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9 May Definite Patch in Kingsville - Question ["[Bill Dempwolf]" ] 8 May Edinburg WBC & Estero Llano Leps & Odes [MiriamEagl ] 5 May Moths @ Hugh Ramsey, Harlingen [] 5 May Flying in Tyler, Smith Co. [James McDermott ] 1 May VIII Scarabaeoidology Meeting - a URL mistake - un error de URL - une faute de URL [Jean Michel Maes ] 2 May WELCOME TO BUTTERFLIESOFAMERICA.COM [Andrew Warren ] 2 May Banded Sphinx (Eumorpha fasciata), Kaufman Co. [James McDermott ] 1 May Big Thicket could get bigger [Mike Quinn ] 1 May Rare Plants of Texas - best selling book at TAMU Press [Mike Quinn ] 1 May VIII Scarabaeoidology Meeting - a URL mistake - un error de URL - une faute de URL ["Jean Michel Maes" ] 1 May VIII Scarabaeoidology Meeting - a URL mistake - un error de URL - une faute de URL [Jean Michel Maes ] 1 May VIII Scarabaeoidology Meeting - a URL mistake - un error de URL - une faute de URL ["Jean Michel Maes" ] 1 May VIII Scarabaeoidology Meeting - a URL mistake - un error de URL - une faute de URL ["Jean Michel Maes" ] 1 May VIII Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting - RELAS - Selva Negra - NICARAGUA 2008 [Jean Michel Maes ] 1 May VIII Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting - RELAS - Selva Negra - NICARAGUA 2008 ["Jean Michel Maes" ] 1 May VIII Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting - RELAS - Selva Negra - NICARAGUA 2008 ["Jean Michel Maes" ] 1 May VIII Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting - RELAS - Selva Negra - NICARAGUA 2008 [Jean Michel Maes ] 1 May VIII Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting - RELAS - Selva Negra - NICARAGUA 2008 ["Jean Michel Maes" ] 1 May Re Correction:: Medina County-April 2008 [Maury Heiman ] 30 Apr Medina County-April 2008 [Maury Heiman ] 30 Apr Re: Male Clouded Skipper? [Nick Grishin ] 30 Apr Male Clouded Skipper? ["Philip W. Davis" ] 30 Apr Re: Lace Cactus & Leaf-cutting Bee [Tim Jones ] 30 Apr Banded Hairstreak [Tim Jones ] 29 Apr IO moth in Kaufman County [James McDermott ] 29 Apr Io Moth in Austin [Barbara Ribble ] 27 Apr New book on biodiversity in fragmented landscape [Jean Michel Maes ] 28 Apr Nature Quest Butterflies 4/22 thru 4/26 2008 Uvalde County,Tx ["Derek A. Muschalek" ] 27 Apr Rain in Mission ["David T. Dauphin" ] 27 Apr New book on biodiversity in fragmented landscape ["Jean Michel Maes" ] 27 Apr Unusual Moth Caterpillar [Tim Jones ] 27 Apr New book on biodiversity in fragmented landscape [Jean Michel Maes ] 27 Apr New book on biodiversity in fragmented landscape ["Jean Michel Maes" ] 27 Apr New book on biodiversity in fragmented landscape ["Jean Michel Maes" ] 27 Apr Mystery "moth" ID'ed [Frances Bartle ] 27 Apr 5 Hairstreak day at Falcon SP [Frances Bartle ] 27 Apr Late NTX polyphemus [James McDermott ] 27 Apr Palmetto Weevil - info page [Mike Quinn ] 26 Apr Re: RFI - Vines that might attract butterflies [Frank Hedges ] 26 Apr flying hatch [Theresa Bayoud ] 26 Apr Re: Black Witch - life cycle pix & rearing note [Mike Quinn ] 25 Apr First Firefly - Lampyrid of the season @ so. Austin - Apr. 24 [Mike Quinn ] 24 Apr Re: Horace's Duskywing @ Edinburg SW? [Nick Grishin ] 24 Apr Re: Horace's Duskwing at Edinburg Scenic Wetlands [Javier De Leon ] 23 Apr Horace's Duskywing @ Edinburg SW? [Mary Beth Stowe ] 23 Apr LepSoc 2009-ELEN III Logo design competition [Andrew Warren ] 23 Apr Black Witch - life cycle pix & rearing note [Mike Quinn ] 22 Apr Thousands of Painted Ladies in Lubbock [Paul Cherubini ] 22 Apr Another question about butterfly gardening [Anthony Flyd ] 22 Apr RFI - Vines that might attract butterflies [Anthony Flyd ] 21 Apr Butterflies Remember What They Learned as Caterpillars [Tim Jones ] 21 Apr Female Cecropia emerged [TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY ] Subject: Definite Patch in Kingsville - Question From: "[Bill Dempwolf]" <bdempwolf AT AUSTIN.RR.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 09:04:53 -0500 I've visited Kleberg park twice looking to see Definite Patch. Both visits were in the fall (October). In neither case was I able to locate Definite Patch. Either they weren't flying, or I was unable to find where they were flying. Can someone describe where in Kleberg Park the Definite Patch can be found, and what time of year they fly? Bill Dempwolf ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Edinburg WBC & Estero Llano Leps & Odes From: MiriamEagl <miriameagl AT AOL.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 15:52:35 -0500 Hi, all! Took a casual stroll through Edinburg Wetlands yesterday and had a handful of things, including another metalmark that I think really is Fatal this time (one poster suggested Rounded on my other one, and taking another look I think he might be right) and a couple of dragonflies that I would love confirmation on! Here's the link: http://www.miriameaglemon.com/photogallery/TX%20Butterflies%20Edinburg.htm This morning I had an interesting geometer moth at Estero Llano Grande along the Green Jay Trail, so if anyone would like to take a shot at him, the photo is here: http://www.miriameaglemon.com/photogallery/TX%20Butterflies%20Estero%20Llano.htm Thanks! Take care, MB Mary Beth Stowe McAllen, TX www.miriameaglemon.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: Subject: Moths @ Hugh Ramsey, Harlingen From: MiriamEagl AT AOL.COM Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 18:10:08 EDT Hi, all! There were some interesting moths hanging out at the ladies' room at Hugh Ramsey Nature Park; one looked like a more strongly-contrasting version of the Indomitable Melipotis illustrated in the Kaufman guide, but I'm not sure if that's really what it is. Pictures are posted here: _http://miriameaglemon.com/photogallery/TX%20Butterflies%20Harlingen.htm_ (http://miriameaglemon.com/photogallery/TX%20Butterflies%20Harlingen.htm) Enjoy! MB Mary Beth Stowe McAllen, TX _www.miriameaglemon.com_ (http://www.miriameaglemon.com/) **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Flying in Tyler, Smith Co. From: James McDermott <jamesryan04 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:02:26 -0500 Lepidoptera found in north Tyler, Smith County, near I-20 and Shady Grove. Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)-few Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Checkered White (Pontia protodice) Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)-1 Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)-2 Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Azure (Celastrina sp)-1 treetopping American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)-1 Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis) Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) ---- Io moth (Automeris io)-1 male Painted Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia fucosa) Wavy-Lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata) *Cisthene unifascia*-many, some likely other relatives. *Desmia funeralis*-numerous *Malacosoma californicum*-common *Cisseps fulvicollis* *Conchylodes ovulalis*-1 kicked up during the day *Dolichomia olinalis* *Hypagyrtis esther* ~James McDermott Kaufman, TX ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: VIII Scarabaeoidology Meeting - a URL mistake - un error de URL - une faute de URL From: Jean Michel Maes <jmmaes AT IBW.COM.NI> Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 13:31:08 -0500 Dear friends, There is a mistake in the URL of Selva Negra Hotel, Nicaragua. The good one is as follow: http://www.selvanegra.com/es/Home-Resort.html Sincerely, Jean-Michel. Chers amis, Une erreur s'est glissée dans mon message, l'URL de l'Hotel Selva Negra est le suivant: http://www.selvanegra.com/es/Home-Resort.html Amicalement, Jean-Michel. Estimados amigos, La direccion de internet del Hotel Selva Negra no es la correcta en el mensaje anterior. La direccion correcta es la siguiente : http://www.selvanegra.com/es/Home-Resort.html. Mis disculpas para los amigos del Hotel Selva Negra. Con amistad, Jean-Michel. Dr. Jean-Michel MAES MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO AP 527 LEON NICARAGUA tel 505-3116586 cel 505-48-11-351 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni jmmaes AT bio-nica.info jmmaes AT yahoo.com jmmaes AT walla.com afleon AT ibw.com.ni (oficina de la Alianza Francesa) www.bio-nica.info (main page in spanish) http://360.yahoo.com/jmmaes http://www.ibw.com.ni/u/jmmaes (pequeña pagina de contacto) http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/MEL-Info/ (lista de anuncios - puede inscribirse si le parece) www.avesnicaragua.org (aves) http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/nicaragua/welcome.htm (Insectos) http://www.coleoptera.org/p1760.htm (Lucanidae genera) Save a tree. Do not print this message if not really necessary ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: WELCOME TO BUTTERFLIESOFAMERICA.COM From: Andrew Warren <hesperioidea AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 17:19:39 -0700 Everyone, On behalf of the authors and advisors of “butterfliesofamerica” (see below), it is a great honor and pleasure for me to present: http://butterfliesofamerica.com/ http://butterfliesofamerica.com/intro.htm Our aim is to develop a comprehensive online resource devoted to American butterflies, that will include information on the geographic distribution, geographic variation, taxonomy, systematics, identification, ecology (including larval foodplants and immature biology) and bibliography for all butterfly taxa in the region, including all species, subspecies and undescribed geographic segregates. Please see the Interactive Listing of American Butterflies: http://butterfliesofamerica.com/list.htm At this time, the Interactive Listing of American Butterflies includes about 2938 species and just over 5000 subspecies (and undescribed segregates) of butterflies, occurring from Alaska and arctic Canada through Panama, Hawaii, and on the Caribbean Islands (excluding Trinidad, Tobago, and islands off the Venezuelan coast). Within a few months, distributional information will be completed for all taxa (currently lacking for some, mostly Nearctic butterflies), and many more images will be added. The authors of Butterflies of America are: Andrew Warren, Kim Davis, Jon Pelham and Mike Stangeland: http://butterfliesofamerica.com/authors.htm Our Board of Advisors includes: Jim Brock, Kenn Kaufman, Bob Pyle: http://butterfliesofamerica.com/advisors_general.htm George Austin, Andrew Brower, Nick Grishin, Paul Opler: http://butterfliesofamerica.com/advisors-scientific.htm Charles Bordelon, Bill Bouton, Jan Dauphin, Kim Garwood, Ed Knudson, Jeff Pippen, David Robacker and Todd Stout: http://butterfliesofamerica.com/advisors_content.htm As of today (2 May 2008), we have posted over 15,000 images of butterfly adults, immatures, larval foodplants and habitats to the site, all donated by about 90 generous and talented photographers. For each butterfly taxon in the area covered, we aim to eventually include images of pinned and live adults, immature stages, larval foodplants and habitats, as well as complete synonymies (taken from Pelham 2008 for taxa occurring in the USA and Canada), and specific bibliographies. Here are a few examples of “complete” presentations, which we hope to prove for all 5000+ taxa over the next few years: http://butterfliesofamerica.com/brephidium_e_exilis.htm http://butterfliesofamerica.com/asterocampa_celtis_antonia.htm http://butterfliesofamerica.com/asterocampa_clyton_louisa.htm http://butterfliesofamerica.com/chlosyne_j_janais.htm http://butterfliesofamerica.com/anthanassa_tulcis.htm This is a long-term project that depends largely on users for feedback and growth; we are always seeking to add images to our photo collections, even for taxa already well documented. If you have excellent photos of pinned or live adults, immature stages of any species, or larval foodplants and habitats, we encourage you to submit them! All contributions are greatly appreciated! See the following page for more information on contributing images: http://butterfliesofamerica.com/photo_contributions.htm The authors and advisors of Butterfliesofamerica.com hope that you will find our site useful, and that you will contribute what you can to make this a comprehensive resource on the butterflies of America, a site that will benefit everyone, and hopefully, the butterflies! Thank you and enjoy! Best wishes, Andy www.butterfliesofamerica.com Andrew D. Warren, PhD 215 McGuire Hall McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida SW 34th Street and Hull Road P. O. Box 112710 Gainesville, FL 32611-2710 Museo de Zoología “Alfonso L. Herrera” Departamento de Biología Evolutiva Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Apdo. Postal 70-399 México, DF 04510 México ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Banded Sphinx (Eumorpha fasciata), Kaufman Co. From: James McDermott <jamesryan04 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 09:33:50 -0500 Everyone, Yesterday I took a fresh Banded Sphinx (Eumorpha fasciata) from my yard in southeast Kaufman County (just east of Dallas). It was attracted to blacklight, along with a Waved Sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa). ~James McDermott Kaufman, TX ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Big Thicket could get bigger From: Mike Quinn <Mike.Quinn AT TPWD.STATE.TX.US> Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 18:04:16 -0500 Congressman introduces bill to expand the Big Thicket By NICK WADE The Lufkin Daily News Monday, April 28, 2008 Congressman Kevin Brady, of The Woodlands, introduced a bill over the weekend, H.R. 5891, to expand the Big Thicket National Preserve by as much as 100,000 acres, doubling the area of the preserve and allowing more public recreational use and additional protection. The bill especially targets land that will connect the nine land units and six water corridors of the current preserve, according to a release from the Texas Conservation Alliance. The bill also launches a plan to boost the economy of southeast Texas by allowing for creation of family-friendly eco-tourism opportunities. Congressman Brady set a goal of bringing a million visitors to Texas each year to the Big Thicket's southeastern swamps, eastern forests, central plains, pine savannas and dry sandhills, the release stated. "I don't want the Big Thicket to be one of the country's best kept secrets any longer," Brady said. "With the right vision and support, the Big Thicket can become a premiere attraction for eco-tourism. In order to make this happen, I've put three primary goals in H.R. 5891: connect, expand, and preserve the Big Thicket." Dr. Bruce Drury, president of the Big Thicket Association, praised Brady's bold vision for the Big Thicket's future, "I've long believed that we need to think more comprehensively about protecting the natural resources of East Texas." full: http://www.lufkindailynews.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/4/29/thicket .html ------------------------------------------ See also: EDITORIAL: Brady's Bill Lufkin Daily News, TX - Apr 29, 2008 By The Lufkin Daily News Some people want to make the Big Thicket more of a big deal. We think it's a grand idea. http://www.lufkindailynews.com/opin/content/news/opinion/stories/2008/4/ 30/eddy.html ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Rare Plants of Texas - best selling book at TAMU Press From: Mike Quinn <Mike.Quinn AT TPWD.STATE.TX.US> Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 16:04:06 -0500 This collaborative project between TPW and TNC is currently the best selling book at TAMU Press... Poole, Jackie M., William R. Carr, Dana M. Price, and Jason R. Singhurst. Rare Plants of Texas: A Field Guide. 2007. Moody #37. nature guides. 656 pp. 247 color photos. 234 color maps. 215 drawings. Bib. Index. 5 3/4x9 1/4, flexbound w/flaps, $35.00 http://www.tamu.edu/upress/BOOKS/2007/poole.htm Mike Quinn, Austin ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: VIII Scarabaeoidology Meeting - a URL mistake - un error de URL - une faute de URL From: "Jean Michel Maes" <jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni> Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 13:29:39 -0500 Dear friends, There is a mistake in the URL of Selva Negra Hotel, Nicaragua. The good one is as follow: http://www.selvanegra.com/es/Home-Resort.html Sincerely, Jean-Michel. Chers amis, Une erreur s'est glissée dans mon message, l'URL de l'Hotel Selva Negra est le suivant: http://www.selvanegra.com/es/Home-Resort.html Amicalement, Jean-Michel. Estimados amigos, La direccion de internet del Hotel Selva Negra no es la correcta en el mensaje anterior. La direccion correcta es la siguiente : http://www.selvanegra.com/es/Home-Resort.html. Mis disculpas para los amigos del Hotel Selva Negra. Con amistad, Jean-Michel. Dr. Jean-Michel MAES MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO AP 527 LEON NICARAGUA tel 505-3116586 cel 505-48-11-351 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni jmmaes AT bio-nica.info jmmaes AT yahoo.com jmmaes AT walla.com afleon AT ibw.com.ni (oficina de la Alianza Francesa) www.bio-nica.info (main page in spanish) http://360.yahoo.com/jmmaes http://www.ibw.com.ni/u/jmmaes (pequeña pagina de contacto) http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/MEL-Info/ (lista de anuncios - puede inscribirse si le parece) www.avesnicaragua.org (aves) http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/nicaragua/welcome.htm (Insectos) http://www.coleoptera.org/p1760.htm (Lucanidae genera) Save a tree. Do not print this message if not really necessary Subject: VIII Scarabaeoidology Meeting - a URL mistake - un error de URL - une faute de URL From: Jean Michel Maes <jmmaes AT IBW.COM.NI> Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 13:29:39 -0500 Dear friends, There is a mistake in the URL of Selva Negra Hotel, Nicaragua. The good one is as follow: http://www.selvanegra.com/es/Home-Resort.html Sincerely, Jean-Michel. Chers amis, Une erreur s'est glissée dans mon message, l'URL de l'Hotel Selva Negra est le suivant: http://www.selvanegra.com/es/Home-Resort.html Amicalement, Jean-Michel. Estimados amigos, La direccion de internet del Hotel Selva Negra no es la correcta en el mensaje anterior. La direccion correcta es la siguiente : http://www.selvanegra.com/es/Home-Resort.html. Mis disculpas para los amigos del Hotel Selva Negra. Con amistad, Jean-Michel. Dr. Jean-Michel MAES MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO AP 527 LEON NICARAGUA tel 505-3116586 cel 505-48-11-351 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni jmmaes AT bio-nica.info jmmaes AT yahoo.com jmmaes AT walla.com afleon AT ibw.com.ni (oficina de la Alianza Francesa) www.bio-nica.info (main page in spanish) http://360.yahoo.com/jmmaes http://www.ibw.com.ni/u/jmmaes (pequeña pagina de contacto) http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/MEL-Info/ (lista de anuncios - puede inscribirse si le parece) www.avesnicaragua.org (aves) http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/nicaragua/welcome.htm (Insectos) http://www.coleoptera.org/p1760.htm (Lucanidae genera) Save a tree. Do not print this message if not really necessary ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: VIII Scarabaeoidology Meeting - a URL mistake - un error de URL - une faute de URL From: "Jean Michel Maes" <jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni> Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 13:29:39 -0500 Dear friends, There is a mistake in the URL of Selva Negra Hotel, Nicaragua. The good one is as follow: http://www.selvanegra.com/es/Home-Resort.html Sincerely, Jean-Michel. Chers amis, Une erreur s'est glissée dans mon message, l'URL de l'Hotel Selva Negra est le suivant: http://www.selvanegra.com/es/Home-Resort.html Amicalement, Jean-Michel. Estimados amigos, La direccion de internet del Hotel Selva Negra no es la correcta en el mensaje anterior. La direccion correcta es la siguiente : http://www.selvanegra.com/es/Home-Resort.html. Mis disculpas para los amigos del Hotel Selva Negra. Con amistad, Jean-Michel. Dr. Jean-Michel MAES MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO AP 527 LEON NICARAGUA tel 505-3116586 cel 505-48-11-351 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni jmmaes AT bio-nica.info jmmaes AT yahoo.com jmmaes AT walla.com afleon AT ibw.com.ni (oficina de la Alianza Francesa) www.bio-nica.info (main page in spanish) http://360.yahoo.com/jmmaes http://www.ibw.com.ni/u/jmmaes (pequeña pagina de contacto) http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/MEL-Info/ (lista de anuncios - puede inscribirse si le parece) www.avesnicaragua.org (aves) http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/nicaragua/welcome.htm (Insectos) http://www.coleoptera.org/p1760.htm (Lucanidae genera) Save a tree. Do not print this message if not really necessary Subject: VIII Scarabaeoidology Meeting - a URL mistake - un error de URL - une faute de URL From: "Jean Michel Maes" <jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni> Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 13:29:39 -0500 Dear friends, There is a mistake in the URL of Selva Negra Hotel, Nicaragua. The good one is as follow: http://www.selvanegra.com/es/Home-Resort.html Sincerely, Jean-Michel. Chers amis, Une erreur s'est glissée dans mon message, l'URL de l'Hotel Selva Negra est le suivant: http://www.selvanegra.com/es/Home-Resort.html Amicalement, Jean-Michel. Estimados amigos, La direccion de internet del Hotel Selva Negra no es la correcta en el mensaje anterior. La direccion correcta es la siguiente : http://www.selvanegra.com/es/Home-Resort.html. Mis disculpas para los amigos del Hotel Selva Negra. Con amistad, Jean-Michel. Dr. Jean-Michel MAES MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO AP 527 LEON NICARAGUA tel 505-3116586 cel 505-48-11-351 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni jmmaes AT bio-nica.info jmmaes AT yahoo.com jmmaes AT walla.com afleon AT ibw.com.ni (oficina de la Alianza Francesa) www.bio-nica.info (main page in spanish) http://360.yahoo.com/jmmaes http://www.ibw.com.ni/u/jmmaes (pequeña pagina de contacto) http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/MEL-Info/ (lista de anuncios - puede inscribirse si le parece) www.avesnicaragua.org (aves) http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/nicaragua/welcome.htm (Insectos) http://www.coleoptera.org/p1760.htm (Lucanidae genera) Save a tree. Do not print this message if not really necessary Subject: VIII Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting - RELAS - Selva Negra - NICARAGUA 2008 From: Jean Michel Maes <jmmaes AT IBW.COM.NI> Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 09:38:46 -0500 VIII Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting – RELAS Selva Negra – NICARAGUA 2008 Organized each 2 years, the Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting are the best way to keep contact and exchange experience with colleagues, specialists, amateurs, scarab-lovers. After the 7th Meeting in Bolivia, in 2006, Jack Schuster proposed Nicaragua for the 8th Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting. We are pleased to offer it here. Place: Selva Negra Mountain Hotel, between Matagalpa and Jinotega, north of Nicaragua. The hotel actually consists of bungalows in the middle of coffee plantations and cloud forests, at 1300 meters above sea level, with temperatures around 15 to 20C. http://www.hotelselvanegra.com/ Dates: 15 / 17 th of September. Participants arrival at Nicaragua National Airport (Managua) is on Sunday 14th afternoon with bus transfer to (150 km) and welcome dinner at the Hotel Selva Negra. Departure is fixed for September 18th in the morning. In this way, the event days, 15 – 16 – 17th of September are really full days. Conditions: Inscription should be done as soon as possible. The cost is 310 $ US, all included (accommodation double room, meals, information and a T-shirt), payable by Western Union, or bank account deposit or by cheque. Ask for information for the last two options. Six sessions of conferences or round table discussions will be organized. Participants are asked to tell us if they want to present a conference or organize a discussion table. To be able to put all the conferences on a CD ROM, we ask all the participants to send the text of their conference as soon as possible. For interested people, we will organize a one-week collecting trip after the Meeting, in cloud forest and dry forest of Nicaragua. More information with Dr. Jean-Michel Maes Entomological Museum of León – Nicaragua 505-311-6586 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni Please, help us to spread this e-mail. Dr. Jean-Michel MAES MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO AP 527 LEON NICARAGUA tel 505-3116586 cel 505-48-11-351 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni jmmaes AT bio-nica.info jmmaes AT yahoo.com jmmaes AT walla.com afleon AT ibw.com.ni (oficina de la Alianza Francesa) www.bio-nica.info (main page in spanish) http://360.yahoo.com/jmmaes http://www.ibw.com.ni/u/jmmaes (pequeña pagina de contacto) http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/MEL-Info/ (lista de anuncios - puede inscribirse si le parece) www.avesnicaragua.org (aves) http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/nicaragua/welcome.htm (Insectos) http://www.coleoptera.org/p1760.htm (Lucanidae genera) Save a tree. 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The hotel actually consists of bungalows in the middle of coffee plantations and cloud forests, at 1300 meters above sea level, with temperatures around 15 to 20C. http://www.hotelselvanegra.com/ Dates: 15 / 17 th of September. Participants arrival at Nicaragua National Airport (Managua) is on Sunday 14th afternoon with bus transfer to (150 km) and welcome dinner at the Hotel Selva Negra. Departure is fixed for September 18th in the morning. In this way, the event days, 15 – 16 – 17th of September are really full days. Conditions: Inscription should be done as soon as possible. The cost is 310 $ US, all included (accommodation double room, meals, information and a T-shirt), payable by Western Union, or bank account deposit or by cheque. Ask for information for the last two options. Six sessions of conferences or round table discussions will be organized. Participants are asked to tell us if they want to present a conference or organize a discussion table. To be able to put all the conferences on a CD ROM, we ask all the participants to send the text of their conference as soon as possible. For interested people, we will organize a one-week collecting trip after the Meeting, in cloud forest and dry forest of Nicaragua. More information with Dr. Jean-Michel Maes Entomological Museum of León – Nicaragua 505-311-6586 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni Please, help us to spread this e-mail. Dr. Jean-Michel MAES MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO AP 527 LEON NICARAGUA tel 505-3116586 cel 505-48-11-351 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni jmmaes AT bio-nica.info jmmaes AT yahoo.com jmmaes AT walla.com afleon AT ibw.com.ni (oficina de la Alianza Francesa) www.bio-nica.info (main page in spanish) http://360.yahoo.com/jmmaes http://www.ibw.com.ni/u/jmmaes (pequeña pagina de contacto) http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/MEL-Info/ (lista de anuncios - puede inscribirse si le parece) www.avesnicaragua.org (aves) http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/nicaragua/welcome.htm (Insectos) http://www.coleoptera.org/p1760.htm (Lucanidae genera) Save a tree. Do not print this message if not really necessary Subject: VIII Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting - RELAS - Selva Negra - NICARAGUA 2008 From: "Jean Michel Maes" <jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni> Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 09:37:38 -0500 VIII Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting – RELAS Selva Negra – NICARAGUA 2008 Organized each 2 years, the Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting are the best way to keep contact and exchange experience with colleagues, specialists, amateurs, scarab-lovers. After the 7th Meeting in Bolivia, in 2006, Jack Schuster proposed Nicaragua for the 8th Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting. We are pleased to offer it here. Place: Selva Negra Mountain Hotel, between Matagalpa and Jinotega, north of Nicaragua. The hotel actually consists of bungalows in the middle of coffee plantations and cloud forests, at 1300 meters above sea level, with temperatures around 15 to 20C. http://www.hotelselvanegra.com/ Dates: 15 / 17 th of September. Participants arrival at Nicaragua National Airport (Managua) is on Sunday 14th afternoon with bus transfer to (150 km) and welcome dinner at the Hotel Selva Negra. Departure is fixed for September 18th in the morning. In this way, the event days, 15 – 16 – 17th of September are really full days. Conditions: Inscription should be done as soon as possible. The cost is 310 $ US, all included (accommodation double room, meals, information and a T-shirt), payable by Western Union, or bank account deposit or by cheque. Ask for information for the last two options. Six sessions of conferences or round table discussions will be organized. Participants are asked to tell us if they want to present a conference or organize a discussion table. To be able to put all the conferences on a CD ROM, we ask all the participants to send the text of their conference as soon as possible. For interested people, we will organize a one-week collecting trip after the Meeting, in cloud forest and dry forest of Nicaragua. More information with Dr. Jean-Michel Maes Entomological Museum of León – Nicaragua 505-311-6586 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni Please, help us to spread this e-mail. Dr. Jean-Michel MAES MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO AP 527 LEON NICARAGUA tel 505-3116586 cel 505-48-11-351 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni jmmaes AT bio-nica.info jmmaes AT yahoo.com jmmaes AT walla.com afleon AT ibw.com.ni (oficina de la Alianza Francesa) www.bio-nica.info (main page in spanish) http://360.yahoo.com/jmmaes http://www.ibw.com.ni/u/jmmaes (pequeña pagina de contacto) http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/MEL-Info/ (lista de anuncios - puede inscribirse si le parece) www.avesnicaragua.org (aves) http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/nicaragua/welcome.htm (Insectos) http://www.coleoptera.org/p1760.htm (Lucanidae genera) Save a tree. Do not print this message if not really necessary Subject: VIII Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting - RELAS - Selva Negra - NICARAGUA 2008 From: Jean Michel Maes <jmmaes AT IBW.COM.NI> Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 09:37:38 -0500 VIII Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting – RELAS Selva Negra – NICARAGUA 2008 Organized each 2 years, the Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting are the best way to keep contact and exchange experience with colleagues, specialists, amateurs, scarab-lovers. After the 7th Meeting in Bolivia, in 2006, Jack Schuster proposed Nicaragua for the 8th Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting. We are pleased to offer it here. Place: Selva Negra Mountain Hotel, between Matagalpa and Jinotega, north of Nicaragua. The hotel actually consists of bungalows in the middle of coffee plantations and cloud forests, at 1300 meters above sea level, with temperatures around 15 to 20C. http://www.hotelselvanegra.com/ Dates: 15 / 17 th of September. Participants arrival at Nicaragua National Airport (Managua) is on Sunday 14th afternoon with bus transfer to (150 km) and welcome dinner at the Hotel Selva Negra. Departure is fixed for September 18th in the morning. In this way, the event days, 15 – 16 – 17th of September are really full days. Conditions: Inscription should be done as soon as possible. The cost is 310 $ US, all included (accommodation double room, meals, information and a T-shirt), payable by Western Union, or bank account deposit or by cheque. Ask for information for the last two options. Six sessions of conferences or round table discussions will be organized. Participants are asked to tell us if they want to present a conference or organize a discussion table. To be able to put all the conferences on a CD ROM, we ask all the participants to send the text of their conference as soon as possible. For interested people, we will organize a one-week collecting trip after the Meeting, in cloud forest and dry forest of Nicaragua. More information with Dr. Jean-Michel Maes Entomological Museum of León – Nicaragua 505-311-6586 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni Please, help us to spread this e-mail. Dr. Jean-Michel MAES MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO AP 527 LEON NICARAGUA tel 505-3116586 cel 505-48-11-351 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni jmmaes AT bio-nica.info jmmaes AT yahoo.com jmmaes AT walla.com afleon AT ibw.com.ni (oficina de la Alianza Francesa) www.bio-nica.info (main page in spanish) http://360.yahoo.com/jmmaes http://www.ibw.com.ni/u/jmmaes (pequeña pagina de contacto) http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/MEL-Info/ (lista de anuncios - puede inscribirse si le parece) www.avesnicaragua.org (aves) http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/nicaragua/welcome.htm (Insectos) http://www.coleoptera.org/p1760.htm (Lucanidae genera) Save a tree. Do not print this message if not really necessary ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: VIII Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting - RELAS - Selva Negra - NICARAGUA 2008 From: "Jean Michel Maes" <jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni> Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 09:37:38 -0500 VIII Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting – RELAS Selva Negra – NICARAGUA 2008 Organized each 2 years, the Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting are the best way to keep contact and exchange experience with colleagues, specialists, amateurs, scarab-lovers. After the 7th Meeting in Bolivia, in 2006, Jack Schuster proposed Nicaragua for the 8th Latinoamerican Scarabaeoidology Meeting. We are pleased to offer it here. Place: Selva Negra Mountain Hotel, between Matagalpa and Jinotega, north of Nicaragua. The hotel actually consists of bungalows in the middle of coffee plantations and cloud forests, at 1300 meters above sea level, with temperatures around 15 to 20C. http://www.hotelselvanegra.com/ Dates: 15 / 17 th of September. Participants arrival at Nicaragua National Airport (Managua) is on Sunday 14th afternoon with bus transfer to (150 km) and welcome dinner at the Hotel Selva Negra. Departure is fixed for September 18th in the morning. In this way, the event days, 15 – 16 – 17th of September are really full days. Conditions: Inscription should be done as soon as possible. The cost is 310 $ US, all included (accommodation double room, meals, information and a T-shirt), payable by Western Union, or bank account deposit or by cheque. Ask for information for the last two options. Six sessions of conferences or round table discussions will be organized. Participants are asked to tell us if they want to present a conference or organize a discussion table. To be able to put all the conferences on a CD ROM, we ask all the participants to send the text of their conference as soon as possible. For interested people, we will organize a one-week collecting trip after the Meeting, in cloud forest and dry forest of Nicaragua. More information with Dr. Jean-Michel Maes Entomological Museum of León – Nicaragua 505-311-6586 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni Please, help us to spread this e-mail. Dr. Jean-Michel MAES MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO AP 527 LEON NICARAGUA tel 505-3116586 cel 505-48-11-351 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni jmmaes AT bio-nica.info jmmaes AT yahoo.com jmmaes AT walla.com afleon AT ibw.com.ni (oficina de la Alianza Francesa) www.bio-nica.info (main page in spanish) http://360.yahoo.com/jmmaes http://www.ibw.com.ni/u/jmmaes (pequeña pagina de contacto) http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/MEL-Info/ (lista de anuncios - puede inscribirse si le parece) www.avesnicaragua.org (aves) http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/nicaragua/welcome.htm (Insectos) http://www.coleoptera.org/p1760.htm (Lucanidae genera) Save a tree. Do not print this message if not really necessary Subject: Re Correction:: Medina County-April 2008 From: Maury Heiman <MauryHeiman AT AOL.COM> Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 08:30:57 EDT In a message dated 4/30/2008 7:40:14 PM Central Daylight Time, MauryHeiman AT AOL.COM writes: Greetings, A few interesting creatures from Medina County for the month of April. A few photos if interested. At baits (slow) Goatweed Leafwing Asterocampa sp. a couple of Euphoria beetle species including sepulcralis At MV and blacklight (slow) Dasychira meriodionalis (memorata). _http://tinyurl.com/66k277_ (http://tinyurl.com/66k277) Southern Flannel Moth--Megalopyge opercularis _http://tinyurl.com/6q3vew_ (http://tinyurl.com/6q3vew) Wine-tinted Oenobotys Moth -- Oenobotys vinotinctalis _http://tinyurl.com/6amebh_ (http://tinyurl.com/6amebh) Grapevine Beetle Pelidnota punciata _http://tinyurl.com/532l89_ (http://tinyurl.com/532l89) several emerald species a few mayflies a praying mantis species with really upward curved wing tips! several tiny longhorn species and a few small click beetles Maury Heiman SE Medina County Thank you to James Adams for a correction to the moth I labeled as Wine-tinted Oenobotys Moth -- Oenobotys vinotinctalis! The moth is indeed Uresiphita reversalis, a pest of Texas Mountain Laurel! I collected one last eve and spread the 37mm wingspan to clearly see the difference of the hind wing. Oenobotys vinotinctalis has a 14mm wingspan? Links to spread versions and good information: _http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/lepidopt/Pyralidae/Uresiphita.htm_ (http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/lepidopt/Pyralidae/Uresiphita.htm) _http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/webpages/pyralidae/Ur%20reversalis.htm_ (http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/webpages/pyralidae/Ur%20reversalis.htm) Thank you, Maury Heiman SE Medina County **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Medina County-April 2008 From: Maury Heiman <MauryHeiman AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:39:20 EDT Greetings, A few interesting creatures from Medina County for the month of April. A few photos if interested. At baits (slow) Goatweed Leafwing Asterocampa sp. a couple of Euphoria beetle species including sepulcralis At MV and blacklight (slow) Dasychira meriodionalis (memorata). _http://tinyurl.com/66k277_ (http://tinyurl.com/66k277) Southern Flannel Moth--Megalopyge opercularis _http://tinyurl.com/6q3vew_ (http://tinyurl.com/6q3vew) Wine-tinted Oenobotys Moth -- Oenobotys vinotinctalis _http://tinyurl.com/6amebh_ (http://tinyurl.com/6amebh) Grapevine Beetle Pelidnota punciata _http://tinyurl.com/532l89_ (http://tinyurl.com/532l89) several emerald species a few mayflies a praying mantis species with really upward curved wing tips! several tiny longhorn species and a few small click beetles Maury Heiman SE Medina County **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Male Clouded Skipper? From: Nick Grishin <grishin AT CHOP.SWMED.EDU> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:16:29 -0500 Philip: > I think that this must be a male clouded skipper: > http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~pwd/txbutterflyunknowns.html You probably will not believe me, but your only choice here is Thorybes pylades male, n > > I've just never seen one with so much color on its dorsal forewing. > > Thanks, > Philip > -- > +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= > Philip W. Davis E-mail: pwd AT rice.edu > 2635 Nottingham Phone: 713-667-0512 (H), > 713-503-0528 (C) > Houston, TX 77005 Fax: 713-666-5720 > URL: > www.ruf.rice.edu/~pwd/index.html > +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= > > ====================================== > To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU > To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to > LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU > TX-BUTTERFLY archives: > ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Male Clouded Skipper? From: "Philip W. Davis" <pwd AT RICE.EDU> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:02:13 -0500 I think that this must be a male clouded skipper: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~pwd/txbutterflyunknowns.html I've just never seen one with so much color on its dorsal forewing. Thanks, Philip -- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Philip W. Davis E-mail: pwd AT rice.edu 2635 Nottingham Phone: 713-667-0512 (H), 713-503-0528 (C) Houston, TX 77005 Fax: 713-666-5720 URL: www.ruf.rice.edu/~pwd/index.html +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Lace Cactus & Leaf-cutting Bee From: Tim Jones <deforest AT AUSTIN.RR.COM> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:45:53 -0500 At 9:29 PM -0500 4/29/08, lgilbert AT mail.utexas.edu wrote: >Neat observation. Thanks. Another picture of the "bup." http://groundtruthinvestigations.com/datalinks/_TEX2464_ICsm.jpg Here's a full size 72 res crop of another view of the scene. http://groundtruthinvestigations.com/datalinks/_TEX2456_IC_72r.jpg 250s at f/22, 400 ISO using flash Is the beetle on the lower right, the stigma a buprestid too? >Buprestids have hard, slick elytra and so can just march out >of a bee's grasp. LG Another beetle on another, yellow flowered cactus in the same vicinity as the Lace Cactus. Not sure of the name of this cactus (like a coarser version of the lace cactus.) http://groundtruthinvestigations.com/datalinks/_TEX2508_ICsm.jpg Two of them: http://groundtruthinvestigations.com/datalinks/_TEX2581_ICsm.jpg What are these, if you please. Tim Austin, Texas > >Quoting Tim Jones : > >> ...but what are the other bugs? >> >> Leafcutting Bee (Megachile sp.) in Lace Cactus >> http://groundtruthinvestigations.com/datalinks/_TEX2461_IC1_sm.jpg >> Hays County, Texas, Waterstone Nature Preserve >> 04-28-08 >> >> Previously the leaf cutter appeared to be hugging >> the small beetle, clasping it just beneath its formidable >> mandibles. >> But the beetle climbed very slowly out of the 4 limbed >> grasp of the Leaf-cutter. Observation verified in the >> picture above and others indicated no harm or even >> an attempt to harm the beetle occurred. >> >> Tim Jones >> Austin,Texas >> -- >> >> -- ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Banded Hairstreak From: Tim Jones <deforest AT AUSTIN.RR.COM> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:12:06 -0500 A new one for these parts. Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus) http://groundtruthinvestigations.com/datalinks/_TEX2602_ICsm.jpg Waterstone, Hays County, Texas 04-28-08 Tim Austin, Texas -- ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: IO moth in Kaufman County From: James McDermott <jamesryan04 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:59:00 -0500 Techically a bird found it first, but I had 1/4 of an IO Moth (Automeris io) here in southeast Kaufman County. The bug had apparently came to my MV, and judging by the hindwing it was a male. ~James McDermott Kaufman, TX ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Io Moth in Austin From: Barbara Ribble <TUFTEDS AT AOL.COM> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:44:44 EDT Hi, All-- Saturday morning as I was watering pots in the yard, I disturbed (just a wing flick) a female Io Moth resting between the large leaves of an aster under the edge of a live oak tree. She was very tolerant as I coaxed her into position for photographs that would show the hind wings well. Not having seen one in years, all I could figure out was it was not a Polyphemus and not a Cecropia. Finally finding my Covell and a few other books, managed a certain ID, though she was more striking in color than most depictions. She appeared so fresh and all alone on her leaf, there seemed a possibility she had not mated yet, so I set about arranging an opportunity for that, putting her small paper sack with the end open inside a critter cage, with a large mesh at the top leaving plenty of room for meeting a male. Saturday night she laid almost fifty eggs and the same on Sunday night. No sign of a male. (Does anyone know whether they stay mated a long time like Polyphemus?) She got to go to Monday night's Austin Butterfly Forum meeting, where three members adopted her eggs. Then home again, where she laid another large patch of eggs. This morning she is back on her aster leaf. Since there are about fifty more eggs, if someone wants to raise some of these stinging caterpillars, David Wagner, our excellent program guy last night, says the eggs are likely fertile. Just get back to me. Wagner's book says they use a large variety of food plants. Some of the trees are oak, willow, elm, and hackberry, but he lists hibiscus, corn, clover, wisteria, and other things. Just remember, they sting! Barbara Ribble Austin ************** Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: New book on biodiversity in fragmented landscape From: Jean Michel Maes <jmmaes AT IBW.COM.NI> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:23:56 -0500 NEW BOOK: Harvey, C.A. and J.C. Saénz (editors). 2008. Evaluación y conservación de biodiversidad en paisajes fragmentados de Mesoamerica. INBio, Heredia, Costa Rica. 620 pp. Celia Harvey, climate change advisor at Conservation International, and Joel Saenz, director of the International Institute of Wildlife Conservation in Costa Rica, have coordinated the first collection of studies about the status of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes of Mesoamerica. Their edited book, “Evaluación y conservación de biodiversidad en paisajes fragmentados de Mesoamerica” (620 pages, in Spanish), is organized in five parts. The first section provides a conceptual analysis of deforestation and fragmentation impacts on biodiversity, and highlights the importance of extending conservation efforts into the agricultural and fragmented landscapes that dominate Mesoamerica . The second focuses on the types of vegetation existing in fragmented landscapes and their value for biodiversity conservation. It also explores the role of farmers in shaping and maintaining agricultural landscapes and the need to actively involve farmers in conservation efforts. The following two parts provide examples of how different animal taxa respond to fragmented landscapes and examines what factors influence their abundance and diversity. The last chapter synthesizes the current understanding of the biodiversity in agricultural lands of Mesoamerica, identifies gaps in scientific knowledge and provides recommendations for how agricultural and conservation policies can achieve biodiversity conservation within the agricultural landscapes that dominate the region. With original studies from across the region and contributions from more than 50 authors, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the value of agricultural landscapes for biodiversity conservation. The book is likely to be of interest to a wide audience, ranging from conservation biologists, agronomists and foresters, to farmers and land managers, to decision-makers involved in conservation and land use planning. In Costa Rica, the book is available for a cost of $15 (plus shipping) at CATIE (Turrialba, Costa Rica;Patricia Hernanadez; phernan AT catie.ac.cr; (506) 2558 2340 / (506) 2556 7830) and from UNA (Gineth Ugalde, gugalde AT una.ac.cr; tel: (506) 2277-3922; (506) 2237-7039). The book can also be purchased by the INBio pubhising house: (http://www.inbio.ac.cr/EN/compras/carrito/detalle_producto.phtml?411); editorial AT inbio.ac.cr; (506) 2707 8100. In the United States: please contact Celia Harvey (c.harvey AT conservation.org) Dr. Jean-Michel MAES MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO AP 527 LEON NICARAGUA tel 505-3116586 cel 505-48-11-351 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni jmmaes AT bio-nica.info jmmaes AT yahoo.com jmmaes AT walla.com afleon AT ibw.com.ni (oficina de la Alianza Francesa) www.bio-nica.info (main page in spanish) http://360.yahoo.com/jmmaes http://www.ibw.com.ni/u/jmmaes (pequeña pagina de contacto) http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/MEL-Info/ (lista de anuncios - puede inscribirse si le parece) www.avesnicaragua.org (aves) http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/nicaragua/welcome.htm (Insectos) http://www.coleoptera.org/p1760.htm (Lucanidae genera) Save a tree. Do not print this message if not really necessary ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Nature Quest Butterflies 4/22 thru 4/26 2008 Uvalde County,Tx From: "Derek A. Muschalek" <naturalist AT DEWITTEC.NET> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:33:38 -0500 Butterflies found during 5 days of Nature Quest in the Hill Country are listed below. Also an absolutely fantastic,great,spectacular, wildflower book called Little Big Bend was for sale at the trade show. It was written by Roy Morey and has plant photos from Big Bend National Park that cover 20 years of his photography. Many of the plants in the book grow eastward to south central texas such as Talayote, Hairy Tubetongue,and Knotweed Leafflower. N = Neal's Lodge E = Estrella Ranch G = Garner State Park R =River Road in Concan L = Lost Maples State Natural Area A = All Locales Pipevine Swallowtail(Battus philenor) 28A Giant Swallowtail(Papilio cresphontes) 3N Two-tailed Swallowtail(Papilio multicaudata) 1L Southern Dogface(Zerene cesonia) 16A Cloudless Sulphur(Phoebis sennae) 3R 2G Large Orange Sulphur(Phoebis agarithe) 1R Lyside Sulphur(Kricogonia lyside) 12N 4G Sleepy Orange(Eurema nicippe) 30A Juniper Hairstreak(Callophrys gryneus) 100 Hwy 1050 30L 10G most on Asclepias asperula White M Hairstreak(Parrhasius m-album) 1E Gray Hairstreak(Strymon melinus) 20A Dusky-blue Groundstreak(Calycopis isobeon) 18A Ceraunus Blue(Hemiargus ceraunus) 1E Reakirt's Blue(Hemiargus isola) 70A Rawson's Metalmark(Calephelis rawsoni) 1R American Snout(Libytheana carinenta) 3G Gulf Fritillary(Agraulis vanillae) 24A Variegated Fritillary(Euptoieta claudia) 10A Crimson Patch(Chlosyne janais) 16G 1N 1HWY 1050 Silvery Checkerspot(Chlosyne nycteis) 3L Elada Checkerspot(Texola elada) 3E 1G Vesta Crescent(Phyciodes vesta) 2N Texan Crescent(Anthanassa texana) 8N 2G Question Mark(Polygonia interrogationis) 2E American Lady(Vanessa virginiensis) 6E Red Admiral(Vanessa atalanta) 3G Arizona Sister(Adelpha bredowii) 7G 3E 1N Goatweed Leafwing(Anaea andria) 2G Hackberry Emperor(Asterocampa celtis) 1N Tawny Emperor(Asterocampa clyton) 1G Carolina Satyr(Hermeuptychia sosybius) 1L Little Wood-Satyr(Megisto cymela) 6E 2G 1N Red Satyr(Megisto rubricata) 3G 2E 1N Monarch(Danaus plexippus) 1L Queen(Danaus gilippus) 12A White-striped Longtail(Chioides albofasciatus) 1G Long-tailed Skipper(Urbanus proteus) 1G Coyote Cloudywing(Achalarus toxeus) 1N Northern Cloudtwing(Thorybes pylades) 10HWY 1050 3G 1N Texas Powdered-Skipper(Systasea pulverulenta) 2N False Duskywing(Gesta gesta) 1R Horace's Duskywing(Erynnis horatius) 1G Funereal Duskywing(Erynnis funeralis) 2R Desert Checkered-Skipper(Pyrgus philetas) 1N Orange Skipperling(Copaeodes aurantiaca) 8A Fiery Skipper(Hylephila phyleus) 2L 1N Green Skipper(Hesperia viridis) 2E Sachem(Atalopedes campestris) 2L 1N Southern Broken-Dash(Wallengrenia otho) 2L Dun Skipper(Euphyes vestris) 30A Nysa Roadside-Skipper(Amblyscirtes nysa) 3G Dotted Roadside-Skipper(Amblyscirtes eos) 1L Celia's Roadside-Skipper(Amblyscirtes celia) 3N Derek Muschalek Yorktown,Tx ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Rain in Mission From: "David T. Dauphin" <dauphins AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:01:41 -0500 Today, we got 1 1/2" of rain in Mission. Except for 4 other misty days, this is the only rain we have had in Mission since last September. Hopefully the drought is broken or at least cracked, and the butterflying will pick up. Some might be interested in http://www.themonitor.com/articles/drought_11359___article.html/http_www.html . Best, David T. Dauphin Mission, TX For Valley wildlife info. go to: http://www.thedauphins.net ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: New book on biodiversity in fragmented landscape From: "Jean Michel Maes" <jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:24:33 -0500 NEW BOOK: Harvey, C.A. and J.C. Saénz (editors). 2008. Evaluación y conservación de biodiversidad en paisajes fragmentados de Mesoamerica. INBio, Heredia, Costa Rica. 620 pp. Celia Harvey, climate change advisor at Conservation International, and Joel Saenz, director of the International Institute of Wildlife Conservation in Costa Rica, have coordinated the first collection of studies about the status of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes of Mesoamerica. Their edited book, “Evaluación y conservación de biodiversidad en paisajes fragmentados de Mesoamerica” (620 pages, in Spanish), is organized in five parts. The first section provides a conceptual analysis of deforestation and fragmentation impacts on biodiversity, and highlights the importance of extending conservation efforts into the agricultural and fragmented landscapes that dominate Mesoamerica . The second focuses on the types of vegetation existing in fragmented landscapes and their value for biodiversity conservation. It also explores the role of farmers in shaping and maintaining agricultural landscapes and the need to actively involve farmers in conservation efforts. The following two parts provide examples of how different animal taxa respond to fragmented landscapes and examines what factors influence their abundance and diversity. The last chapter synthesizes the current understanding of the biodiversity in agricultural lands of Mesoamerica, identifies gaps in scientific knowledge and provides recommendations for how agricultural and conservation policies can achieve biodiversity conservation within the agricultural landscapes that dominate the region. With original studies from across the region and contributions from more than 50 authors, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the value of agricultural landscapes for biodiversity conservation. The book is likely to be of interest to a wide audience, ranging from conservation biologists, agronomists and foresters, to farmers and land managers, to decision-makers involved in conservation and land use planning. In Costa Rica, the book is available for a cost of $15 (plus shipping) at CATIE (Turrialba, Costa Rica;Patricia Hernanadez; phernan AT catie.ac.cr; (506) 2558 2340 / (506) 2556 7830) and from UNA (Gineth Ugalde, gugalde AT una.ac.cr; tel: (506) 2277-3922; (506) 2237-7039). The book can also be purchased by the INBio pubhising house: (http://www.inbio.ac.cr/EN/compras/carrito/detalle_producto.phtml?411); editorial AT inbio.ac.cr; (506) 2707 8100. In the United States: please contact Celia Harvey (c.harvey AT conservation.org) Dr. Jean-Michel MAES MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO AP 527 LEON NICARAGUA tel 505-3116586 cel 505-48-11-351 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni jmmaes AT bio-nica.info jmmaes AT yahoo.com jmmaes AT walla.com afleon AT ibw.com.ni (oficina de la Alianza Francesa) www.bio-nica.info (main page in spanish) http://360.yahoo.com/jmmaes http://www.ibw.com.ni/u/jmmaes (pequeña pagina de contacto) http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/MEL-Info/ (lista de anuncios - puede inscribirse si le parece) www.avesnicaragua.org (aves) http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/nicaragua/welcome.htm (Insectos) http://www.coleoptera.org/p1760.htm (Lucanidae genera) Save a tree. Do not print this message if not really necessary Subject: Unusual Moth Caterpillar From: Tim Jones <deforest AT AUSTIN.RR.COM> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:42:43 -0500 Hanging by a thread from a Live Oak on the limestone rim rock, or perhaps the Ashe Juniper next to it was a tiny something looking a little like a piece of dried oak flower or just a tiny stick snared by a wind blown spider's thread. A little curious about the shape I caught the invisible strand of silt and hung it over a Texas Persimmon which had all but lost its leaves. The little "twig," about a centimeter long took life and climbed the thread to grab a stick... then moved to hang from another on the budding persimmon. These photos appear to depict a species similar to Phyprosopus callitrichoides, if not a variant of that species. This one was very small. From descriptions of others it may have been a first or second instar. Callitrichoides metamorphoses into the Curve-lined Owlet Moth. See: http://bugguide.net/node/view/497/bgimage See also: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/caterpillar_9.html Tim Jones Austin, Texas ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: New book on biodiversity in fragmented landscape From: Jean Michel Maes <jmmaes AT IBW.COM.NI> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:24:33 -0500 NEW BOOK: Harvey, C.A. and J.C. Saénz (editors). 2008. Evaluación y conservación de biodiversidad en paisajes fragmentados de Mesoamerica. INBio, Heredia, Costa Rica. 620 pp. Celia Harvey, climate change advisor at Conservation International, and Joel Saenz, director of the International Institute of Wildlife Conservation in Costa Rica, have coordinated the first collection of studies about the status of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes of Mesoamerica. Their edited book, “Evaluación y conservación de biodiversidad en paisajes fragmentados de Mesoamerica” (620 pages, in Spanish), is organized in five parts. The first section provides a conceptual analysis of deforestation and fragmentation impacts on biodiversity, and highlights the importance of extending conservation efforts into the agricultural and fragmented landscapes that dominate Mesoamerica . The second focuses on the types of vegetation existing in fragmented landscapes and their value for biodiversity conservation. It also explores the role of farmers in shaping and maintaining agricultural landscapes and the need to actively involve farmers in conservation efforts. The following two parts provide examples of how different animal taxa respond to fragmented landscapes and examines what factors influence their abundance and diversity. The last chapter synthesizes the current understanding of the biodiversity in agricultural lands of Mesoamerica, identifies gaps in scientific knowledge and provides recommendations for how agricultural and conservation policies can achieve biodiversity conservation within the agricultural landscapes that dominate the region. With original studies from across the region and contributions from more than 50 authors, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the value of agricultural landscapes for biodiversity conservation. The book is likely to be of interest to a wide audience, ranging from conservation biologists, agronomists and foresters, to farmers and land managers, to decision-makers involved in conservation and land use planning. In Costa Rica, the book is available for a cost of $15 (plus shipping) at CATIE (Turrialba, Costa Rica;Patricia Hernanadez; phernan AT catie.ac.cr; (506) 2558 2340 / (506) 2556 7830) and from UNA (Gineth Ugalde, gugalde AT una.ac.cr; tel: (506) 2277-3922; (506) 2237-7039). The book can also be purchased by the INBio pubhising house: (http://www.inbio.ac.cr/EN/compras/carrito/detalle_producto.phtml?411); editorial AT inbio.ac.cr; (506) 2707 8100. In the United States: please contact Celia Harvey (c.harvey AT conservation.org) Dr. Jean-Michel MAES MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO AP 527 LEON NICARAGUA tel 505-3116586 cel 505-48-11-351 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni jmmaes AT bio-nica.info jmmaes AT yahoo.com jmmaes AT walla.com afleon AT ibw.com.ni (oficina de la Alianza Francesa) www.bio-nica.info (main page in spanish) http://360.yahoo.com/jmmaes http://www.ibw.com.ni/u/jmmaes (pequeña pagina de contacto) http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/MEL-Info/ (lista de anuncios - puede inscribirse si le parece) www.avesnicaragua.org (aves) http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/nicaragua/welcome.htm (Insectos) http://www.coleoptera.org/p1760.htm (Lucanidae genera) Save a tree. Do not print this message if not really necessary ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: New book on biodiversity in fragmented landscape From: "Jean Michel Maes" <jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:24:33 -0500 NEW BOOK: Harvey, C.A. and J.C. Saénz (editors). 2008. Evaluación y conservación de biodiversidad en paisajes fragmentados de Mesoamerica. INBio, Heredia, Costa Rica. 620 pp. Celia Harvey, climate change advisor at Conservation International, and Joel Saenz, director of the International Institute of Wildlife Conservation in Costa Rica, have coordinated the first collection of studies about the status of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes of Mesoamerica. Their edited book, “Evaluación y conservación de biodiversidad en paisajes fragmentados de Mesoamerica” (620 pages, in Spanish), is organized in five parts. The first section provides a conceptual analysis of deforestation and fragmentation impacts on biodiversity, and highlights the importance of extending conservation efforts into the agricultural and fragmented landscapes that dominate Mesoamerica . The second focuses on the types of vegetation existing in fragmented landscapes and their value for biodiversity conservation. It also explores the role of farmers in shaping and maintaining agricultural landscapes and the need to actively involve farmers in conservation efforts. The following two parts provide examples of how different animal taxa respond to fragmented landscapes and examines what factors influence their abundance and diversity. The last chapter synthesizes the current understanding of the biodiversity in agricultural lands of Mesoamerica, identifies gaps in scientific knowledge and provides recommendations for how agricultural and conservation policies can achieve biodiversity conservation within the agricultural landscapes that dominate the region. With original studies from across the region and contributions from more than 50 authors, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the value of agricultural landscapes for biodiversity conservation. The book is likely to be of interest to a wide audience, ranging from conservation biologists, agronomists and foresters, to farmers and land managers, to decision-makers involved in conservation and land use planning. In Costa Rica, the book is available for a cost of $15 (plus shipping) at CATIE (Turrialba, Costa Rica;Patricia Hernanadez; phernan AT catie.ac.cr; (506) 2558 2340 / (506) 2556 7830) and from UNA (Gineth Ugalde, gugalde AT una.ac.cr; tel: (506) 2277-3922; (506) 2237-7039). The book can also be purchased by the INBio pubhising house: (http://www.inbio.ac.cr/EN/compras/carrito/detalle_producto.phtml?411); editorial AT inbio.ac.cr; (506) 2707 8100. In the United States: please contact Celia Harvey (c.harvey AT conservation.org) Dr. Jean-Michel MAES MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO AP 527 LEON NICARAGUA tel 505-3116586 cel 505-48-11-351 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni jmmaes AT bio-nica.info jmmaes AT yahoo.com jmmaes AT walla.com afleon AT ibw.com.ni (oficina de la Alianza Francesa) www.bio-nica.info (main page in spanish) http://360.yahoo.com/jmmaes http://www.ibw.com.ni/u/jmmaes (pequeña pagina de contacto) http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/MEL-Info/ (lista de anuncios - puede inscribirse si le parece) www.avesnicaragua.org (aves) http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/nicaragua/welcome.htm (Insectos) http://www.coleoptera.org/p1760.htm (Lucanidae genera) Save a tree. Do not print this message if not really necessary Subject: New book on biodiversity in fragmented landscape From: "Jean Michel Maes" <jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:24:33 -0500 NEW BOOK: Harvey, C.A. and J.C. Saénz (editors). 2008. Evaluación y conservación de biodiversidad en paisajes fragmentados de Mesoamerica. INBio, Heredia, Costa Rica. 620 pp. Celia Harvey, climate change advisor at Conservation International, and Joel Saenz, director of the International Institute of Wildlife Conservation in Costa Rica, have coordinated the first collection of studies about the status of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes of Mesoamerica. Their edited book, “Evaluación y conservación de biodiversidad en paisajes fragmentados de Mesoamerica” (620 pages, in Spanish), is organized in five parts. The first section provides a conceptual analysis of deforestation and fragmentation impacts on biodiversity, and highlights the importance of extending conservation efforts into the agricultural and fragmented landscapes that dominate Mesoamerica . The second focuses on the types of vegetation existing in fragmented landscapes and their value for biodiversity conservation. It also explores the role of farmers in shaping and maintaining agricultural landscapes and the need to actively involve farmers in conservation efforts. The following two parts provide examples of how different animal taxa respond to fragmented landscapes and examines what factors influence their abundance and diversity. The last chapter synthesizes the current understanding of the biodiversity in agricultural lands of Mesoamerica, identifies gaps in scientific knowledge and provides recommendations for how agricultural and conservation policies can achieve biodiversity conservation within the agricultural landscapes that dominate the region. With original studies from across the region and contributions from more than 50 authors, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the value of agricultural landscapes for biodiversity conservation. The book is likely to be of interest to a wide audience, ranging from conservation biologists, agronomists and foresters, to farmers and land managers, to decision-makers involved in conservation and land use planning. In Costa Rica, the book is available for a cost of $15 (plus shipping) at CATIE (Turrialba, Costa Rica;Patricia Hernanadez; phernan AT catie.ac.cr; (506) 2558 2340 / (506) 2556 7830) and from UNA (Gineth Ugalde, gugalde AT una.ac.cr; tel: (506) 2277-3922; (506) 2237-7039). The book can also be purchased by the INBio pubhising house: (http://www.inbio.ac.cr/EN/compras/carrito/detalle_producto.phtml?411); editorial AT inbio.ac.cr; (506) 2707 8100. In the United States: please contact Celia Harvey (c.harvey AT conservation.org) Dr. Jean-Michel MAES MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO AP 527 LEON NICARAGUA tel 505-3116586 cel 505-48-11-351 jmmaes AT ibw.com.ni jmmaes AT bio-nica.info jmmaes AT yahoo.com jmmaes AT walla.com afleon AT ibw.com.ni (oficina de la Alianza Francesa) www.bio-nica.info (main page in spanish) http://360.yahoo.com/jmmaes http://www.ibw.com.ni/u/jmmaes (pequeña pagina de contacto) http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/MEL-Info/ (lista de anuncios - puede inscribirse si le parece) www.avesnicaragua.org (aves) http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/nicaragua/welcome.htm (Insectos) http://www.coleoptera.org/p1760.htm (Lucanidae genera) Save a tree. Do not print this message if not really necessary Subject: Mystery "moth" ID'ed From: Frances Bartle <franzabirder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:04:07 -0700 I just got news that what I thought was a moth is really a Bee Fly. Interesting critter! Thanks to all who responded, Fran Bartle --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: 5 Hairstreak day at Falcon SP From: Frances Bartle <franzabirder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:01:25 -0700 Fellow Butterfliers, Isn't it great that the butterflies are finally coming out? More species appear every day. Berry Nall came over this afternoon, and as we were examining the Frogfruit, he saw a Ruddy Hairstreak (FOS). Earlier, he found Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (FOS). Other hairstreaks we saw: Gray, Mallow, Clytie Mini-streak. We also saw (or I did earlier in the day): Pipevine Swallowtail Giant swallowtail Checkered White Lyside sulphur Phaon Crescent Southern Dogface Large Orange Sulphur Ceraunus Blue Reakirt's Blue American Snout Bordered Patch Tawny Emperor (FOS) Queen White-striped Longtail Long-tailed Longtail Dorantes Longtail Brown Longtail Coyote Cloudywing Funereal duskywing White Checkered Skipper Fiery Skipper Whirlabout Sachem Nysa Roadside-skipper Eufala Skipper Sveral moths were around, but the only one I can name is White-tipped Black Moth (FOS) The one I am most interested in ID-ing is the following: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9216158 AT N04 If you know that bug's name, please tell me. Fran Bartle Naturalist, Falcon SP --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Late NTX polyphemus From: James McDermott <jamesryan04 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:59:19 -0500 Everyone, Yesterday a fresh male Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus) was attracted to my MV light, in southeast Kaufman County (Becker). This is late for silks, especially considering I had a female here, almost a month ago during the expected time. Weird. ~James McDermott Kaufman, TX (Just east of Dallas) ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Palmetto Weevil - info page From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:29:53 -0500 Joshua Rose had an interesting palm-feeding weevil come to bait at Bentsen-RGVSP late last week. It's actually the biggest weevil north of Mexico. I wasn't familiar with it, but Larry Pressler, Director of McAllen's Parks and Rec Dept. reports periodically encountering it for the last 25 years. It does NOT appear to be a threat to the palm grove (as I feared). Here's a page I constructed for it. Mike Quinn, Austin Palmetto Weevil Rhynchophorus cruentatus (Fabricius 1775) http://www.texasento.net/Rhynchophorus.htm ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: RFI - Vines that might attract butterflies From: Frank Hedges <f_hedges AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:34:40 -0700 I have seen many types of Clematis but have not noticed them being particularily good nector sources. Stay away from Jap.honeysuckle as it can become a pest. The native red species is OK but not great. Have you considered Coral vine? Frank Anthony Flyd wrote: Greetings All: I live in Lubbock and am busily reworking my yard to make it more attractive for butterflies (and to get rid of the bulk of the lawn). I am trying to come up with some commercially available vines with flowers that would be attractive to adult butterflies ... and that would survive in Lubbock. Passiflora incarnata X cinnicata is the only thing I have come up with so far ... and I will plant one trellis (of three) with this variety of Passionflower. I would like to come up with some variety of Clematis ... and would welcome any suggestions folks might have. I would also like to come up with some variety of Honeysuckle ... and would welcome any suggestions folks might have. If there is another vine that would simple be a thriller for butterflies in a Lubbock yard - and that is commonly available in nurseries - I would love to hear about it. Please respond to this post directly to me at terrverts AT yahoo.com as I am not sure the information would be of general interest to listerve users. Thanks; Anthony Hewetson, Lubbock ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: flying hatch From: Theresa Bayoud <blubayou2001 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:33:04 -0700 This morning while looking for birds, there was some kind of hatch of flying insects - maybe termites? And right on top of it were two lizards - Texas Spiny and one with a bright blue belly. Really interesting! Theresa Bayoud Austin, Texas ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Black Witch - life cycle pix & rearing note From: Mike Quinn <entomike AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:12:01 -0500 Jan, Josh, and Berry all contributed additional larval shots... Black Witch Moth - Ascalapha odorata Life Cycle Photographs & Rearing Note http://texasento.net/witch_pix.htm Mike Quinn, Austin ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: First Firefly - Lampyrid of the season @ so. Austin - Apr. 24 From: Mike Quinn <Mike.Quinn AT TPWD.STATE.TX.US> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:55:45 -0500 Saw my first firefly in south Austin last night, April 24, 2008. Mike Quinn, Austin General Firefly info: http://texasento.net/Pyractomena.htm ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Horace's Duskywing @ Edinburg SW? From: Nick Grishin <grishin AT CHOP.SWMED.EDU> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:19:07 -0500 > had a nice Fatal (unless proven otherwise) Metalmark. Pics are posted here: > (http://miriameaglemon.com/photogallery/TX%20Butterflies%20Edinburg.htm) You bet, "proven otherwise", it is a "rounded" :) n ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Re: Horace's Duskwing at Edinburg Scenic Wetlands From: Javier De Leon <jdeleon AT EDINBURGWBC.COM> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:33:44 -0500 All, I wonder if that was the same Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) I saw yesterday just east of the South Pond nectaring on Eup. odoratum? It looked pretty fresh. This is the second Horace's I've seen this year and the third since last August. Other leps flying around yesterday included: Western-Pygmy Blue Brephidium exile Phaon Crescent Phyciodes phaon Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae Queen Danaus gilippus Brown Longtail Urbanus procne Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis Clouded Skipper Lerema accius Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala Looking forward to a longer list (aren't we all?). Javier de Leon Interpretive Naturalist Edinburg World Birding Center 714 Raul Longoria Rd. P.O. Box 1079 Edinburg, TX 78540 956-381-9922 ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Horace's Duskywing @ Edinburg SW? From: Mary Beth Stowe <MiriamEagl AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:28:41 EDT Hi, all! While helping to lead the San Diego Audubon field trip to Edinburg Wetlands today, I had what I thought at first was a worn Funereal Duskywing, but looking at the book I believe is actually a Horace's (which is a life lep)! Also had a nice Fatal (unless proven otherwise) Metalmark. Pics are posted here: _http://miriameaglemon.com/photogallery/TX%20Butterflies%20Edinburg.htm_ (http://miriameaglemon.com/photogallery/TX%20Butterflies%20Edinburg.htm) Enjoy! MB Mary Beth Stowe McAllen, TX _www.miriameaglemon.com_ (http://www.miriameaglemon.com/) **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: LepSoc 2009-ELEN III Logo design competition From: Andrew Warren <hesperioidea AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:47:23 -0700 Everyone, In 2009, The Lepidopterists' Society will hold its annual meeting in conjunction with the Third Encuentro Lepidopterologico Neotropical (ELEN III) in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Chetumal is situated on the Yucatan Peninsula, near the border with Belize, south of Cancun. Later this year, more details on the meeting will be made available (exact dates, traval and lodging information, details on collecting opportunities, etc.); I don't recall the dates at the moment. Below I have attached an announcement on a competition for the logo design for the meeting. Best, Andy Warren ELEN III-LepSoc 2009 Logo Design Competition The organizing committee of the upcoming conjoint meeting ELEN III- LepSoc 2009 is proud to invite all the students interested in participating in the event Logo Design Competition. The requirements for the logo design are as follows: 1. The logo must be an original design. 2. You should use at most 3 colors. 3. The logo design must be simple and appropriate for printing purposes (event t-shirts, posters, pens, etc.). 4. The logo must contain the words ELEN III-LepSoc 2009. 5. The winner has to provide the original digital file and give up the copyrights to the event. Submitting your logo design: You should send the logo design in TIFF format at 300 dpi to: elenIII AT ecosur.mx The subject of the e-mail should be "Propuesta Logo ELEN III". Due date: Proposals are due May 20, 2008 Winner announcement: The winner will be announced on June 9, 2008 at the meeting website. We will also notify the winner via e-mail. Awards: First Place: - The winner will have registration fees waived. - The winner will be publicly recognized during the event. - The winner will receive a surprise gift. Second and third place: - Second and third place will receive a book package. - Second and third place will be publicly recognized during the event. Sincerely, Organizing Committee ELEN III-LepSoc 2009 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Black Witch - life cycle pix & rearing note From: Mike Quinn <Mike.Quinn AT TPWD.STATE.TX.US> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:25:34 -0500 FYI, Mike Quinn, Austin Black Witch Moth Ascalapha odorata (Linnaeus, 1758) Life Cycle Photographs & Rearing Note http://texasento.net/witch_pix.htm ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Thousands of Painted Ladies in Lubbock From: Paul Cherubini <monarch AT SABER.NET> Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:33:27 -0700 Anthony Hewetson in Lubbock wrote: > the only bugs flying in numbers up this way right now > are Painted Ladies (hundreds or thousands can be > seen in a day of road driving) This is very interesting Anthony because hundreds of Painted Ladies were also reported in Oklahoma last week by the famous butterfly breeder Dave Bohlken and lots of moderately faded Ladies have even been seen in Iowa. The big mystery is where are these Lubbock Painted Ladies coming from? The long established dogma is that they originate in the desert Southwest. But except for the Las Vegas / Needles, California area, no large movements of Painted Ladies have been reported from New Mexico or Arizona on the listserves. Are the Lubbock Ladies you are seeing coming from the Southwest and moving Northeast? Paul Cherubini El Dorado, Calif. ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Another question about butterfly gardening From: Anthony Flyd <terrverts AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:07:58 -0700 Greetings Again: I apologize for asking so many questions about plants but I am finally getting an opportunity to create a yard of my own ... and it is going to be all about the butterflies:) A plant that grows throughout my region and appears to be very attractive to butterflies is Chickasaw Plum (Prunus angustifolia). I would like to plant a twelve foot row of this species but have not been able to find a source. Do any of you expert butterfly gardeners have a procedure for growing plants from cuttings? Is this even possible with wild fruit trees. Again, please respond privately to this post - terrverts AT yahoo.com - as the information I am after may not be of interest to the membership at large. By the by: the only bugs flying in numbers up this way right now are Painted Ladies (hundreds or thousands can be seen in a day of road driving) and Sleepy Duskywings (tens or hundreds likewise) while roughly a dozen or so other species are out there in much smaller numbers. Anthony Hewetson; Lubbock ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: RFI - Vines that might attract butterflies From: Anthony Flyd <terrverts AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:34:01 -0700 Greetings All: I live in Lubbock and am busily reworking my yard to make it more attractive for butterflies (and to get rid of the bulk of the lawn). I am trying to come up with some commercially available vines with flowers that would be attractive to adult butterflies ... and that would survive in Lubbock. Passiflora incarnata X cinnicata is the only thing I have come up with so far ... and I will plant one trellis (of three) with this variety of Passionflower. I would like to come up with some variety of Clematis ... and would welcome any suggestions folks might have. I would also like to come up with some variety of Honeysuckle ... and would welcome any suggestions folks might have. If there is another vine that would simple be a thriller for butterflies in a Lubbock yard - and that is commonly available in nurseries - I would love to hear about it. Please respond to this post directly to me at terrverts AT yahoo.com as I am not sure the information would be of general interest to listerve users. Thanks; Anthony Hewetson, Lubbock ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Butterflies Remember What They Learned as Caterpillars From: Tim Jones <deforest AT AUSTIN.RR.COM> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:51:38 -0500 Butterflies Remember What They Learned as Caterpillars http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/03/butterflies-rem.html By Brandon Keim March 05, 2008 When a caterpillar turns into a butterfly, the transformation is so radical that it's hard to believe they belong to the same species. But regardless of the new wings and body, the new diet and airborne lifestyle, butterflies remember what they learned as babies. In a study published yesterday in Public Library of Science ONE, Georgetown University biologists gave mild shocks to tobacco hornworm caterpillars while exposing the caterpillars to particular odors. [...] Tim Austin, Texas -- ====================================== To unsubscribe, send the message SIGNOFF TX-BUTTERFLY to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU To change to the daily digest, send the message SET TX-BUTTERFLY DIGEST to LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.UH.EDU TX-BUTTERFLY archives: Subject: Female Cecropia emerged From: TEXAS LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY <texaslepsurvey AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:23:12 -0700 The H. ceropia coccon I found at the Brazos River in NE Waller Co. (NCR) emerged at 3:45 this afternoon; a nice female as I guessed. Might as well see if I can't get her to call a male for a Harris Co. record... Somebody give me a 5 AM wake-up call. (NOT...) Charles Bordelon, VP/EIC Texas Lepidoptera Survey 8517 Burkhart Rd. 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