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Six new Pennsylvania moth records

Six new Pennsylvania moth records were added to the database: Eudryas grata (Montgomery County, Shane T. Cross), Macrochilo orciferalis (Allegheny County, Monica Miller), Choristoneura parallela (Allegheny County, Monica Miller), Agriphila ruricolellus (Allegheny County, Monica Miller), Crocidophora serratissimalis (Beaver County, Monica Miller), Acoloithus falsarius (York County, Ann C. Pettigrew). (PA-moths-28Feb10)

215 Tennessee butterfly records

Two hundred and fifteen Tennessee butterfly records were added to the database from contributors Allan J. Trently, Bart Jones, Betty Stephens, David Hollie, David J. Trently, Audrey Hoff, Mike Nelson, David Spicer, DJ Stanley, Don Holt, Douglas A. Downs, Douglas Bruce, Harold Howell, Jean Obrist, Julius Basham, K. Dean Edwards, Ken Childs, Kris Castro, Kris Light, Melinda Fawver, Nita Jackson, Richard Connors, Rikki Hall, Rita Venable, Scott G. Somershoe, Stephen J. Stedman, Judy C. Fuson, Carol D. Williams, Stephen Johnson, Steve McGaffin, Tom Howe, Tom Kienzle, and Tommie Rogers. (TN-25June2010)

531 new PA moth records

Five hundred and thirty-one Pennsylvania moth records were added to the database from: Ann C. Pettigrew, Bernie Picklo, Bob Machesney, Bob Moul, Chuck Tague, Clarissa Lehman, Corey Husic, Curt Lehman, Jae Nanthranoha, James K. Adams, Jeffrey T. Frey, Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, Joe Pusateri, John Wheatley, Karl Gardner, Ken Lebo, Leonard Hess, Marcy Cunkelman, Monica Miller, Moses Martin, Rick Gillmore, Samuel R. Smith, Shane T. Cross, Stephen Menasian, Stephen Kloiber, Steven Johnson, Tom Raub, Wade Clark, and William F. Boscoe. (PA-Feb-May2010)

Fifteen new moth species

Fifteen new moth species were added to the database: Acleris cornana, Acleris hastiana, Lithophane disposita, Acleris cervinana, Gretchena deludana, Argyrotaenia pinatubana, Rhyacionia rigidana, Petrova wenzeli, Pseudexentera costomaculana, Phaneta umbrastriana, Acronicta noctivaga, Caripeta angustiorata, Hydrelia lucata, Proteoteras crescentana, Henricus contrastanus.