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320 new California butterfly records

Three hundred and twenty California butterfly records - mostly Coenonympha and Adelpha species - were added to the database from contributors Dennis Walker, F. Grinnell, George Malcolm, H. Notman, J. A. Comstock, J. W Tilden, John F. Emmel, John Heyse, John Luttrell, John S. Garth, R. Stanford, Keith Hughes, Ken Davenport, Kith Trexler, L. Martin, C. Ingham, Laurance T. Kerr, Oakley Shields, Paul Opler, Pete Spino, Robert L. Langston, Robert Wuttken, Susan Steele, and William Barnes. (CA-21Nov09)

New Tennessee moth records

Seventy-one Tennessee moth records were added to the database: Xylophanes tersa (Shelby County, Brian Cooper), Hyalophora cecropia (Grainger County, Jennifer Amyx), Antheraea polyphemus (Davidson County, Philip Ellis), and from DJ Stanley: Acharia stimulea, Acrolophus plumifrontella, Acronicta ovata, Agrius cingulatus, Allotria elonympha, Amphion floridensis, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Antepione thisoaria, Apantesis nais, Autographa precautionis, Autographa precautionis, Baileya dormitans, Bomolocha manalis, Caenurgia chloropha, Caenurgina erechtea, Campaea perlata, Catocala nebulosa, Catocala vidua, Ceratomia catalpae, Choristoneura parallela, Choristoneura rosaceana, Chytolita petrealis, Chytonix palliatricula, Datana contracta, Elaphria festivoides, Emmelina monodactyla, Euchaetes egle, Euchlaena obtusaria, Euparthenos nubilis, Eutrapela clemataria, Galgula partita, Glaphyria fulminalis, Grammia parthenice, Haematopis grataria, Idia americalis, Lacosoma chiridota, Leucania scirpicola, Lomographa vestaliata, Macrurocampa marthesia, Microcrambus elegans, Nadata gibbosa, Nedra ramosula, Nemoria lixaria, Olethreutes permundana, Orgyia definita, Orgyia definita, Palthis angulalis, Panopoda carneicosta, Pantographa limata, Parallelia bistriaris, Phoberia atomaris, Phosphila miselioides, Plagiomimicus pityochromus, Plagodis alcoolaria, Pseudeustrotia carneola, Schinia trifascia, Sphinx kalmiae, Spilosoma virginica, Synchlora aerata, Tarachidia erastrioides, Thioptera nigrofimbria, Tricholita signata, Trichordestra legitima, Xanthorhoe lacustrata, Xanthorhoe lacustrata, Xestia dolosa, Yponomeuta multipunctella, and Zale lunata. (AL-TN-18Nov09)

328 new California butterfly records

Three hundred and twenty-eight California butterfly records - mostly Chlosyne, Junonia, Limenitis and Vanessa species - were added to the database from contributors Bruce & Bret Boyd, C. Dammers, Edmund Godwin, George T. Austin, J. A. Comstock, J. B. Vernon, J. W. Tilden, John S. Garth, J. Pasko, Ken Davenport, L. Martin, C. Ingham, Oakley Shields, Paul Opler, Randy Emmitt, Ray Bruun, Richard P. Meyer, Richard Priestaf, and Robert L. Langston. (CA-18Nov09)

319 new California butterfly records

Three hundred and nineteen California butterfly records - mostly Vanessa and Junonia species - were added to the database from contributors Bruce & Bret Boyd, C. Dammers, C. Don MacNeill, Fred T. Thorne, George T. Austin, H. Avery Freeman, H. Notman, J. Donald Eff, J. W Tilden, John R. Heitzman, John S. Garth, Keith Hughes, Keith Trexler, Ken Davenport, L. Martin & C. Ingham, Oakley Shields, Paul Opler, R. Langston, Ray Stanford, and Stallings & Turner. (CA-16Nov09)

331 new California butterfly records

Three hundred and thirty-one California butterfly records - mostly Aglais, Euphilotes, Plebejus, and Vanessa species - were added to the database from contributors Bruce & Bret Boyd, C. Dammers, Floyd & June Preston, Homer Edgecomb, J. A. Comstock, J. W. Tilden, John Downey, John F. Emmel , John R. Heitzman, John S. Garth, Keith Hughes, Ken Davenport, L. Martin, C. Ingham, Oakley Shields, Paul Opler, R. L. Scharf, R. Mattoni, Ray Stanford, Richard P. Meyer, Robert Ford, Robert L. Langston, Ronald Wielgus, Susan Steele, T. M. Blackman, and V. Clemence. (CA-13Nov09)

307 new California butterfly records

Three hundred and seven California records - mostly of Nymphalis, Euphydryas and Polygonia species - were added to the database from contributors Al Rubbert, Bruce & Bret Boyd, David L. Bauer, Floyd & June Preston, Fred Heath, H. A. Freeman, H. A. Freeman, J. D. Eff, J. W. Tilden, Jerry Powell, John G. Pasko, John Lane, John S. Garth, C. Sekerman, Keith Hughes, Kelly Richers, Ken Davenport, N. McFarland, Oakley Shields, Paul Opler, R. C. Burns, Robert L. Langston, Stallings & Turner, and Thomas Davies. (CA-12Nov09)

308 new California records

Three hundred and eight California butterfly records - mostly Speyeria, Polygonia, and Euphydryas species - were added to the database from contributors Al Rubbert, Bill Gendron, Bruce & Bret Boyd, Chris Henne, David L. Bauer, Dick Young, E. Stanford, Floyd & June Preston, Floyd & June Preston, Homer Edgecomb, Homer Edgecomb, J. D. Eff, J. W. Tilden, Jim Brock, Tom Emmel, John F. Emmel , John G. Pasko, John H. Masters, John S. Garth, Keith Brown, Ken Davenport, L. Martin, C. Ingham, L. Paul Grey, Michael Leski, Oakley Shields, Paul Opler, Phil Nordin, Ralph Wells, Randy Emmitt, Ray Stanford, Richard P. Meyer, Robert L. Langston, Sterling Mattoon, Thomas Davies, Tom Blevins, and W. Burdick. (CA-10Nov09)

306 new California butterfly records

Three hundred and six California butterfly records - mostly of the genus Phyciodes - were added to the database from contributors Bill Gendron, Bruce & Bret Boyd, C. Dammers, Charles Sekerman, Chris Henne, Edmund Godwin, George T. Austin, J. W. Tilden, James R. Mori, Jim Brock, John F. Emmel, John Heyse, John S. Garth, K. Coolidge, J. Levy, Keith Hughes, Ray Stanford, Keith Trexler, Ken Davenport, Ken Hansen, C. Ingham, Lloyd Martin, Oakley Shields, Paul Opler, Randy Emmitt, Richard P. Meyer, Robert L. Langston, and Sterling Mattoon. (CA-5Nov09)