services for Pamela Elia ["teleost07" ] 13 Jan Lorquin's Admirals [Todd Stout ] 8 Jan RE: Spring Already? ["Walker, Mark" ] 08 Jan Spring Already? ["icbflys" ] 7 Jan Re: Texan Crescent [Alex Grkovich ] 07 Jan Re: [DesertLeps] Something to write home about [Paul Cherubini ] 7 Jan Texan Crescent ["Hank Brodkin" ] 7 Jan Something to write home about [Todd Stout ] 05 Jan Re: SE AZ: other winter butterflies [Rich Hoyer ] 06 Jan SE AZ: other winter butterflies ["teleost07" ] 5 Jan Re: Tailed Orange [Philip Kline ] 5 Jan Tailed Orange [] 31 Dec Butterflies of America year end report [Kim Davis ] 31 Dec Tucson in later December ["teleost07" ] 29 Dec Re: [DesertLeps] request for cabinets [Alex Grkovich ] 29 Dec request for cabinets ["Walker, Mark" ] 18 Dec Re: RE: [DesertLeps] Overwintering sulphurs [] 18 Dec Re: RE: [DesertLeps] Overwintering sulphurs [Alex Grkovich ] 17 Dec RE: [DesertLeps] Overwintering sulphurs ["Fred Heath" ] 17 Dec RE: [DesertLeps] Overwintering sulphurs ["Henry Brodkin" ] 17 Dec Overwintering sulphurs [] 16 Dec Lorquin's Admirals ["Richard" ] 15 Dec Congratulations Andy Warren! [Kim Davis ] 08 Dec Re: Tucson in Late December? [Bill and Pam Dempwolf ] 7 Dec RE: Tucson in Late December? [Todd Stout ] 07 Dec Tucson in Late December? ["dempwolf0" ] 5 Dec RE: Neophasia [Todd Stout ] 4 Dec RE: Neophasia [Todd Stout ] 4 Dec Neophasia ["Nancy Hansen" ] 3 Dec RE: Re: [DesertLeps] Raising Pine White Butterflies [Todd Stout ] 3 Dec Re: [DesertLeps] Raising Pine White Butterflies [Bruce Walsh ] 3 Dec Raising Pine White Butterflies [Todd Stout ] 28 Nov Tucson Lyside Sulphur and Great Blue Hairstreak [Rich Hoyer ] 26 Nov SE AZ: Mestra amymone, 11/25/09 ["John Saba" ] 17 Nov LRGV Butterflies [and a few moths] 10/28/09 through 11/02/09 [] 15 Nov New Texas records [Ray Stanford ] 15 Nov Fw: [DesertLeps] Phyciodes pallescens in TX [Alex Grkovich ] 14 Nov Fw: A new grass skipper for the U.S. - rather belatedly... [Alex Grkovich ] 14 Nov Re: Re: SE AZ: Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfild's Beauty) [Ray Stanford ] 13 Nov Raising Arizona Sisters [Todd Stout ] 13 Nov Re: [DesertLeps] RE: New Butterfly Finding Guide for New Mexico - A Short Review [Alex Grkovich ] 13 Nov RE: New Butterfly Finding Guide for New Mexico - A Short Review ["Hank Brodkin" ] 12 Nov RE: Re: SE AZ: Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfild's Beauty) ["Hank Brodkin" ] 12 Nov Re: SE AZ: Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfild's Beauty) ["JOAN POWELL" ] 12 Nov CAzBA Nov. meeting DBG Phoenix and "Mystery Monarch Tag" ["marcelinevandewater" ] 12 Nov SE AZ: Sycamore Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona ["teleost07" ] 11 Nov Re: SE AZ: Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfild's Beauty) [Ray Stanford ] 11 Nov SE AZ: Harshaw Rd., 11/10/2009 ["John Saba" ] 9 Nov Smyrna blomfildia -What does it look like? ["John Saba" ] 9 Nov SE AZ: Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfild's Beauty) ["John Saba" ] 9 Nov Blomfild's Beauty Found in Huachuca City, AZ ["Hank Brodkin" ] 4 Nov Neophasia terlooii [] 2 Nov Euphydryas editha Northern California [Todd Stout ] 2 Nov SE AZ: Harshaw Rd., 11/2/2009 ["John Saba" ] 1 Nov Gaviota, SBA Co, CA ["Lethaby, Nick" ] 1 Nov Harshaw Creek (Sta Cruz County, AZ) ["Hank Brodkin" ] 29 Oct collection manager position at the McGuire Center [Bruce Webb ] 27 Oct AZ: Aravaipa Canyon East, Pinal & Graham Counties [Philip Kline ] 27 Oct SE AZ: Harshaw Rd., 10/26/2009 ["John Saba" ] 24 Oct SE AZ: Garden and Sawmill Canyons, Huachuca Mountains ["teleost07" ] 21 Oct Kern River Valley, October 21. [] Subject: AZ: Sabino Canyon, Pima County From: Philip Kline <pgkline_uk AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:19:09 -0800 (PST) I hiked up the Sabino Canyon Trail to Hutch's Pool today and was very pleased to see good numbers of Sara Orange-tips and Echo Azures about.  Flowering Manzanita was the main nectar attractant, although a few wildflowers, most notably Desert Verbena, were beginning to emerge.  "Pima" Desert Orange-tips should be showing up soon too. Temperatures were in the mid 60s by early afternoon.  I saw the following: Sara Orange-tip (Anthocharis sara inghami) - 12-15 Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) - 1 Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) - 1 Echo Azure (Celastrina echo cinerea) - 50-100 Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) - 3 Philip Kline [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: CAzBA invitation meeting Feb 16th From: "marcelinevandewater" <marcelinevandewater AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:53:17 -0000 We would like to invite you to our February Meeting held on Tuesday the 16th, from 7 till 9pm in the Webster Auditorium at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden. Guest speaker will be Gail Morris from Southwest Monarch Study. She will give a talk about the presence of Monarchs in the Phoenix area, the developments at Rio Salado Habitat and an update about the overwintering sites in Mexico and California. She recently visited a number of overwintering sites in California. Morris has been instrumental in efforts at Rio Salado to make it more Monarch-friendly and educate others about the importance of our very own overwintering site. Adriane Grimaldi will give some additional information on the Mexico overwintering sites she visited in `09. Our CAzBA calendar, butterfly books, butterfly jewelry and butterfly art will be for sale at the meeting. For ordering calendars, email Joyce at jrpeters7 AT cox.net or call her at 480-390-9054 www.CAzBA.org Subject: Teaching kids about butterflies in the field From: Todd Stout <todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 20:18:25 -0700 Hi everyone, Over the years, I have spoken with a handful of folks who have taken a special interest in teaching children about butterflies in the field; i.e, Andy Warren's Summer School programs, Jon Pelham's efforts in Washington State, Bob Pyle's Outernet program (which is why I'm sending this email, actually), Mike Turell's Maryland Bug Patrol program, Alex Grkovich's field trips/mentoring in Massachussetts, Hank Brodkin's SEABA field trips, Dale Clark's Dallas County Leps Field Trips and Programs, Ken Davenports efforts, Utah Bug Club, Lorquin Ent Soc, etc.. The purpose of this email is to ask if any of you have had an interest and/or experience in getting nets into the hands of kids and taking them out into the field for some mentoring. If you have had some experience in this arena, or have interest in it, could you respond to me offline? This includes any field trips of regional societies including (but not limited to) Southern Leps, Ohio Leps, Dallas County Leps, and the Leps of Kentucky, etc. The education and membership committees of The Lepidopterists' Society are in the process of sending out uh... antennae in an attempt to try and coordinate regional efforts that are likely already well in place in order to collaborate best practices to see if we can learn from each other and provide kids with butterfly nets and kits if that hasn't already been done. (It probably has. Many are already dedicated with this from the few I've spoken to.) Any offline thoughts would be GREATLY appreciated. (BTW, if you are against nets in the hands of kids as a philosophical choice, no problem. The intent of this email is NOT to spark debate; but to reach out and seek feedback from a certain segment of our lepidoptera audience. Thx.) Todd Todd L. Stout Utah Lepidopterists' Society http://www.utahlepsociety.org/toddstout.html todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com 801-558-6302 TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" 1999 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Northwestern San Diego Co. From: "Walker, Mark" <xvermontrz AT cox.net> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:46:19 -0800 Well, we've certainly had a nice bit of climate change along the southern coast of California lately, and today I managed to get out and check to see how things were shaping up. I went out a week ago, when the sun shone for a brief couple of days, but saw nothing. Today, I was pleased to find a few fresh Sara Orangetips flying among the new growth at mid-elevation along Case Springs Rd. on Camp Pendleton. One was a stunning female. Spring has arrived in Southern California. Mark [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Acmon Blue in SBA, CA From: "Lethaby, Nick" <nlethaby AT ti.com> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:30:26 -0600 All: I saw an Acmon Blue in Santa Barbara today by Lauro Resevoir. This is my earliest ever. I didn't see it well enough to eliminate Lupine, but time of year and habitat (in burned over area in the foothills) were vastly more likely for Acmon. Nick Lethaby nlethaby AT ti.com +1 805 562 5106 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: The Whites of Spring From: Todd Stout <todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:47:21 -0700 Hi everyone, I just uploaded four new pages to the raising butterlies site for four different subspecies of Pontia sisymbri. BTW, rearing techniques are very similar for all four taxa; but, I'm actually more interested in any thoughts on the ranges of the subspecies. Writeups include spp. nigravenosa, elivata, flavitincta, and our Northern Utah segregate which superficially resembles nominotypical sisymbri. (But, I don't really know what to call it--I used to call it P. sisymbri sisymbri.) http://www.raisingbutterflies.org/pontia-sisymbri-nigravenosa/ http://www.raisingbutterflies.org/pontia-sisymbri-flavitincta/ http://www.raisingbutterflies.org/pontia-sisymbri-elivata/ http://www.raisingbutterflies.org/pontia-sisymbri-no-ut-segregat/ According to BOA, Andy shows elivata venturing from SE OR to C NV, E to CO, N NM. My perception is that elivata is more restricted to Western Colorado. The coloration of the vhw of nr. topotypical elivata is more grayish than greenish. The photos of adults in my writeup on rearing elivata (link above) is near topotypical from near Glenwood Springs Colorado. Here's the helpful BOA link on all the ssp. http://butterfliesofamerica.com/t/Pontia_sisymbrii_a.htm If you venture west from Glenwood Springs, I would imagine you would run into either our Northern Utah segregate (which I don't believe is elivata) or nigravenosa. Anyway, any thoughts on the distribution of named ssp. of sisymbri would be interesting. Thx, Todd Todd L. Stout Utah Lepidopterists' Society http://www.utahlepsociety.org/toddstout.html todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com 801-558-6302 TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" 1999 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: Classification of Sisters From: Todd Stout <todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:45:01 -0700 So, you're saying the Utah variety likely wouldn't be a sister from another mister? Todd Todd L. Stout Utah Lepidopterists' Society http://www.utahlepsociety.org/toddstout.html todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com 801-558-6302 TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" 1999 To: jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu; todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com CC: desertleps AT yahoogroups.com; sowestlep AT yahoogroups.com; tils-leps-talk AT yahoogroups.com From: fsmodel AT aol.com Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:30:56 -0500 Subject: Re: [SoWestLep] Classification of Sisters In a message dated 1/21/2010 11:15:16 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu writes: 4. Frequently mates with the same sex ...... California Sister Found at the California missions. [N.B. Each mission is home its own subspecies. Collect away.] ---- Has a very large family .... Utah Sister Male sometimes mates with multiple females at the same time, but females do not practice polyandry. Offspring from each pairing considered a separate subspecies. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: SoWestLep-digest AT yahoogroups.com SoWestLep-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SoWestLep-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Re: Classification of Sisters From: fsmodel AT aol.com Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:30:56 EST In a message dated 1/21/2010 11:15:16 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu writes: 4. Frequently mates with the same sex ...... California Sister Found at the California missions. [N.B. Each mission is home its own subspecies. Collect away.] ---- Has a very large family .... Utah Sister Male sometimes mates with multiple females at the same time, but females do not practice polyandry. Offspring from each pairing considered a separate subspecies. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: [DesertLeps] Classification of Sisters From: Todd Stout <todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:20:13 -0700 Bruce, you forgot about the sister with the gambling addiction (not to be confused with gambeling oak, of course). Todd Todd L. Stout Utah Lepidopterists' Society http://www.utahlepsociety.org/toddstout.html todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com 801-558-6302 TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" 1999 To: todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com CC: desertleps AT yahoogroups.com; sowestlep AT yahoogroups.com; tils-leps-talk AT yahoogroups.com From: jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:14:37 -0700 Subject: [DesertLeps] Classification of Sisters TO help you with your collecting in 2010, here's a key for the various "state" sister. I sure others can add to the key 1. Packs significant heat (multiple pistols, high-powered rifle or automatic weapon) .... Arizona Sister ---- Packs no more than a sharp knife or occasional BB gun ....2 2. Is frequently taken as a very wet individual .... 3 ----- Individuals are usually dry when take ---- 4 3. Attracted to coffee ... Washington Sister ---- Attracted to cannabis .... Oregon sister 4. Frequently mates with the same sex ...... California Sister ---- Has a very large family .... Utah Sister [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: SoWestLep-digest AT yahoogroups.com SoWestLep-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SoWestLep-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Classification of Sisters From: Bruce Walsh <jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:14:37 -0700 TO help you with your collecting in 2010, here's a key for the various "state" sister. I sure others can add to the key 1. Packs significant heat (multiple pistols, high-powered rifle or automatic weapon) .... Arizona Sister ---- Packs no more than a sharp knife or occasional BB gun ....2 2. Is frequently taken as a very wet individual .... 3 ----- Individuals are usually dry when take ---- 4 3. Attracted to coffee ... Washington Sister ---- Attracted to cannabis .... Oregon sister 4. Frequently mates with the same sex ...... California Sister ---- Has a very large family .... Utah Sister Subject: RE: [DesertLeps] State Sisters From: Todd Stout <todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:07:40 -0700 Correction: "...photoperiod does not trigger diapause in Adelpha eulalia complex" Todd Todd L. Stout Utah Lepidopterists' Society http://www.utahlepsociety.org/toddstout.html todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com 801-558-6302 TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" 1999 To: desertleps AT yahoogroups.com; sowestlep AT yahoogroups.com; tils-leps-talk AT yahoogroups.com From: todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:04:28 -0700 Subject: [DesertLeps] State Sisters I just wanted to expand an offline discussion between Tom and I. Has anyone ever reared California or Arizona Sisters where their larvae went into diapause? Did they build hibernacula? (I don't believe they do. Mine never has; but, then again, mine have never diapaused.) My current thinking is that, unlike the subgenus Basilarchia, photoperiod does not trigger diapause in Adelpha. It may be temperature or quality of host. Since I raised larvae at room temperature, they just went through. Any thoughts along these lines would be helpful. Todd Todd L. Stout Utah Lepidopterists' Society http://www.utahlepsociety.org/toddstout.html todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com 801-558-6302 TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" 1999 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: SoWestLep-digest AT yahoogroups.com SoWestLep-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SoWestLep-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: State Sisters From: Todd Stout <todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:04:28 -0700 I just wanted to expand an offline discussion between Tom and I. Has anyone ever reared California or Arizona Sisters where their larvae went into diapause? Did they build hibernacula? (I don't believe they do. Mine never has; but, then again, mine have never diapaused.) My current thinking is that, unlike the subgenus Basilarchia, photoperiod does not trigger diapause in Adelpha. It may be temperature or quality of host. Since I raised larvae at room temperature, they just went through. Any thoughts along these lines would be helpful. Todd Todd L. Stout Utah Lepidopterists' Society http://www.utahlepsociety.org/toddstout.html todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com 801-558-6302 TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" 1999 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: 2009 Season From: "Richard J" <richpipe AT msn.com> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:41:17 -0800 Hi Andy and all, Last week in Long Beach I was surprised to see a P. rutulus also. The monarchas and cloudless sulphurs are ovipositing every sunny moment of the day ----- Original Message ----- From: andrew kim To: Bill Gendron ; SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com ; Chris Grinter Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 9:55 AM Subject: Re: [SoWestLep] 2009 Season I saw a nice P. rutulus yesterday from my car, Jan 18 near Barona Casion, San Diego, CA. 78F. --- On Fri, 1/16/09, Chris Grinter > wrote: From: Chris Grinter > Subject: Re: [SoWestLep] 2009 Season To: "Bill Gendron" >, SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, January 16, 2009, 11:04 PM Here are my observations from Santa Barbara Co., Sedgwick Reserve, today ­ Friday 16 Jan. 1200ft, ~11am 2 Anthocharis sara males 2 Celastrina echo males Handful of Pieris rapae Vanessa sp. seen on wing 2-3 sp. of yet unidentified day flying Geos I¹ve also been black light trapping every week over the winter months. Arctonotus lucidus has been flying strong lately with the first perfect male appearing on December 1st. Last nights trap at the Sedgwick reserve yielded an impressive catch of over 100 moths, maybe 20-25 species. Here¹s hoping for some rain, Chris Grinter Solvang, CA On 1/16/09 8:47 PM, "Bill Gendron" wrote: > > > > > Fellow Lepsters: > > Now it begins....the 2009 Lep Season has begun in Southern California. > Today, Friday, in San Antonio Canyon, near Mt Baldy Village in the San > Gabriel > Mountains, I observed 5 male specimens of Celastrina echo. The past week of > 70+ degree weather has coaxed-out the first leps of the new year. > > Also seen on this day: > > Nymphalis californica > Pieris rapae > Unidentified Geo. moth (probably Stamnodes) > > Best wishes, > > Bill Gendron. > Pomona, CA > > ************ **Inauguration '09: Get complete coverage from the nation's > capital.(http://www.aol. com?ncid= emlcntaolcom0000 0027) > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Forecast for 2010 Season in Kern and Tulare Counties, California. From: <flutterflies93306 AT att.net> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:37:38 -0800 Everyone: Rainfall in the southern Sierra Nevada and in the southern San Joaquin Valleys is above last year and probably above normal. Current storms are leaving snow in the high country. The forecast is that the 2009- 2010 water year will be among the third wettest in terms of historical totals and current storms are also expected to leave rain in the deserts Grass growth and annuals are well along even on the floor of the southern San Joaquin Valley so I expect many desert species will have good flights. Things look good for Desert Orange-tips (Anthocharis cethura morrisoni) on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley in March. In the southern Sierra around Kernville and north along the Kern River drainage, February flights are usual. Temperatures in terms of global warming? We have had few days when temperatures in Bakersfield have been below freezing, but conversely, our last couple of summers have been 5-10 degrees cooler on a daily basis. Snow is visible on our surrounding mountains. I have seen no butterflies in 2010 yet, but have not been out looking either. I am busy putting records into the California butterfly records databases for both the Season Summary and the USGS or Bamona Surveys, which will be used by amateurs and scientists. If you belong to the Lepidopterists' Society, you will get the Season Summary. Best Wishes, Ken Davenport flutterflies93306 AT att.net or kdavenport AT tils-ttr.org For more information: http://www.tils-ttr.org TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" © 1999 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: CAzBA Annual Membership Meeting From: "marcelinevandewater" <marcelinevandewater AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:06:27 -0000 Our Annual Membership Meeting will be held this Tuesday, January 19th, from 7 till 9pm in the Webster Auditorium at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden, Arizona. We will vote in the new board, have the treasurer go over the treasurer's report and talk briefly about our plans for the upcoming year. Special guest: John Alcock, an Emeritus Professor at Arizona State University where he taught for 36 years. Alcock has studied butterfly behavior as part of his career-long examination of insect mating systems. He will speak on hilltopping, a mating system of particular interest to lepidopterists who have long known that males of certain species can most reliably be found on the tops of hills and mountains. Alcock will describe the behavior of several hilltopping butterflies that occur in central Arizona and compare the varieties of hilltopping behavior exhibited by these butterflies with that of other insects that also rendezvous on the same peaks. Our CAzBA calendar, butterfly books, butterfly jewelry and butterfly art will be for sale at the meeting. For ordering calendars, email Joyce at jrpeters7 AT cox.net or call her at 480-390-9054 www.CAzBA.org Subject: Services for Pamela Elia From: "teleost07" <teleost07 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:36:58 -0000 Dear Lepsters: Many of you may may know Pamela Elia through the butterfly community (especially if you are a member of SEABA, for which she was the Publicity officer), and probably already know that she died under very sad and tragic circumstance this past Sunday night. Mark Pugh, Pamela's cousin, has been corresponding with Pamela's brother Wade Stephens, who has flown out from Maryland. Wade has set up a MEMORIAL REMEMBERANCE for Pamela this SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 from 1pm to at least 3pm at the Hacienda Del Lago Restaurant (at the Golf Course) at 14,155 E. Via Rancho De Lago in Vail. Anyone who knew and cared about Pamela is welcome. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone else who knew and cared about her, and may wish to attend. Thank you. Ken Kertell for Mark Pugh Subject: Lorquin's Admirals From: Todd Stout <todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:42:46 -0700 Hi everyone, For those curious about how to raise lorquin's admirals, I've added four pages for four subspecies today. http://www.raisingbutterflies.org/limenitis-lorquini-burrisoni/ http://www.raisingbutterflies.org/limenitis-lorquini-ilgae/ http://www.raisingbutterflies.org/limenitis-lorquini-lorquini/ http://www.raisingbutterflies.org/limenitis-lorquini-powelli/ Most of the content is duplicated as strategies are similar. Remember, if you're ancy to get out into the field, diapausing larvae can be found RIGHT NOW in hibernacula. All you need to do is keep them cold and moist until your willows leaf out this spring. http://www.raisingbutterflies.org/finding-immatures/admiral-hibernacula/ What was the song by Talking Heads? "Take me to the River". Todd Todd L. Stout Utah Lepidopterists' Society http://www.utahlepsociety.org/toddstout.html todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com 801-558-6302 TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" 1999 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: Spring Already? From: "Walker, Mark" <xvermontrz AT cox.net> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 21:59:31 -0800 Awesome Mary! It's been real nice lately here in San Diego, too, but I haven't seen much other than a few Gulf Frits. Mark ________________________________ From: SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of icbflys Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 9:13 AM To: SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [SoWestLep] Spring Already? Here in Santa Barbara the butterflies must think it is spring already. A friend here in SB reported a Dainty Sulphur yesterday in a field of early wildflowers in last year's Jesusita fire burn area. My Gulf Frits and Monarch food plants have very active caterpillars. The Monarchs are already in their 5th instars and the Glufs are everything from tiny first instars to 4th instars. Two Gulfs emerged on the 3rd. Amazing, at least to me. My first butterfly sighting of, the year,on the 2nd was a Cloudless Sulphur and since then several Cabbage Whites and one more Cloudless Sulphur. Mary Shepherd, Santa Barbara, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Spring Already? From: "icbflys" <icbflys AT cox.net> Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:12:51 -0000 Here in Santa Barbara the butterflies must think it is spring already. A friend here in SB reported a Dainty Sulphur yesterday in a field of early wildflowers in last year's Jesusita fire burn area. My Gulf Frits and Monarch food plants have very active caterpillars. The Monarchs are already in their 5th instars and the Glufs are everything from tiny first instars to 4th instars. Two Gulfs emerged on the 3rd. Amazing, at least to me. My first butterfly sighting of, the year,on the 2nd was a Cloudless Sulphur and since then several Cabbage Whites and one more Cloudless Sulphur. Mary Shepherd, Santa Barbara, CA Subject: Re: Texan Crescent From: Alex Grkovich <agrkovich2003 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 16:20:58 -0800 (PST) "...I wonder what the cold people are looking at?..."   Outside: Snow (more than a foot deep), ice on the windshields and frozen car door locks, slushy sidewalks and chapped hands and fingers...   Inside: Butterfly voucher specimens in stamp envelopes and on spreading boards and in cabinets...   Alex (Peabody, MA...11 deg F this morning while waiting for the train and a 20 MPH wind) --- On Thu, 1/7/10, Hank Brodkin wrote: From: Hank Brodkin Subject: [SoWestLep] Texan Crescent To: SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com, "'DesertLeps'" Date: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 4:04 PM   While a couple of worn Mexican Yellows and Painted Ladies in our yard have ignored the nightly frosts of early January 2010, there was a fresh Texan Crescent sipping from our pond a while ago. I wonder what the cold people are looking at? Hank Brodkin Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ N31º 26' 59.8", W110º 16' 02.8" hbrodkin AT cox. net "Butterflies of Arizona - a Photographic Guide" "Finding Butterflies in Arizona - a Guide to the Best Sites" http://members. cox.net/hbrodkin / [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: [DesertLeps] Something to write home about From: Paul Cherubini <monarch AT saber.net> Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:27:38 -0800 Todd Stout wrote: > I do believe that cabbage whites one are one of several > good butterflies for kids to raise to get their first experience > with butterfly rearing. The Xerces Society agrees that kids and teachers should be encouraged to collect and raise cabbage white butterflies: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: xerces policy Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:45:46 -0800 From: Sarina Jepsen I would encourage teachers to collect and raise cabbage white butterflies, woolly bears (Isabella moths), or another common and widespread species, from their local environment in order to teach children about metamorphosis and the butterfly or moth life cycle. Best, Sarina Jepsen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- However, Xerces has a far more restrictive Policy about raising and releasing MIGRATORY Monarch and Painted Lady butterflies: http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/xerces-butterfly-release-policy.pdf Instead of encouraging teachers and the public to continue their past practice of purchasing, raising and releasing hundreds of thousands of migratory Monarch and Painted Lady caterpillars and adult butterflies from breeding companies and institutions, Xerces Society has done the opposite. The meat of Xerces's new policy is: "No butterflies should be released into the wild beyond the county of their natural origin, or in the case of bred butterflies, the county of origin of the breeding stock (or an equivalent area, in parts of Canada without counties). In the event that institutions choose to acquire commercially reared butterflies for educational purposes, The Xerces Society recommends that they not be released into the wild after adults emerge unless they originated locally. Instead of releasing into the wild, they can be studied and enjoyed in captivity." In essense, Xerces is saying the right way to conserve MIGRATORY Monarch and Painted Lady butterflies is not to allow anyone to raise and release them beyond the COUNTY of their natural origin! Here is a documented County occurence record map for the Monarch: http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/4ALC/county.jpg In some cities like Amarillo, Texas, several schools lie within several blocks of the dividing lines that separate two counties. So the teachers and kids in those cities may have a hard time abiding by the Xerces Policy. Paul Cherubini El Dorado, Calif. Subject: Texan Crescent From: "Hank Brodkin" <hbrodkin AT cox.net> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 14:04:47 -0700 While a couple of worn Mexican Yellows and Painted Ladies in our yard have ignored the nightly frosts of early January 2010, there was a fresh Texan Crescent sipping from our pond a while ago. I wonder what the cold people are looking at? Hank Brodkin Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ N31º 26' 59.8", W110º 16' 02.8" hbrodkin AT cox.net "Butterflies of Arizona - a Photographic Guide" "Finding Butterflies in Arizona - a Guide to the Best Sites" http://members.cox.net/hbrodkin/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Something to write home about From: Todd Stout <todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 14:03:33 -0700 Hi everyone, If any of you are suffering from the winter doldrums today, the link below may not entirely provide a stimulating remedy; but, it's one I had to put together sooner or later. http://www.raisingbutterflies.org/pieris-rapae/ Kidding aside, I do believe that cabbage whites one are one of several good butterflies for kids to raise to get their first experience with butterfly rearing. Todd Todd L. Stout Utah Lepidopterists' Society http://www.utahlepsociety.org/toddstout.html todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com 801-558-6302 TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" 1999 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: SE AZ: other winter butterflies From: Rich Hoyer <birdernaturalist AT me.com> Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:00:34 -0600 Hi Ken and All, Wow, that's an amazing variety of butterflies for mid-winter. In my area on the same CBC I saw but two Red Admirals and one Southern Dogface, but I was mostly higher elevation in Pine Canyon (up to 4800 feet). Where I camped along Peck Canyon (Corral Nuevo Road), the temperature at 7:00 a.m. was 14°F. At 3:00 p.m., on an open, west- facing slope, the temperature in the shade was 77°F. Good Butterflying, Rich --- Rich Hoyer Tucson, Arizona http://birdernaturalist.blogspot.com/ Senior Leader for WINGS http://wingsbirds.com --- On Jan 5, 2010, at 6:50 PM, teleost07 wrote: > In Pena Blanca Canyon, west of Nogales, during the Atascosa > Highlands Christmas Bird Count on January 3, Pamela Elia and I had 4 > Tailed Orange (proterpia) and 2 Sleepy Orange (nicippe). Also, 6-7 > Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole), 2 Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis > vanillae), 1 American Snout (Libytheana carinenta), 1 lady (Vanessa > sp), and, most surprisingly to me, a single Fatal Metalmark > (Calephalis nemesis). At 7 am the temp was probably in the low to > mid-20s, warming to the mid to upper 60s in the early pm. > > Ken Kertell > Tucson > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: SoWestLep-digest AT yahoogroups.com SoWestLep-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SoWestLep-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: SE AZ: other winter butterflies From: "teleost07" <teleost07 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:50:52 -0000 In Pena Blanca Canyon, west of Nogales, during the Atascosa Highlands Christmas Bird Count on January 3, Pamela Elia and I had 4 Tailed Orange (proterpia) and 2 Sleepy Orange (nicippe). Also, 6-7 Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole), 2 Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae), 1 American Snout (Libytheana carinenta), 1 lady (Vanessa sp), and, most surprisingly to me, a single Fatal Metalmark (Calephalis nemesis). At 7 am the temp was probably in the low to mid-20s, warming to the mid to upper 60s in the early pm. Ken Kertell Tucson Subject: Re: Tailed Orange From: Philip Kline <pgkline_uk AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 13:22:55 -0800 (PST) There were 3 or 4 Tailed Oranges still flying in Sycamore Canyon near the Mexican Border west of Nogales when I conducted a bird count there on January 3rd.  There were also 1 or 2 Sleepy Oranges, a Mexican Yellow, and a probable Buckeye.  Not bad for January. Philip Kline ________________________________ From: "JimJoanJoy AT aol.com" To: DesertLeps AT yahoogroups.com; SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, January 5, 2010 1:33:52 PM Subject: [SoWestLep] Tailed Orange   Lepfolks, Just had another Tailed Orange (proterpia) in the backyard minutes ago - a female, I think, rejecting the advances of a Sleepy Orange (nicippe). Pretty neat stuff and almost the latest (seasonally not by calendar) I've ever had Tailed Orange in the yard. My record is January 6th so missed it by a day. The butterfly was in great shape but flew out of the yard and I fear it won't come back unless its' overnight roost is nearby. While here it visited both my Eupatoruim and Calliandra californica (Baja Fairy Duster) that, despite a half dozen freezing nights, still have some flowers. Jim Brock in Tucson near the Santa Catalina Mountains [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Tailed Orange From: JimJoanJoy AT aol.com Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 15:33:52 EST Lepfolks, Just had another Tailed Orange (proterpia) in the backyard minutes ago - a female, I think, rejecting the advances of a Sleepy Orange (nicippe). Pretty neat stuff and almost the latest (seasonally not by calendar) I've ever had Tailed Orange in the yard. My record is January 6th so missed it by a day. The butterfly was in great shape but flew out of the yard and I fear it won't come back unless its' overnight roost is nearby. While here it visited both my Eupatoruim and Calliandra californica (Baja Fairy Duster) that, despite a half dozen freezing nights, still have some flowers. Jim Brock in Tucson near the Santa Catalina Mountains [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Butterflies of America year end report From: Kim Davis <kim AT kimandmikeontheroad.com> Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:46:08 -0700 The Butterflies of America website is a great place to learn more about the adult or immature butterflies you have studied, collected or photographed. The content of the website has been carefully scrutinized by scientists to assure that the data and identifications of the figured specimens, live adults and immatures is correct. Errors will inevitably creep in so we appreciate knowing about any errors that need to be investigated. For those of you who are not familiar with Butterflies of America or want to learn more about it, visit the Interactive List of American Butterflies at http://butterfliesofamerica.com/list.htm and you will be able to navigate using several types of links: Click on a link in the Scientific Name column to go to a page of thumbnails for that family, subfamily, tribe, genus, species or subspecies. Each family name is highlighted blue, and clicking that link will load a page of thumbnails for every taxon in that family that we have photos for (not recommended for dial-up users). Click on a highlighted link for the genus to load a page of thumbnails for that entire genus. Click on the species name to load thumbnails for that species and if applicable, for all its subspecies. Click on a subspecies name or author's name to load thumbnails for that subspecies only. Clicking on a species or subspecies common name or any highlighted text in the distribution column will take you to the main species page for that taxon. From the main species page you can visit pages for type specimens, pinned specimens, live adults, immatures, foodplants and habitats photos. If you are interested in making a tax deductible gift to Butterflies of America Foundation, you can do that via PayPal, check or credit card here: http://butterfliesofamerica.com/donate.htm Since it's end of the year report time for Butterflies of America Foundation, you might be interested in seeing how Butterflies of America has progressed during 2009. Here is the year end report for Butterflies of America: To: BOA Advisors and Contributors From: The BOA Staff December 28, 2009 Probably the best word to describe the growth and development of Butterflies of America during 2009 is "Spectacular!" The BOA website went public in May 2008 with 10,000 photos, today we'll post photo number 51,000. The hard work of all the staff members has made this seemingly impossible goal a reality and our future looks very promising. Major events during 2009: 1 Butterflies of America Foundation Dr. Nick Grishin joined our staff as an author and quickly went to work creating Butterflies of America Foundation which became a tax-exempt organization in February 2009. Donations thus far have been $2365, our thanks to all of you who've supported our work. All of the funds received from February through November 2009 were used to pay for website expenses and cover the costs for Mike and Kim to visit museums to photograph their collections. Donations during December will be discussed later in this letter. 2 New Photo Contributors One of BOA's major strengths is the willingness of so many to contribute their photos to build the archive. Many joined us as contributors during 2009, you can read their names and meet some of them here: http://butterfliesofamerica.com/photo_credits.htm 3 Lifetime photo collections All photos we've received are important but several of our contributors are among of the best butterfly photographers in the nation and have donated their entire lifetime collection of images to BOA. These photos created the foundation of the live adult collection and we wish to offer special appreciation to them from the BOA staff. Kim Garwood has been photoing butterflies and collecting images from other photographers for many years and has donated her collection of 35,000 images to BOA. Many are already on the site but we hope to post many more during 2010. Thanks Kim, you're the best. These photographers have also donated their life collections: Jim Brock, Bill Bouton, Jeff Pippen, David Powell, Parker Backstrom, Bill Berthet, Jim Snyder, Mike Stangeland & Kim Davis, Dave Hanson, Hank & Priscilla Brodkin, and Luc Legal. Thanks again, BOA is honored to have your collections. 4 New Advisors During 2009 BOA asked several colleagues to become advisors and were honored that they accepted: -Scientific Advisors: André Victor Lucci Freitas, PhD Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas CP 6109, Campinas, São Paulo CEP 13083-970, Brasil, Tel-55-19-35216310 Prof. Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke Departamento de Zoologia, Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade Federal do Parana, Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-980, Curitiba, Parana, Brasil Robert K. Robbins, Ph.D Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, 10th & Constitution NW, Washington, DC 20560-0105 Niklas Wahlberg, PhD Nymphalidae Systematics Group, Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland Keith Willmott, PhD Assistant Curator of Lepidoptera, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Powell Hall on Hull Road, UF Cultural Plaza, PO Box 112710, Gainesville, FL 32611-2710, Tel: (1 352) 273 2012, Fax: (1 352) 392 0479 -Content Advisor: Bernard Hermier 14 lot les Maripas, 97354 REMIRE MONTJOLY, FRANCE (Guyane Française - French Guiana) More about these advisors in our "Future Plans" section below. 5 Website Improvements and Development - Thumbnail photo collections Beyond adding 36,000 new photos, one of the most important improvements has been the thumbnail pages. Nick Grishin wrote a script and used powerful software to create them and they were introduced in May 2009. They quickly became the most popular feature on BOA. We all feel this improvement has made the website much more useful for all the users. Thanks Nick for this wonderful enhancement. - Synonymies A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada BOA author Jonathan P. Pelham spent 20 years writing this important work and has allowed us to post individual synonymies on each main species web page. They were originally posted in 2008 as jpegs which took a lot of bandwidth and were often hard to read. Nick Grishin and Jon Pelham worked hard to find a way to convert the original document to a text document that conserved all the special characters. They were successful and this fall Kim Davis created and uploaded all the now searchable documents. Our thanks to the team for this wonderful improvement. - Webpage Improvements During 2009 Kim Davis converted all pages on BOA to the new format that seperates the photos into related groups: type specimens, pinned specimens, live adults, immatures, habitat and foodplants. This improvement made the page presentations much more usable and attractive. Thanks again, Kim Davis, for your determination and hard work to make this transformation. - Original Descriptions During 2009 we started adding some of them in the Bibligraphy section on the Main Species pages. We plan to continue this into 2010. - Information Accuracy All photos and information on the site had to survive the scrutiny of Dr. Andrew Warren, he's tough. We all wish to thank you ADW for the untold number of hours you've devoted to making sure the highest scientific standards are followed. Andy is the mortar that holds the website together. FUTURE PLANS - South America Because of the success of creating a comprehensive website that figures 95% of all butterfly taxa from Alaska to Panama in just one and a half years the BOA staff has decided to start gathering images and data to bring South America into the collection. Having one website for all the butterflies in the Western Hemisphere will be a daunting and long term project and will require continued long term financial support. Part of the reason we asked the new advisors listed above to join us was our hopes of developing this project. They are all authorities on neotropical butterflies and their help and guidence will be critical as we move forward. We've decided to start the project with the skippers, visiting museums and primarily photoing this group first. Hopefully we can find new volunteers and get the funding needed to progress. - Plans for 2010 We still have 10,000 additional pinned specimens photos to process and post plus about 42,000 live adult, immature, and habitat-foodplant shots to process. This month BOA received generous gifts from Ray Collett and Ken Kertell. These funds will allow Kim and Mike to start visiting all the museums in California, Oregon, and hopefully Washington during the first half of 2010 and start serious work on the neotropical photo collection. Hopefully some of you will be able to take advantage of BOA's tax deductable status and help support this work. Thanks to everyone for making 2009 a fabulous year, The BOA Staff: Andrew D. Warren, Nick V. Grishin, Jonathan P. Pelham, Kim Davis, Mike Stangeland, Jim Brock Subject: Tucson in later December From: "teleost07" <teleost07 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:31:09 -0000 I watched a Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) today during a walk in downtown Tucson (30 December). Subject: Re: [DesertLeps] request for cabinets From: Alex Grkovich <agrkovich2003 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:17:35 -0800 (PST) Mark,   As a matter of fact, I was just going to ask you if you had any drawers that you didn't need...You see, I'm sort of in the same boat - although admittedly it IS a smaller boat...   Me? I'm planning to expand into cigar boxes...Hey, didn't Klots (1951) state that there isn't a museum in the world that doesn't have cigar boxes full of specimens...? Of course, the "trash" would be going into the cigar boxes, not the really good stuff...   Oh, and I'm not above pandering the Smoke Shops for empty boxes, either...   Alex --- On Tue, 12/29/09, Walker, Mark wrote: From: Walker, Mark Subject: [DesertLeps] request for cabinets To: "TILS-leps-talk AT yahoogroups.com" , "DesertLeps AT yahoogroups.com" , "SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com" Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2009, 5:17 PM Hello friends, Here is my periodic request for anyone interested in selling any empty multi-drawer insect cabinets.  It is time once again for my collection to undergo fission - wherein I split drawers dedicated to genus and species into ever smaller divisions, requiring significantly more drawer space.  It's a frustrating affair, but comes with the territory when amassing a voucher-based scientific butterfly collection.  The problem with treating every voucher as a significant record is that soon you have too many insects to contain in a single household.  Oh well.  It's a great problem to have (unless you're my wife). Most of my cabinets and drawers are 18-drawer Cornell, but I recently purchased a 24-drawer Cal Academy cabinet from John Masters, and I love it. So, if any of you are interested in freeing up space or getting rid of your used cabinets w/ drawers, I'm interested in purchasing them.  Cabinets without drawers would also be of interest, though I'd prefer to buy everything all at once. Shoot me a private email if you (or someone you know) might be able to help me out. Thanks, Mark Walker Oceanside, CA walkerm AT gat.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Keywords: DesertLeps , Desert Leps , Desert Lepidoptera , Desert Butterflies , Desert MothsYahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: request for cabinets From: "Walker, Mark" <xvermontrz AT cox.net> Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:17:32 -0800 Hello friends, Here is my periodic request for anyone interested in selling any empty multi-drawer insect cabinets. It is time once again for my collection to undergo fission - wherein I split drawers dedicated to genus and species into ever smaller divisions, requiring significantly more drawer space. It's a frustrating affair, but comes with the territory when amassing a voucher-based scientific butterfly collection. The problem with treating every voucher as a significant record is that soon you have too many insects to contain in a single household. Oh well. It's a great problem to have (unless you're my wife). Most of my cabinets and drawers are 18-drawer Cornell, but I recently purchased a 24-drawer Cal Academy cabinet from John Masters, and I love it. So, if any of you are interested in freeing up space or getting rid of your used cabinets w/ drawers, I'm interested in purchasing them. Cabinets without drawers would also be of interest, though I'd prefer to buy everything all at once. Shoot me a private email if you (or someone you know) might be able to help me out. Thanks, Mark Walker Oceanside, CA walkerm AT gat.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: RE: [DesertLeps] Overwintering sulphurs From: JimJoanJoy AT aol.com Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:54:22 EST I rarely have Dainty Sulphur overwinter in my yard. Seems they prefer warmer spots than my 2600' locality. Jim B [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: RE: [DesertLeps] Overwintering sulphurs From: Alex Grkovich <agrkovich2003 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:15:02 -0800 (PST) Near Lake Havasu City, AZ, in mid-late January, I have encountered Sleepy Orange (both fresh and worn), and Orange Sulphur (fresh). In early February, I have found the Southern Dog Face...In late January (i.e. the 25th), I have also found single specimens of the Desert Metalmark (A. deserti)...Oh, and Dainty Sulphur is seen any time during those months...   Alex --- On Thu, 12/17/09, Fred Heath wrote: From: Fred Heath Subject: [SoWestLep] RE: [DesertLeps] Overwintering sulphurs To: DesertLeps AT yahoogroups.com, SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 6:58 PM   And here on the NE side of Tucson, Mary Klinkel and I managed to scare up a couple of Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe) and two Southern Dogface (Colias cesonia), on the first warm and sunny (as well as windless for change) day in la long while. Snout, Ceraunus Blue and half a dozen Painted Lady rounded out the day….a regular butterfly bonanza!! -----Best regards, Fred -----Original Message----- From: DesertLeps AT yahoogro ups.com [mailto:DesertLeps AT yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of Henry Brodkin Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:55 PM To: JimJoanJoy AT aol. com; DesertLeps AT yahoogro ups.com; SoWestLep AT yahoogrou ps.com Subject: RE: [DesertLeps] Overwintering sulphurs Today there was one Mexican Yellow around our Mt. Lemmon Marigolds. Hank Brodkin Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ N31°26’59.8â€� W110°16’02.8â€� hbrodkin AT cox. net “Butterflies of Arizona – a Photographic Guideâ€� “Finding Butterflies in Arizona – a Guide to the Best Sitesâ€� http://members. cox.net/hbrodkin -----Original Message----- From: DesertLeps AT yahoogro ups.com [mailto:DesertLeps AT yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of JimJoanJoy AT aol. com Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:42 PM To: DesertLeps AT yahoogro ups.com; SoWestLep AT yahoogrou ps.com Subject: [DesertLeps] Overwintering sulphurs Fellow lepheads, Yesterday, while watering some plants in the backyard I disturbed a Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia). It flew around for a while. Haven't seen much else in the way of overwintering sulphurs lately except for an occasional Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe). Normally, I'll have Southern Dogface, Mexican Yellow and maybe a Lyside Sulphur hanging out through December into January. Perhaps they are there but just not out and flying much. It's warming up here in Tucson this week. Jim Brock [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: [DesertLeps] Overwintering sulphurs From: "Fred Heath" <fred.heath AT earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:58:53 -0700 And here on the NE side of Tucson, Mary Klinkel and I managed to scare up a couple of Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe) and two Southern Dogface (Colias cesonia), on the first warm and sunny (as well as windless for change) day in la long while. Snout, Ceraunus Blue and half a dozen Painted Lady rounded out the day….a regular butterfly bonanza!! -----Best regards, Fred -----Original Message----- From: DesertLeps AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:DesertLeps AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Henry Brodkin Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:55 PM To: JimJoanJoy AT aol.com; DesertLeps AT yahoogroups.com; SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [DesertLeps] Overwintering sulphurs Today there was one Mexican Yellow around our Mt. Lemmon Marigolds. Hank Brodkin Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ N31°26’59.8” W110°16’02.8” hbrodkin AT cox. net “Butterflies of Arizona – a Photographic Guide” “Finding Butterflies in Arizona – a Guide to the Best Sites” http://members. cox.net/hbrodkin -----Original Message----- From: DesertLeps AT yahoogro ups.com [mailto:DesertLeps AT yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of JimJoanJoy AT aol. com Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:42 PM To: DesertLeps AT yahoogro ups.com; SoWestLep AT yahoogrou ps.com Subject: [DesertLeps] Overwintering sulphurs Fellow lepheads, Yesterday, while watering some plants in the backyard I disturbed a Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia). It flew around for a while. Haven't seen much else in the way of overwintering sulphurs lately except for an occasional Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe). Normally, I'll have Southern Dogface, Mexican Yellow and maybe a Lyside Sulphur hanging out through December into January. Perhaps they are there but just not out and flying much. It's warming up here in Tucson this week. Jim Brock [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: [DesertLeps] Overwintering sulphurs From: "Henry Brodkin" <hbrodkin AT cox.net> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:55:14 -0700 Today there was one Mexican Yellow around our Mt. Lemmon Marigolds. Hank Brodkin Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ N31°26’59.8” W110°16’02.8” hbrodkin AT cox.net “Butterflies of Arizona – a Photographic Guide” “Finding Butterflies in Arizona – a Guide to the Best Sites” http://members.cox.net/hbrodkin -----Original Message----- From: DesertLeps AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:DesertLeps AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of JimJoanJoy AT aol.com Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:42 PM To: DesertLeps AT yahoogroups.com; SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [DesertLeps] Overwintering sulphurs Fellow lepheads, Yesterday, while watering some plants in the backyard I disturbed a Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia). It flew around for a while. Haven't seen much else in the way of overwintering sulphurs lately except for an occasional Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe). Normally, I'll have Southern Dogface, Mexican Yellow and maybe a Lyside Sulphur hanging out through December into January. Perhaps they are there but just not out and flying much. It's warming up here in Tucson this week. Jim Brock [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Keywords: DesertLeps , Desert Leps , Desert Lepidoptera , Desert Butterflies , Desert MothsYahoo! Groups Links No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.716 / Virus Database: 270.14.111/2570 - Release Date: 12/17/09 01:30:00 Subject: Overwintering sulphurs From: JimJoanJoy AT aol.com Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:42:20 EST Fellow lepheads, Yesterday, while watering some plants in the backyard I disturbed a Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia). It flew around for a while. Haven't seen much else in the way of overwintering sulphurs lately except for an occasional Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe). Normally, I'll have Southern Dogface, Mexican Yellow and maybe a Lyside Sulphur hanging out through December into January. Perhaps they are there but just not out and flying much. It's warming up here in Tucson this week. Jim Brock [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Lorquin's Admirals From: "Richard" <Richard.James AT longbeach.gov> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:09:25 -0000 With the recent Santa Ana winds a few weeks ago, two Lorquin's Admirals were spotted at El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach, CA. They were by a Fremont's Cottonwood. Hopefully one of them oviposited on it or the willows nearby. This is the first sighting of this species here. Richard James Subject: Congratulations Andy Warren! From: Kim Davis <kim AT kimandmikeontheroad.com> Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:57:22 -0700 We are happy to announce that Andy Warren has accepted the position of Collections Manager at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity in Gainesville, Florida. As many of you know, George Austin was the Collections Manager at the McGuire Center when he passed away in June 2009. The position came open recently and Andy Warren was selected for an offer which he accepted. We're sure George Austin would be very happy with this selection. The future looks bright for the McGuire Center and for Butterflies of America! Life is Good... Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland http://kimandmikeontheroad.com/ http://butterfliesofamerica.com/ Subject: Re: Tucson in Late December? From: Bill and Pam Dempwolf <bdempwolf AT austin.rr.com> Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:08:44 -0600 Todd, Thank you for the suggestions. Bill Todd Stout wrote: > This is a guess (so take it for what it's worth); but my first choice in Tucson area would be > > > > A) walk up Pima Canyon in search of any leftover Asterocampa leilia, Systasea zampa, or Eurema proterpia; likely too late for any/all of the above; but I would take a quick peak. > > B) check local lantana for straggling Hylephila phyleus, Atalopedes campestris, or Lerodea eufala. Could be some gulf fritillaries or overwintering Phoebis sennae. > > > > All quite problematic; but those would be more likely if at all likely. > > > > Todd > > > > > Todd L. Stout > Utah Lepidopterists' Society > http://www.utahlepsociety.org/toddstout.html > todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com > 801-558-6302 > > TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" 1999 > > > > > > > To: SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com > From: bdempwolf AT austin.rr.com > Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 12:40:17 +0000 > Subject: [SoWestLep] Tucson in Late December? > > > > > > Are there any butterflies or moths which are likely to be flying in Arizona / > Southern Arizona in the 2nd half of December? Any suggestions as to "the best" > place to look, preferrably fairly close to Tucson? > > Thank you, > Bill Dempwolf > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > Subject: RE: Tucson in Late December? From: Todd Stout <todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 09:55:29 -0700 This is a guess (so take it for what it's worth); but my first choice in Tucson area would be A) walk up Pima Canyon in search of any leftover Asterocampa leilia, Systasea zampa, or Eurema proterpia; likely too late for any/all of the above; but I would take a quick peak. B) check local lantana for straggling Hylephila phyleus, Atalopedes campestris, or Lerodea eufala. Could be some gulf fritillaries or overwintering Phoebis sennae. All quite problematic; but those would be more likely if at all likely. Todd Todd L. Stout Utah Lepidopterists' Society http://www.utahlepsociety.org/toddstout.html todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com 801-558-6302 TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" 1999 To: SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com From: bdempwolf AT austin.rr.com Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 12:40:17 +0000 Subject: [SoWestLep] Tucson in Late December? Are there any butterflies or moths which are likely to be flying in Arizona / Southern Arizona in the 2nd half of December? Any suggestions as to "the best" place to look, preferrably fairly close to Tucson? Thank you, Bill Dempwolf [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: SoWestLep-digest AT yahoogroups.com SoWestLep-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SoWestLep-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Tucson in Late December? From: "dempwolf0" <bdempwolf AT austin.rr.com> Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:40:17 -0000 Are there any butterflies or moths which are likely to be flying in Arizona / Southern Arizona in the 2nd half of December? Any suggestions as to "the best" place to look, preferrably fairly close to Tucson? Thank you, Bill Dempwolf Subject: RE: Neophasia From: Todd Stout <todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 07:46:55 -0700 Hi Ken, As you know, Neophasia terlootii overwinter as ova. If the ova are exposed to cold temps, they diapause (as they do in nature in the fall). If the ova are not exposed to cold temps, they hatch immediately and can be reared in the lab in the fall and winter. I think this is what happens in nature in June when N. terlooti has its smaller flight. I was able to get eggs out of females in the fall years ago and the ova hatched immediately. However, Dave found an egg clutch that didn't hatch in the lab because they had already been exposed to the natural colder temps. Todd Todd L. Stout Utah Lepidopterists' Society http://www.utahlepsociety.org/toddstout.html todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com 801-558-6302 TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" 1999 To: SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com From: kenplum AT humboldt1.com Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:09:15 -0800 Subject: [SoWestLep] Neophasia To the group In the 1960's upon moving to Tucson, I went after N.terlootii. I went to Miller Canyon in the Huachuca Mtns. I found them very common in early November. I caught 7 females. My main interest being life histories, I managed to get 10 ova. The females are very fragile and most did not survive the day. I would advise anyone interested in rearing these to obtain ova in the field. Use a small container with a sprig of Pine. To my surprise the ova started hatching in December. In Tucson there were many ornamental Aleppo Pines. I reared these straight through to adults on Aleppo Pine, all emerged full size. Another time I obtained ova, but they did not hatch until Spring. Also, it would be interesting to see pics. of the Northeast Mexico terlootii. I understand that the females are yellow. Of interest in rearing the local Douglas Fir Menapia, they would not eat new growth, only old growth. Ken Hansen McKinleyville, CA. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: SoWestLep-digest AT yahoogroups.com SoWestLep-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SoWestLep-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: RE: Neophasia From: Todd Stout <todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 19:31:16 -0700 Hi Ken, Nice. I plugged you here. http://www.raisingbutterflies.org/hypaurotis-crysalus-citima/ Todd Todd L. Stout Utah Lepidopterists' Society http://www.utahlepsociety.org/toddstout.html todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com 801-558-6302 TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" 1999 To: SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com From: kenplum AT humboldt1.com Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:09:15 -0800 Subject: [SoWestLep] Neophasia To the group In the 1960's upon moving to Tucson, I went after N.terlootii. I went to Miller Canyon in the Huachuca Mtns. I found them very common in early November. I caught 7 females. My main interest being life histories, I managed to get 10 ova. The females are very fragile and most did not survive the day. I would advise anyone interested in rearing these to obtain ova in the field. Use a small container with a sprig of Pine. To my surprise the ova started hatching in December. In Tucson there were many ornamental Aleppo Pines. I reared these straight through to adults on Aleppo Pine, all emerged full size. Another time I obtained ova, but they did not hatch until Spring. Also, it would be interesting to see pics. of the Northeast Mexico terlootii. I understand that the females are yellow. Of interest in rearing the local Douglas Fir Menapia, they would not eat new growth, only old growth. Ken Hansen McKinleyville, CA. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: SoWestLep-digest AT yahoogroups.com SoWestLep-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SoWestLep-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Neophasia From: "Nancy Hansen" <kenplum AT humboldt1.com> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:09:15 -0800 To the group In the 1960's upon moving to Tucson, I went after N.terlootii. I went to Miller Canyon in the Huachuca Mtns. I found them very common in early November. I caught 7 females. My main interest being life histories, I managed to get 10 ova. The females are very fragile and most did not survive the day. I would advise anyone interested in rearing these to obtain ova in the field. Use a small container with a sprig of Pine. To my surprise the ova started hatching in December. In Tucson there were many ornamental Aleppo Pines. I reared these straight through to adults on Aleppo Pine, all emerged full size. Another time I obtained ova, but they did not hatch until Spring. Also, it would be interesting to see pics. of the Northeast Mexico terlootii. I understand that the females are yellow. Of interest in rearing the local Douglas Fir Menapia, they would not eat new growth, only old growth. Ken Hansen McKinleyville, CA. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: Re: [DesertLeps] Raising Pine White Butterflies From: Todd Stout <todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:12:51 -0700 Thanks Bruce, Hopefully, the value of the site is to teach "theme and variation" with rearing techniques. If you've had success with one taxon, why not try to rear a sibling taxon, and then build on your experience from there. BTW, BOA has some great immature shots of Neophasia terlootii. http://butterfliesofamerica.com/neophasia_terlooii_immatures.htm Todd Todd L. Stout Utah Lepidopterists' Society http://www.utahlepsociety.org/toddstout.html todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com 801-558-6302 TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" 1999 To: todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com CC: sowestlep AT yahoogroups.com; desertleps AT yahoogroups.com; tils-leps-talk AT yahoogroups.com; nicky-davis AT earthlink.net From: jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 13:32:09 -0700 Subject: [SoWestLep] Re: [DesertLeps] Raising Pine White Butterflies Todd: Outstanding job! This offers some great ideas for raising N. terlootii cheers bruce [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: SoWestLep-digest AT yahoogroups.com SoWestLep-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SoWestLep-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Re: [DesertLeps] Raising Pine White Butterflies From: Bruce Walsh <jbwalsh AT u.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 13:32:09 -0700 Todd: Outstanding job! This offers some great ideas for raising N. terlootii cheers bruce Subject: Raising Pine White Butterflies From: Todd Stout <todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 13:26:55 -0700 I would imagine that 99.8 percent of you would have little desire to raise pine white butterflies. But, for those of you who are interested, I finished this page this morning. http://www.raisingbutterflies.org/neophasia-menapia-menapia/ I hope to provide better immature photos here in a couple of months. Todd Todd L. Stout Utah Lepidopterists' Society http://www.utahlepsociety.org/toddstout.html todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com 801-558-6302 TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" 1999 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Tucson Lyside Sulphur and Great Blue Hairstreak From: Rich Hoyer <birdernaturalist AT me.com> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:29:57 -0700 Hi All, On Thanksgiving Day I saw a LYSIDE SULPHUR in the yard of a friend in east-central Tucson. And just now, a GREAT BLUE HAIRSTREAK was sitting on my concrete doorstep of my north-central Tucson residence. Strange. Good Butterflying, Rich --- Rich Hoyer Tucson, Arizona http://birdernaturalist.blogspot.com/ Senior Leader for WINGS http://wingsbirds.com --- --- Rich Hoyer Tucson, Arizona http://birdernaturalist.blogspot.com/ Senior Leader for WINGS http://wingsbirds.com --- Subject: SE AZ: Mestra amymone, 11/25/09 From: "John Saba" <sabaj AT theriver.com> Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:34:34 -0700 25 Nov 2009 There was a Common Mestra (virtually the only thing flying) along the De Anza Trail near Tumacacori. --- John Saba Tucson, Arizona Nature Study Is a Grand Adventure! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: LRGV Butterflies [and a few moths] 10/28/09 through 11/02/09 From: fsmodel AT aol.com Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:48:17 EST Greetings, everyone! I am done working over my photos from my recent trip to South Texas. They can be found at: _http://www.flickr.com/photos/fsmodel/sets/72157622825106796/_ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fsmodel/sets/72157622825106796/) The pictures are organized alphabetically by common name. Double click any thumbnail to bring up a larger image; then click on "all sizes" to fill your screen. Noteworthy: A [new for me in the LRGV]: definite patch [Bentsen], Walker's metalmark [Resaca de la Palma] B [new - or nearly new - for me in the LRGV but not as noteworthy as A]: Boisduval's yellow, obscure skipper, yellow angled-sulphur C [not rare, but spectacular colors and great photo-ops]: Mexican bluewing, blue metalmark, silver-banded hairstreak D [others that make me smile]: brown-banded skipper, Reakirt's blue [dorsal/ventral of both male and female], Texas wasp moth, metalmarks [nice ventral shots of rounded and red-bordered]. ID errors / omissions: I make lots of ID errors, particularly with the easily confused species like clouded / fawn-spotted skipper. I would be grateful for any corrections. I also haven't IDed all the moths [as usual]. It helps to travel with sharp-eyed butterfliers. Altogether, our small group booked 106 species - not bad for this drought-impeded year. [We had a crummy year in Massachusetts, too, because of too much [rather than too little] rain in June - want some?] Thanks to Steve Moore, Barbara Volkle, Tom Gagnon and Bruce Callahan for spotting / locating most of the butterflies. Cheers, Frank [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: New Texas records From: Ray Stanford <ray.stanford AT stanfordalumni.org> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:03:08 -0800 Alex, Thanks for sharing both of these new Texas records, You will recall that I caught the first US specimen, also a female, in Cochise County, Arizona, in 1958, and finally published it 50 years later! There is also a specimen from lower elevations of Hidalgo County, NM, which remains controversial. I believe it is also Phyciodes pallescens, but am in the minority . . . . Cheers, Ray On Nov 15, 2009, at 10:48 AM, Alex Grkovich wrote: > Here's yet another first (for Texas and 2nd US Record)... >   > Alex > > --- On Fri, 11/13/09, James McDermott wrote: > > From: James McDermott > Subject: [DesertLeps] Phyciodes pallescens in TX > To: "DesertLeps" , > TX-BUTTERFLY AT listserv.uh.edu > Date: Friday, November 13, 2009, 2:07 PM > > On 11/03/09, I collected a rather fresh female of Phyciodes pallescens > south of Mission, Hidalgo County, TX. This is evidently the first > record for > Texas and 2nd US record. Thanks to Andy Warren, Ed Knudson, and > Charles > Bordelon for confirming the species. > > It can be viewed here (with phaon below for comparison). > http://www.lepworld.com/tls/images/phyciodes2.jpg > > James McDermott > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ------------------------------------ > > Keywords: DesertLeps , Desert Leps , Desert Lepidoptera , Desert > Butterflies , Desert MothsYahoo! Groups Links > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: SoWestLep-digest AT yahoogroups.com SoWestLep-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SoWestLep-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Fw: [DesertLeps] Phyciodes pallescens in TX From: Alex Grkovich <agrkovich2003 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:48:49 -0800 (PST) Here's yet another first (for Texas and 2nd US Record)...   Alex --- On Fri, 11/13/09, James McDermott wrote: From: James McDermott Subject: [DesertLeps] Phyciodes pallescens in TX To: "DesertLeps" , TX-BUTTERFLY AT listserv.uh.edu Date: Friday, November 13, 2009, 2:07 PM On 11/03/09, I collected a rather fresh female of Phyciodes pallescens south of Mission, Hidalgo County, TX. This is evidently the first record for Texas and 2nd US record. Thanks to Andy Warren, Ed Knudson, and Charles Bordelon for confirming the species. It can be viewed here (with phaon below for comparison). http://www.lepworld.com/tls/images/phyciodes2.jpg James McDermott [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Keywords: DesertLeps , Desert Leps , Desert Lepidoptera , Desert Butterflies , Desert MothsYahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Fw: A new grass skipper for the U.S. - rather belatedly... From: Alex Grkovich <agrkovich2003 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:04:28 -0800 (PST) FYI...a new U.S. Skipper record for the U.S.   Alex --- On Sat, 11/14/09, Martin Reid wrote: From: Martin Reid Subject: A new grass skipper for the U.S. - rather belatedly... To: TX-BUTTERFLY AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009, 5:25 PM Dear All, Today I sent DR Andrew Warren some pics of a skipper I photographed at NABA, south Texas just over one year ago, and it has just been IDed as Butler's Skipper, Mnasilus allubita, a new taxon (and genus) for the United States. Please visit my web page listed below - it explains everything: http://www.martinreid.com/Butterfly%20website/leps216.html Regards, Martin --- Martin Reid www.martinreid.com ====================================== 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: [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Re: SE AZ: Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfild's Beauty) From: Ray Stanford <ray.stanford AT stanfordalumni.org> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:49:46 -0800 Dear Joan, Thanks for the new info on Blomfeld's Beauty from Alamos, Sonora, Mexico. Jim Brock recently posted some records from there several years earlier; perhaps you know of these. Best wishes, Ray Stanford On Nov 12, 2009, at 3:25 PM, JOAN POWELL wrote: > Hello, > > I am usually just a lurker here, since I don't even know 1/10th of > what you all know. Howver, regarding the presence of Blomfild's Beauty > in Sonora, unless I am very much mistaken with my ID, there are some > here in Alamos, Sonora right now. I have some photos on Flickr (here's > a link to one; the others are next to it in my photostream: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/8038353 AT N03/4099459512/ ) of several in > my yard. Apparently what you need is rotting Guayaba fruit on the > ground. I can't say anything about their presence other years, since > the guayaba fruit has not been at this stage of ripeness other years > when I have been here at the same time in Oct/Nov. > > -- Joan Powell > (Whittier, California, & Alamos, Sonora, Mexico) > > 1a. > Re: SE AZ: Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfild's Beauty) > Posted by: "Ray Stanford" ray.stanford AT stanfordalumni.org ray_stanford > Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:24 am (PST) > > Hi fellow SE Arizona fans, > > John Saba wrote "Will wonders never cease!" I believe that Santa Cruz > County is the most likely Arizona county for Smyrna blomfildia to be > found NOW, as it is historically the most rich in stray species from > Mexico. But the species seems to be absent from Sonora, Chihuahua, and > Sinaloa, so I wonder where the Pima and Cochise county individuals > came > from? In any case, someone should hang butterfly traps in riparian > habitats in 2 or 3 favorite canyons in Santa Cruz County THIS WEEK!!! > I believe one or more will pick up another Blomfild's Beauty. Wish I > could be there to help out, but it's a long way from the 45th > Parallel! > Thanks to Jim Brock for willingness to take care of the Cochise > County individual. What of the Pima County one? Not that I need to > know; just that it isn't lost. > > Cheers from Medford, Oregon, in the rain and 45 F. > > Ray > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: SoWestLep-digest AT yahoogroups.com SoWestLep-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SoWestLep-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Raising Arizona Sisters From: Todd Stout <todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:45:01 -0700 If anyone can add helpful field experience content to this page on how to raise Adelpha eulalia, please share. I'm very slowly populating the 'Techniques by Taxa' section of the raising butterflies website. http://www.raisingbutterflies.org/adelpha-eulalia/ Todd Todd L. Stout Utah Lepidopterists' Society http://www.utahlepsociety.org/toddstout.html todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com 801-558-6302 TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" 1999 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: [DesertLeps] RE: New Butterfly Finding Guide for New Mexico - A Short Review From: Alex Grkovich <agrkovich2003 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:02 -0800 (PST) Gee whiz, Hank..."Obsession", you sez??? Heck, I'm not "obsessed" with them, as my Assistant also claims...I just think about them all day long, and then in my sleep... Meanwhile, besides the LRGV, folks should also visit the Texas Hill Country and the South Texas Brushlands (especially westward of San Antonio), sometimes...Lot of good stuff there, too, and probably often overlooked as folks dash down to the Valley...Reminds me of how Ron Gatrelle used to say the same about South Florida...run down there and pass up a lot of stuff to find along the way in the Carolinas... Meanwhile, in Arizona along the Colorado River south of Lake Havasu, the time is coming to look up the array of Buckeyes (including grisea,coenia, "nigrosuffusa" and the array of integrades between all of them... Alex --- On Fri, 11/13/09, Hank Brodkin wrote: > From: Hank Brodkin > Subject: [DesertLeps] RE: New Butterfly Finding Guide for New Mexico - A Short Review > To: "Fred Heath" , "Elaine Halbedel" > Cc: "Steve Cary" , SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com, DesertLeps AT yahoogroups.com, NABA-CHAT AT PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM > Date: Friday, November 13, 2009, 3:28 PM > Sorry if you have received another > copy of this.  I had an image of the > cover attached that was too large for most addresses and I > got a string of > bounces.  If anyone wants a smaller file of the cover > – let me know. > > > > Hank Brodkin > Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ > N31º 26' 59.8", W110º 16' 02.8" > > hbrodkin AT cox.net > "Butterflies of Arizona - a Photographic Guide" > "Finding Butterflies in Arizona - a Guide to the Best > Sites" > http://members.cox.net/hbrodkin/ > >   _____  > > From: Hank Brodkin [mailto:hbrodkin AT cox.net] > > Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 1:18 PM > To: Elaine Halbedel (Inannaqoh AT aol.com); > 'Fred Heath' > Cc: Steve Cary (sjcary AT earthlink.net); > 'SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com'; > 'DesertLeps AT yahoogroups.com'; > NABA-CHAT AT PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM > Subject: New Butterfly Finding Guide for New Mexico - A > Short Review > > > > Most people with an interest in butterflies go to either > the Rio Grande > Valley of Texas or southeastern Arizona to feed their > obsession.   Even > though there are only slightly fewer species in New Mexico > than in Arizona, > New Mexico is usually treated as an afterthought.  > There are butterfly > finding guides for both Texas and Arizona.  Now Steve > Cary “Mr. New Mexico > Butterflyâ€�, has created a guide for finding the > butterflies of that state. > Steve has been the natural resource manager and chief > naturalist for New > Mexico State parks since 1999.  His just released > BUTTERFLY LANDSCAPES OF > NEW MEXICO, published by New Mexico Magazine > (www.nmmagazine.com), will, in > a very useful and easy to use format, provide much useful > information for > lepsters of any stripe. > > > > The basic meat of the book is divided into two main > portions “Vertical > Paradeâ€� locating species by going to the different > altitudinal Life Zones > and “Regional Specialtiesâ€� which locates species in the > state’s five > biogeographical sections.  Maps are numerous as are > color photographs of > many species and the habitats they live in. Interspersed > are notes on plant > life, short biographies of some of the main early > entomologists of the > state, and other short essays of interest, as well as a > checklist of all of > the state’s butterflies.  Believe me, if you read a > copy of this book, you > will want to go and seek out the butterflies of the Land of > Enchantment as > soon as possible! > > > > Hank Brodkin > Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ > N31º 26' 59.8", W110º 16' 02.8" > > hbrodkin AT cox.net > > "Butterflies of Arizona - a Photographic Guide" > "Finding Butterflies in Arizona - a Guide to the Best > Sites" > http://members.cox.net/hbrodkin/ > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Keywords: DesertLeps , Desert Leps , Desert Lepidoptera , > Desert Butterflies , Desert MothsYahoo! Groups Links > > >     DesertLeps-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: RE: New Butterfly Finding Guide for New Mexico - A Short Review From: "Hank Brodkin" <hbrodkin AT cox.net> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:28:01 -0700 Sorry if you have received another copy of this. I had an image of the cover attached that was too large for most addresses and I got a string of bounces. If anyone wants a smaller file of the cover – let me know. Hank Brodkin Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ N31º 26' 59.8", W110º 16' 02.8" hbrodkin AT cox.net "Butterflies of Arizona - a Photographic Guide" "Finding Butterflies in Arizona - a Guide to the Best Sites" http://members.cox.net/hbrodkin/ _____ From: Hank Brodkin [mailto:hbrodkin AT cox.net] Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 1:18 PM To: Elaine Halbedel (Inannaqoh AT aol.com); 'Fred Heath' Cc: Steve Cary (sjcary AT earthlink.net); 'SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com'; 'DesertLeps AT yahoogroups.com'; NABA-CHAT AT PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM Subject: New Butterfly Finding Guide for New Mexico - A Short Review Most people with an interest in butterflies go to either the Rio Grande Valley of Texas or southeastern Arizona to feed their obsession. Even though there are only slightly fewer species in New Mexico than in Arizona, New Mexico is usually treated as an afterthought. There are butterfly finding guides for both Texas and Arizona. Now Steve Cary “Mr. New Mexico Butterfly”, has created a guide for finding the butterflies of that state. Steve has been the natural resource manager and chief naturalist for New Mexico State parks since 1999. His just released BUTTERFLY LANDSCAPES OF NEW MEXICO, published by New Mexico Magazine (www.nmmagazine.com), will, in a very useful and easy to use format, provide much useful information for lepsters of any stripe. The basic meat of the book is divided into two main portions “Vertical Parade” locating species by going to the different altitudinal Life Zones and “Regional Specialties” which locates species in the state’s five biogeographical sections. Maps are numerous as are color photographs of many species and the habitats they live in. Interspersed are notes on plant life, short biographies of some of the main early entomologists of the state, and other short essays of interest, as well as a checklist of all of the state’s butterflies. Believe me, if you read a copy of this book, you will want to go and seek out the butterflies of the Land of Enchantment as soon as possible! Hank Brodkin Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ N31º 26' 59.8", W110º 16' 02.8" hbrodkin AT cox.net "Butterflies of Arizona - a Photographic Guide" "Finding Butterflies in Arizona - a Guide to the Best Sites" http://members.cox.net/hbrodkin/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: Re: SE AZ: Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfild's Beauty) From: "Hank Brodkin" <hbrodkin AT cox.net> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:43:03 -0700 Joan: I have received or seen a couple of e-mails telling me that there has been much confusion between karwinskii and blomfildi. Someone suggested that the supposed occurrence of karwinskii in Sonora should really be attributed to blomfildi. I have also seen what I thought were blomfildi in Alamos as well as at the "fig tree canyon" on Highway 16 west of Yecora. Your great photos are clearly of blomfildi as indicated by the hind wing shape and pattern. Thanks for posting them. Karwinskii and blomfildi definitely overlap in eastern Mexico. If anyone has photos of karwinskii taken in Sonora, I really would be interested in seeing them. Hank Brodkin Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ N31º 26' 59.8", W110º 16' 02.8" hbrodkin AT cox.net "Butterflies of Arizona - a Photographic Guide" "Finding Butterflies in Arizona - a Guide to the Best Sites" http://members.cox.net/hbrodkin/ -----Original Message----- From: SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of JOAN POWELL Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 4:26 PM To: SoWestLep AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [SoWestLep] Re: SE AZ: Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfild's Beauty) Hello, I am usually just a lurker here, since I don't even know 1/10th of what you all know. Howver, regarding the presence of Blomfild's Beauty in Sonora, unless I am very much mistaken with my ID, there are some here in Alamos, Sonora right now. I have some photos on Flickr (here's a link to one; the others are next to it in my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8038353 AT N03/4099459512/ ) of several in my yard. Apparently what you need is rotting Guayaba fruit on the ground. I can't say anything about their presence other years, since the guayaba fruit has not been at this stage of ripeness other years when I have been here at the same time in Oct/Nov. -- Joan Powell (Whittier, California, & Alamos, Sonora, Mexico) 1a. Re: SE AZ: Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfild's Beauty) Posted by: "Ray Stanford" ray.stanford AT stanfordalumni.org ray_stanford Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:24 am (PST) Hi fellow SE Arizona fans, John Saba wrote "Will wonders never cease!" I believe that Santa Cruz County is the most likely Arizona county for Smyrna blomfildia to be found NOW, as it is historically the most rich in stray species from Mexico. But the species seems to be absent from Sonora, Chihuahua, and Sinaloa, so I wonder where the Pima and Cochise county individuals came from? In any case, someone should hang butterfly traps in riparian habitats in 2 or 3 favorite canyons in Santa Cruz County THIS WEEK!!! I believe one or more will pick up another Blomfild's Beauty. Wish I could be there to help out, but it's a long way from the 45th Parallel! Thanks to Jim Brock for willingness to take care of the Cochise County individual. What of the Pima County one? Not that I need to know; just that it isn't lost. Cheers from Medford, Oregon, in the rain and 45 F. Ray [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.707 / Virus Database: 270.14.62/2499 - Release Date: 11/12/09 07:33:00 Subject: Re: SE AZ: Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfild's Beauty) From: "JOAN POWELL" <joan.powell AT att.net> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:25:48 -0700 Hello, I am usually just a lurker here, since I don't even know 1/10th of what you all know. Howver, regarding the presence of Blomfild's Beauty in Sonora, unless I am very much mistaken with my ID, there are some here in Alamos, Sonora right now. I have some photos on Flickr (here's a link to one; the others are next to it in my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8038353 AT N03/4099459512/ ) of several in my yard. Apparently what you need is rotting Guayaba fruit on the ground. I can't say anything about their presence other years, since the guayaba fruit has not been at this stage of ripeness other years when I have been here at the same time in Oct/Nov. -- Joan Powell (Whittier, California, & Alamos, Sonora, Mexico) 1a. Re: SE AZ: Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfild's Beauty) Posted by: "Ray Stanford" ray.stanford AT stanfordalumni.org ray_stanford Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:24 am (PST) Hi fellow SE Arizona fans, John Saba wrote "Will wonders never cease!" I believe that Santa Cruz County is the most likely Arizona county for Smyrna blomfildia to be found NOW, as it is historically the most rich in stray species from Mexico. But the species seems to be absent from Sonora, Chihuahua, and Sinaloa, so I wonder where the Pima and Cochise county individuals came from? In any case, someone should hang butterfly traps in riparian habitats in 2 or 3 favorite canyons in Santa Cruz County THIS WEEK!!! I believe one or more will pick up another Blomfild's Beauty. Wish I could be there to help out, but it's a long way from the 45th Parallel! Thanks to Jim Brock for willingness to take care of the Cochise County individual. What of the Pima County one? Not that I need to know; just that it isn't lost. Cheers from Medford, Oregon, in the rain and 45 F. Ray [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: CAzBA Nov. meeting DBG Phoenix and "Mystery Monarch Tag" From: "marcelinevandewater" <marcelinevandewater AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:43:00 -0000 Our End-of-the-Year Party will be held on Tuesday night November 17th, from 7-9pm at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. We will be having another butterfly photo presentation. This is always a fun event and a great time to share some of your fantastic butterfly photographic shots with all of CAzBA's members and friends! At this meeting we will have our 2010 CAzBA calendar for sale, $10 each at "The Book Table". And we will have many "raffle" items available so bring your checkbook or some loose change to join in the fun! We will also evaluate our third year of meetings and fieldtrips. With plenty of time to socialize with munchies and soft drinks provided. So please spread the word and invite a butterfly friend or two! CAzBA Board www.cazba.org PS a Monarch has been found with the tag D893. We would like to know who tagged it, where and when. Please email Chris Kline at swmonarchs AT yahoo.com if you have any info. Subject: SE AZ: Sycamore Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona From: "teleost07" <teleost07 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:05:13 -0000 I took to heart the immortal words of Bailowitz and Brodkin, "Don't give up on November...", and walked Sycamore Canyon today. It was relatively quiet with the exception of 3 (possibly as many as 5) Common Mestras (Mestra amymone) at around mile 1.5. A single Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) was in the same stretch. Ken Kertell Tucson, AZ Subject: Re: SE AZ: Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfild's Beauty) From: Ray Stanford <ray.stanford AT stanfordalumni.org> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:21:21 -0800 Hi fellow SE Arizona fans, John Saba wrote "Will wonders never cease!" I believe that Santa Cruz County is the most likely Arizona county for Smyrna blomfildia to be found NOW, as it is historically the most rich in stray species from Mexico. But the species seems to be absent from Sonora, Chihuahua, and Sinaloa, so I wonder where the Pima and Cochise county individuals came from? In any case, someone should hang butterfly traps in riparian habitats in 2 or 3 favorite canyons in Santa Cruz County THIS WEEK!!! I believe one or more will pick up another Blomfild's Beauty. Wish I could be there to help out, but it's a long way from the 45th Parallel! Thanks to Jim Brock for willingness to take care of the Cochise County individual. What of the Pima County one? Not that I need to know; just that it isn't lost. Cheers from Medford, Oregon, in the rain and 45 F. Ray On Nov 9, 2009, at 8:32 PM, John Saba wrote: > 9 Nov 2009 > > Will wonders never cease! > > In addition to Hank Brodkin's recent post of Smyrna blomfildia > photographed by Pam Mowbray-Graeme in Huachuca City on 7 Nov 2009 (a > first record for Cochise Co.), I have just received news of another, > earlier record of this species. > > On 4 Nov 2009, in the Pima Co. portion of the Santa Rita Mts., the > subject species was found in a bait trap. Actual identification of the > specimen was just made moments ago. This is the first record for Pima > Co. as well as for Arizona. > > The two locations are approximately 30 miles apart. > > --- > John Saba > Tucson, Arizona > Nature Study Is a Grand Adventure! > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: SoWestLep-digest AT yahoogroups.com SoWestLep-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SoWestLep-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: SE AZ: Harshaw Rd., 11/10/2009 From: "John Saba" <sabaj AT theriver.com> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:24:39 -0700 [ JLS Lepping reports from SE AZ ] AZ, Santa Cruz Co., Harshaw Rd. ca. 6 mi SE Patagonia, Tuesday, 10 Nov 2009, 0930 - 1600, 33 species: Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) 1 Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) 9 Common/White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis/ albescens) 100 Desert Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus philetas) 4 Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca) 1 Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska) 3 Checkered White (Pontia protodice) 4 Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) 14 Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) 22 Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) 4 Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana) 15 Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia) 6 Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) 14 Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) 35 Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) 10 Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa) 1 Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda) 10 Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) 3 Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis) 14 Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) 20 Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) 45 Lupine Blue (Plebejus lupini texanus) 15 American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) 7 Queen (Danaus gilippus) 22 Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) 17 Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas) 13 Texan Crescent (Anthanasa texana) 6 Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) 7 'Dark' Tropical Buckeye (Junonia evarete nigrosuffusa) 11 Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) 12 West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella) 3 American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) 9 Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia) 1 (458 individuals) Weather: Sky sunny, intermittent light wind, temperature ca. 70-76 degrees. Nectar: Rabbitbrush. Moisture: None. Other sightings: Western Bluebirds. Lepster(s): John Saba, Judy Winslow. --- John Saba Tucson, Arizona Nature Study Is a Grand Adventure! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Smyrna blomfildia -What does it look like? From: "John Saba" <sabaj AT theriver.com> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:40:32 -0700 Check it out at that great resource, Butterflies of America: http://butterfliesofamerica.com/t/Smyrna_blomfildia_a.htm --- John Saba Tucson, Arizona Nature Study Is a Grand Adventure! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: SE AZ: Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfild's Beauty) From: "John Saba" <sabaj AT theriver.com> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:32:25 -0700 9 Nov 2009 Will wonders never cease! In addition to Hank Brodkin's recent post of Smyrna blomfildia photographed by Pam Mowbray-Graeme in Huachuca City on 7 Nov 2009 (a first record for Cochise Co.), I have just received news of another, earlier record of this species. On 4 Nov 2009, in the Pima Co. portion of the Santa Rita Mts., the subject species was found in a bait trap. Actual identification of the specimen was just made moments ago. This is the first record for Pima Co. as well as for Arizona. The two locations are approximately 30 miles apart. --- John Saba Tucson, Arizona Nature Study Is a Grand Adventure! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Blomfild's Beauty Found in Huachuca City, AZ From: "Hank Brodkin" <hbrodkin AT cox.net> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 09:00:56 -0700 On Saturday, November 7, Pam Mowbray-Graeme found and photographed a Blomfild's Beauty (Smyrna blomfildia) in her back yard in Huachuca City, Cochise County, Arizona. This is, I believe, an Arizona record. Hank Brodkin Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ N31º 26' 59.8", W110º 16' 02.8" hbrodkin AT cox.net "Butterflies of Arizona - a Photographic Guide" "Finding Butterflies in Arizona - a Guide to the Best Sites" http://members.cox.net/hbrodkin/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Neophasia terlooii From: JimJoanJoy AT aol.com Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:07:58 EST Greetings fellow lepheads, A walk up Sawmill Canyon in the Huachuca Mts. of SE AZ yesterday yielded between 40 and 50 Mexican Pine Whites (Neophasia terlooii). Having done similar walks over the years in the same place at the same time I would say these were about the same numbers of individuals that I have encountered in previous years dating back to the early 80's. There were still a few giant skippers flying about along (not identified) with a few common sulphurs. Jim Brock [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Euphydryas editha Northern California From: Todd Stout <todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:33:52 -0700 Does anyone know what ssp. of Euphydryas editha flies at Ash Creek, Siskiyou County, California? This is the spot just west of I-5; not too far from the Oregon border. I'll check BOA; actually I just checked Andy's Oregon book and he refers to them as E. editha nr. rubicunda. That seems to coincide with Hinchliff as well. I'll call them that unless anyone has further feedback. Thx, Todd Todd L. Stout Utah Lepidopterists' Society http://www.utahlepsociety.org/toddstout.html todd_stout29 AT hotmail.com 801-558-6302 TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" 1999 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: SE AZ: Harshaw Rd., 11/2/2009 From: "John Saba" <sabaj AT theriver.com> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:29:24 -0700 [ JLS Lepping reports from SE AZ ] AZ, Santa Cruz Co., Harshaw Rd. ca. 6 mi SE Patagonia, Monday, 2 Nov 2009, 0940 - 1325, 33 species: Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) 5 Common/White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis/ albescens) 70 Desert Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus philetas) 6 Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca) 1 Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) 1 Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska) 3 Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) 1 Checkered White (Pontia protodice) 2 Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) 1 Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) 14 Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) 16 Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana) 20 Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia) 6 Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) 12 Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) 15 Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) 1 Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) 5 Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda) 10 Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis) 5 Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) 7 Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) 14 Lupine Blue (Plebejus lupini texanus) 8 American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) 16 Queen (Danaus gilippus) 1 Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) 7 Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas) 3 Texan Crescent (Anthanasa texana) 6 Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) 12 'Dark' Tropical Buckeye (Junonia evarete nigrosuffusa) 18 Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) 23 West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella) 3 American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) 7 Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia) 2 (321 individuals) Weather: Sky clear, intermittent light wind, temperature ca. 71-84 degrees. Nectar: Rabbitbrush. Moisture: None. Other sightings: A small, but noisy flock of Western Bluebirds. Comments: Species diversity the last two weeks: 28 - 31- 33. Numbers of individuals the last two weeks: 106 - 213 - 321. Not too bad for a drought year. Lepster(s): John Saba, Judy Winslow. --- John Saba Tucson, Arizona Nature Study Is a Grand Adventure! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Gaviota, SBA Co, CA From: "Lethaby, Nick" <nlethaby AT ti.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 15:43:11 -0600 All: I had a Queen today (Nov 1) among the many Monarchs at Gaviota State park. I also saw a Cabbage White and a White Checkered Skipper. Nick Lethaby nlethaby AT ti.com +1 805 562 5106 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Harshaw Creek (Sta Cruz County, AZ) From: "Hank Brodkin" <hbrodkin AT cox.net> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:15:08 -0700 The SEABA field trip on 31 October was held under near perfect weather conditions with clear skies, only light breezes and temperatures that reached the mid-seventies. A highlight was a Mexican Fritillary. The following species were seen: Checkered White (P. protodice) Cabbage White (P. rapae) Orange Sulphur (C. eurytheme) Southern Dogface (Z. cesonia) Mexican Yellow (E. Mexicana) Tailed Orange (P. proterpia) Sleepy orange (A. nicippe) Dainty Sulphur (N. iole) Gray Hairstreak (S. melinus) Leda Ministreak (M. leda) Western Pygmy-Blue (B. exile) Spring Azure (C. ladon) Ceraunus Blue (H. ceraunus) Reakirt's Blue (E. isola) Acmon Blue (P. acmon) Arizona Metalmark (C. arizonensis) American Snout (L. carinenta) Queen (D. gilippus) Gulf Fritillary (A. vanillae) Variegated Fritillary (E. claudia) Mexican Fritillary (E. hegasia) Common Buckeye (J. coenia) Tropical Buckeye (J. nigrosuffusa) Painted Lady (V. cardui) West Coast Lady (V. annabella) American Lady (V. virginiensis) Arizona Sister (A. eulalia) Funereal Duskywing (E. funeralis) White/Common Checkered-Skipper (P. albescens/communis) Desert Checkered-Skipper (P. philetas) Pahaska Skipper (H. pahaska) Hank Brodkin Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ N31º 26' 59.8", W110º 16' 02.8" hbrodkin AT cox.net "Butterflies of Arizona - a Photographic Guide" "Finding Butterflies in Arizona - a Guide to the Best Sites" http://members.cox.net/hbrodkin/ Subject: collection manager position at the McGuire Center From: Bruce Webb <BruWebb AT surewest.net> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:00:26 -0700 Could you please post this position on your SouthWest Lep Listserve? Thank you. Cheers! Jackie Miller COLLECTION MANAGER FOR LEPIDOPTERA McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida The Florida Museum of Natural History invites applications for a collection manager position at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity. The Center has one of the world’s largest lepidopteran collections with a large staff and active research programs in systematics, evolutionary biology, ecology and biodiversity conservation. Requirements include a degree in the biological sciences, preferably M.S. or Ph,D., with appropriate experience in a museum or similar collection-based background, and a broad knowledge of lepidopteran classification. Primary responsibilities will include curation and management of collections (acquisitions, accessions, loans, public inquiries, etc.), and supervision of associated preparators and other staff. Individuals wishing to apply should visit https://jobs.ufl.edu (referencing requisition # 0803166) and submit an online application which must include a curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation and a description of your collections management experience and knowledge of Lepidoptera. The application deadline is November 16, 2009 and the anticipated start date is January 2010. -- Bruce Webb (SoWestLep moderator) Granite Bay, Placer Co. CA ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoWestLep/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:SoWestLep-digest AT yahoogroups.com mailto:SoWestLep-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SoWestLep-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: AZ: Aravaipa Canyon East, Pinal & Graham Counties From: Philip Kline <pgkline_uk AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:42:04 -0700 (PDT) I hiked about 2 miles into Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness from the East entrance this morning.  About 3/4 miles in (Pinal County), I found a Tropical Least-skipper.  Photo here: http://blackbird.smugmug.com/gallery/8374611_e2G6g#695238875_aNe6c-A-LB Also, I saw a "Mormon"-type Metalmark that I assume would be mejicanus mejicanus from the location, but it was quite dark, with limited orange; so perhaps it's mormo autumnalis?  Here's a photo, if anyone has any comments on species/subspecies: http://blackbird.smugmug.com/Nature/Butterflies/Blues-Hairstreaks-and/8406287_hJtnQ#695254454_r7tMQ-A-LB There were a few other butterflies, but they were pretty sparse.  I managed to find one flowering Rabbitbrush in the Canyon and it had about 30-40 Queens swarming it.  Seepwillow was mostly finished but there were still a few blooms remaining.  I saw the following species: Sleepy Orange   10 Dainty Sulphur     6 Fatal Metalmark  3 Mexican Metalmark?   1 Gulf Fritillary        1 Painted Lady       4  American Snout   5 Empress Leilia    12 Queen              40+ Tropical Least Skipper  1 Orange Skipperling   4 Philip Kline [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: SE AZ: Harshaw Rd., 10/26/2009 From: "John Saba" <sabaj AT theriver.com> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:18:33 -0700 [ JLS Lepping reports from SE AZ ] AZ, Santa Cruz Co., Harshaw Rd. ca. 6 mi. SE Patagonia, Monday, 26 Oct 2009, 1040 - 1350, 31 species: Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) 2 'Southwestern' Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis tatius) 1 Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) 2 Common/White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis/ albescens) 15 Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca) 2 Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska) 4 Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) 7 Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) 15 Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) 1 Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana) 11 Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia) 2 Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) 9 Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) 18 Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) 4 Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda) 7 Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) 2 Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) 7 Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) 2 Lupine Blue (Plebejus lupini) 1 Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis) 1 American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) 18 Queen (Danaus gilippus) 1 Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) 5 Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas) 8 Texan Crescent (Anthanasa texana) 1 Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) 8 'Dark' Tropical Buckeye (Junonia evarete nigrosuffusa) 6 Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) 40 West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella) 5 American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) 7 Common Mestra (Mestra amymone) 1 (213 individuals) Weather: Sky clear, breezy, temperature ca. 70-75 degrees. Nectar: Rabbitbrush, some small yellow daisies. Moisture: None. Other sightings: A late female Hepatic Tanager. Comments: Numbers of individuals double that of one week ago. Lepster(s): John Saba, Judy Winslow. --- John Saba Tucson, Arizona Nature Study Is a Grand Adventure! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: SE AZ: Garden and Sawmill Canyons, Huachuca Mountains From: "teleost07" <teleost07 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:45:25 -0000 I had the opportunity to spend some time in the Huachuca Mountains today. I wound up walking from the upper parking area to Sawmill Spring counting Chiricahua Whites (Neophasia terlooii). The final tally was males 16, females 0. Driving out in the afternoon (3:30 pmish) I happened to stop for something and noticed some medium-sized butterflies (ultimately around 4) darting around the tops of the nearby oaks, Silverleaf Oak and what I think was a Scrub Oak. They never descended during my 20 minutes watching them. They were Colorado Hairstreaks (Hypaurotis crysalus). According to Jim Brock, southern populations are able to pull off a second brood because they successfully use silverleaf oak in place of Gambel's Oak, whereas more northern populations use almost exclusive Gambel's Oak and are single brooded. Very cool. Ken Kertell Tucson Subject: Kern River Valley, October 21. From: <flutterflies93306 AT att.net> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:36:18 -0700 Everyone: I visited Weldon and the Sageland area of Kern County in the southern Sierra Nevada. These highlights and comments. Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides) fresh and common on yellow composites near junction of Hwy. 178 and Kelso Valley Rd. Monarch (Danaus plexippus)- only three seen at Weldon. Queen (Danaus gillippus):four fresh individuals found near jct. Kelso Valley Rd. & Hwy. 178. Obviously having a late season emergence. Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui): only two observed. Both appeared to be in fresh condition. A very weak migration of this species in 2009. California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica): One fresh male observed at the Spring south of Sageland in the Kelso Valley region. Perhaps 15 species were seen, most were common species. Lots of butterflies at Weldon (some Atalopedes campestris Brian!) but nearly no butterflies in the Sageland area and the E slope of the Piutes. Euphilotes blues were not seen. No Snout Butterflies reported from Kern County yet this year. Best Wishes, Ken Davenport flutterflies93306 AT att.net or kdavenport AT tils-ttr.org For more information: http://www.tils-ttr.org TILS Motto: "We can not protect that which we do not know" © 1999 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]