Butterflies and Moths of North America

collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

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New Indiana moth records

Thirty-three Harrison County, Indiana moth records were added to the database from contributor Howell Curtis: Acronicta rubricoma, Apantesis carlotta, Apantesis phalarata, Choristostigma roseopennalis, Cisthene packardii, Crambus laqueatellus, Cucullia asteroides, Cucullia asteroides, Dasylophia anguina, Datana drexelii, Eubaphe mendica, Haploa contigua, Heterophleps triguttaria, Isa textula, Lacinipolia renigera, Lycomorpha pholus, Maliattha synochitis, Melittia curcurbitae, Mellilla xanthometata, Natada nasoni, Nerice bidentata, Pyrausta acrionalis, Rivula propinqualis, Schinia rivulosa, Schinia rivulosa, Schinia trifascia, Scopula limboundata, Scopula limboundata, Tarachidia candefacta, Tarachidia erastrioides, Thioptera nigrofimbria, Trichodezia albovittata, and Zanclognatha pedipilalis. (IN-10Oct09)

New California butterfly records

One hundred and ninety-nine California butterfly records were added to the database from contributors Al Rubbert, C. M. Dammers, Charles Sekerman, Ed Sampson, F. & J. Preston, H. Notman, Hulbirt, J. Emmel & B. Griffin, J. L. Creelman, James R. Mori, Jim Brock, A. Rubbert, C. Sekerman, Kelly Richers, Ken Davenport, Kilian Roever, Oakley Shields, P. J. Woolf, P. Nordin & G. Pavlik, Paul Thompson, Richard P. Meyer, Ron Royer, W. P. Medlar, and Weldon Kirk. (CA-18Aug09)

New California butterfly records

Two hundred and seventy-eight California butterfly records were added to the database from contributors Chris Henne, Derham Giuliani, Edmund Godwin, Glen Broadwater, J. W. Tilden, John S. Garth, J. Brock, J. Levy, J. Pasko, Ken Davenport, Kevin Davenport, Oakley Shields, Robert L. Langston, Sterling O. Mattoon, Susan Steele, T. M. Blackman, and Weldon Kirk. (CA-21Oct09)