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Two hundred and seventy-nine California butterfly records were added to the database from contributors Al & Tom Rubbert, Arthur M. Shapiro, Brian Banker, Bruce & Bret Boyd, Chris Henne, Derham Giuliani, Edmund Godwin, Gary File, J. A Comstock, J. W. Tilden, James R. Mori, Jim Brock, Tom Emmel, John F. Emmel, John S. Garth, Keith S. Brown Jr., Keith Trexler, Ken Davenport, L. M. Martin, Oakley Shields, Oscar Sette, Paul Opler, Ray Stanford, and Tom Blevins. (CA-26Oct09)

Three new moth photographs were added to the database from photographer Don Simons: Banded Sphinx (Eumorpha fasciatus), Pink-spotted Hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata), and Tersa Sphinx (Xylophanes tersa).

Sixty-four Louisiana butterfly and moth records were added to the database by submitters Cecil Tarver, David Barr, Elijah Avants, Jeff Trahan, Kent Fothergill, and Steve Shively: Papilio cresphontes, Chlosyne nycteis, Enodia portlandia, Euptoieta claudia, Hemiargus ceraunus, Junonia coenia, Lerodea eufala, Libytheana carinenta, Megisto cymela, Nastra lherminier, Panoquina ocola, Papilio troilus, Eurytides marcellus, Thorybes bathyllus, Kricogonia lyside, Hermeuptychia sosybius, Limenitis arthemis, Euphyes vestris, Atalopedes campestris, Wallengrenia egeremet, Copaeodes minima, Poanes yehl, Vanessa atalanta, Agraulis vanillae, Anaea andria, Asterocampa celtis, Asterocampa clyton, Atlides halesus, Callophrys gryneus, Celastrina neglecta, Chlosyne nycteis, Chlosyne nycteis, Zerene cesonia, Danaus plexippus, Estigmene acrea, Spodoptera frugiperda, Enodia portlandia, Eumorpha fasciata, Lerema accius, Papilio polyxenes, Danaus plexippus, Vanessa atalanta, Polites origenes, Erynnis martialis, Erynnis baptisiae, Battus philenor, Euptoieta claudia, Zerene cesonia, Agraulis vanillae, Anicla infecta, Helicoverpa zea, Agrotis ipsilon, Xylophanes tersa, Pseudoplusia includens, Eacles imperialis, Erynnis juvenalis, Callophrys gryneus, Cyllopsis gemma, Echinargus isola, Polygonia interrogationis, Vanessa virginiensis, Strymon melinus, Agraulis vanillae, and Limenitis arthemis. (LA-3Nov09)

Two hundred and eighty-six California butterfly records for Speyeria zerene, S. nokomis, S. cybele, S. coronis, Plebejus saepiolus, Lycaena species and other species were added to the database from contributors Al & Tom Rubbert, Bill Gendron, Brad Stirn, Bruce & Bret Boyd, Derham Giuliani, Edmund Godwin, Emmel & Emmel, George T. Austin, J. A. Comstock, J. A. Comstock, J. D. Gunder, J. W. Tilden, James R. Mori, Jim Brock, John S. Garth, K. Davenport & R. Meyer, Keith Hughes, Ken Davenport, Kevin Davenport, L. Martin & C. Ingham, Larry Orsak, Michael Smith, Mrs. Cary, Oakley Shields, Pam Lopez, Paul Opler, R. Andrews & L. Martin, R. White, Randy Emmitt, Robert Wuttken, Susan Steele, and Tom Blevins. (CA-24Oct09)

The first photograph of Wittfeld's Forrester (Alypia wittfeldii) was added to the database from photographer John Koerner.

Three new moth species were added to the database: Yellow-spotted Graylet (Hyperstrotia flaviguttata), Metarranthis lateritiaria, and Oruza albocostata along with Suffolk County, New York records of these species. (kickbacks-newspecies-17July09-Montauk)

The first photograph of the Sharp-Angled Carpet (Euphyia intermediata) was added to the database from photographer Monica Miller.

Fifty-eight Tennessee butterfly records were added to the database: Lerema accius (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Hylephila phyleus (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Atalopedes campestris (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Pieris rapae (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Colias eurytheme (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Danaus plexippus (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Agraulis vanillae (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Phyciodes tharos (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Junonia coenia (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Vanessa virginiensis (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Limenitis archippus (Benton County, Richard Connors), Thorybes bathyllus (Claiborne County, Douglas Bruce), Calycopis cecrops (Grainger County, Julius Fazekas), Polygonia interrogationis (Grainger County, Harold Howell), Pontia protodice (Hamilton County, David Spicer), Lerema accius (Henderson County, Richard Connors), Ancyloxypha numitor (Henderson County, Richard Connors), Hylephila phyleus (Henderson County, Richard Connors), Panoquina ocola (Henderson County, Richard Connors), Phoebis sennae (Henderson County, Richard Connors), Vanessa atalanta (Henderson County, Richard Connors), Vanessa cardui (Henderson County, Richard Connors), Satyrodes appalachia (Henderson County, Richard Connors), Pyrisitia lisa (Humphreys County, Richard Connors), Calycopis cecrops (Humphreys County, Richard Connors), Vanessa cardui (Humphreys County, Richard Connors), Limenitis arthemis astyanax (Humphreys County, Richard Connors), Limenitis arthemis (Humphreys County, Richard Connors), Polygonia interrogationis (Lake County, John Froeschauer, Marilyn Burgess), Lerema accius (Lawrence County, Richard Connors), Ancyloxypha numitor (Lawrence County, Richard Connors), Speyeria cybele (Lawrence County, Richard Connors), Junonia coenia (Lawrence County, Richard Connors), Hylephila phyleus (Lincoln County, Stephen J. Stedman), Lycaena phlaeas (Lincoln County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Danaus plexippus (McMinn County, David Spicer, Scott Spicer), Agraulis vanillae (McMinn County, David Spicer, Scott Spicer), Vanessa cardui (McMinn County, David Spicer), Limenitis arthemis astyanax (McMinn County, David Spicer, Scott Spicer), Limenitis arthemis (McMinn County, David Spicer, Scott Spicer), Limenitis archippus (McMinn County, David Spicer, Scott Spicer), Hylephila phyleus (Monroe County, David J. Trently, Mike Nelson), Danaus plexippus (Monroe County, David Spicer), Limenitis archippus (Monroe County, David J. Trently, Mike Nelson), Hylephila phyleus (Moore County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Atalopedes campestris (Moore County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Panoquina ocola (Moore County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Pieris rapae (Moore County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Colias eurytheme (Moore County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Cupido comyntas (Moore County, Stephen J. Stedman), Euptoieta claudia (Moore County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Agraulis vanillae (Moore County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Phyciodes tharos (Moore County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Asterocampa celtis (Obion County, John Froeschauer, Marilyn Burgess), Nymphalis antiopa (Rhea County, Kris Castro), Vanessa virginiensis (Roane County, Douglas Bruce), Colias eurytheme (Warren County, Stephen J. Stedman), and Abaeis nicippe (Weakley County, John Froeschauer, Marilyn Burgess). (TN-26Oct09)

Synaxis pallulata was added to the database along with a Whatcom County, Washington record and photograph from Rebecca Schillinger. (WA-30Sept09)

A new photograph of the Scarlet-bodied Wasp Moth (Cosmosoma myrodora) was added to the database from photographer John Yochum.