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Fourteen butterfly and moth photographs were added to the database from Bea Laporte and Laura Maskell for the following species: Garden (Great) Tiger Moth (Arctia caja), Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon), Intermediate Cucullia (Cucullia intermedia), Maple Spanworm (Ennomos magnaria), Virgin Tiger Moth (Grammia virgo), Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), and Orange-humped Mapleworm (Symmerista leucitys).

The Intermediate Cucullia (Cucullia intermedia) was added to the database.

Three hundred and thirty-five California butterfly records were added to the database from contributors A. W. Lindsey, Arthur Shapiro, Barnes & Benjamin, Bob Stewart, C. D. MacNeill, George Field, Harriet V. Reinhard, J. A. Comstock, J. E. Cottle, Jack Levy, Jean Gunder, Jeffrey Glassberg, John Fortiner, Ken Hansen, Leslie V. Smith, Oakley Shields, Oscar Sette, Richard Kelson, Richard Priestaf, S & E Mattoon, S. R. Sims, Sterling Mattoon, Tom & John Emmel, U. Kinet, and William Barnes. (CA-01Dec09)

Five Minnesota moth records were added to the database from contributor Carl Greiner: Grammia virgo (Aitkin County), and Hyles lineata, Actias luna, Halysidota tessellaris, and Sphinx kalmiae (Filmore County). (Middagh-2Dec09)

Two Florida moth records were added to the database: Allotria elonympha and Catocala andromedae (Suwanee County, Tom Middagh). (Middagh-2Dec09)

Three Arkansas moth records were added to the database: Allotria elonympha, Catocala coccinata, and Catocala micronympha (Benton County, Tom Middagh). (Middagh-2Dec09)

Three new photographs of the Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) were added to the database from photographer Stephen C. Menasian.

Two hundred and thirty-four Pennsylvania moth records were added to the database from contributors Beatriz Moisset, Bob Moul, Harry Hunt, Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, Karl Gardner, Ken Lebo, Leonard Hess, Monica Miller, Sally Balogh, and Wade Clark. (PA-moths-Nov09)

The first photograph of Berry's Skipper (Euphyes berryi) was added to the database from photographer Linda F. Cooper.

One hundred and eighteen Alabama butterfly records were added to the database from contributors Michael Holmes and Vitaly Charny. (AL-Sept-Nov09)