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Seventy-seven Louisiana butterfly records were added to the database from contributors Jeff Trahan and Rosemary Seidler. (LA-7Oct09)

Ninety-seven Tennessee butterfly records were added to the database from contributors Allan J. Trently, Bart Jones, Betty Stephens, David J. Trently, Debra Kienzle, Tom Kienzle, DJ Stanley, Douglas Bruce, Edmund K. LeGrand, Gregory Spicer, David Spicer, Harold Howell, Jean Obrist, John Froeschauer, Marilyn Burgess, Ken Childs, Kris Castro, Larry McDaniel, Michael L. Bierly, Michael Smith, Michelle Haynes, Rachel Kohn, Richard Connors, Stephen J. Stedman, Edmund K. LeGrand, and Tom Howe. (TN-05Oct09)

The first photograph of the Crambid moth Colomychus talis was added to the database from photographer John M. Smith.

The first photograph of the Bluish Spring Moth (Lomographa semiclarata) was added to the database from photographer Monica Miller.

Two hundred and forty-six California butterfly records were added to the database from contributors D. D. MacLean, G. Balogh, George T. Austin, J. A. Comstock, J. W. Tilden, James R. Mori, Jeffrey Glassberg, Jim Brock, John G. Pasko, John S. Garth, Keith Hughes, Keith Trexler, Ken Davenport, Oakley Shields, Paul Opler, Phil Nordin, R. Stanford, Randy Emmitt, Robert L. Langston, and Sterling Mattoon. (CA-5Oct09)

Two hundred and thirty Pennsylvania moth records were added to the database:
Nephelodes minians (Adams County, Bob Moul);
Haematopis grataria and Saucrobotys futilalis (Beaver County, Chuck Tague);
Hemaris diffinis (Washington County, Chuck Tague);
Dyspyralis puncticosta (Westmoreland County, Chuck Tague);
Halysidota tessellaris, Cucullia convexipennis, and Harrisimemna trisignata (Bradford County, Colin Gillette);
Sphinx kalmiae (Bradford County, Colin Gillette);
Halysidota tessellaris (Monroe County, Corey Husic);
Pseudohermonassa bicarnea, Agriphila vulgivagella, Zale galbanata, Dicymolomia julianalis, Lacinipolia implicata, Eucosma dorsisignatana, and Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis (Allegheny County, Curt Lehman);
Campaea perlata, Besma quercivoraria, Datana angusii, Haematopis grataria, Caenurgina erechtea, Phosphila turbulenta, Basilodes pepita, Pyrausta orphisalis, Halysidota tessellaris, Lochmaeus manteo, Apatelodes torrefacta, and Eusarca confusaria (Armstrong County, Curt Lehman);
Spilosoma virginica and Eucosma dorsisignatana (Centre County, Curt Lehman);
Hyphantria cunea, Pyrrharctia isabella, Scopula inductata, Lophocampa caryae, Eucosma dorsisignatana and Datana angusii (Washington County, Curt Lehman);
Elaphria versicolor (Westmoreland County, Curt Lehman);
Phalaenostola larentioides, Haematopis grataria and Marathyssa inficita (Carbon County, Joe Ann Poe-McGavin);
Tolype velleda (Berks County, Karl Gardner);
Tinea apicimaculella, Monopis monachella, Arogalea cristifasciella, Hulda impudens, Phaecasiophora niveiguttana, Olethreutes quadrifidus, Machimia tentoriferella, Eucosma derelecta, Acleris macdunnoughi, Pandemis lamprosana, Eudonia heterosalis, Elophila obliteralis, Fumibotys fumalis, Pyrausta acrionalis, Pantographa limata, Plodia interpunctella, Macaria bisignata, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Campaea perlata, Ennomos magnaria, Prochoerodes transversata, Calledapteryx dryopterata, Clemensia albata, Lascoria ambigualis, Rivula propinqualis, Hypena baltimoralis, Catocala ultronia, Catocala mira, Megalographa biloba, Nola triquetrana, Lithacodia muscosula, Tarachidia candefacta, Hyppa xylinoides, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Spodoptera ornithogalli, Ogdoconta cinereola, Plagiomimicus pityochromus, Lacinipolia renigera, Mythimna unipuncta, Feltia herilis, Pseudohermonassa bicarnea, Noctua pronuba, Heliocoverpa zea, and Eulithis diversilineata (Berks County, Ken Lebo);
Phaneta tomonana, Phalaenostola larentioides, Meganola phylla, and Nemoria bistriaria (Centre County, Ken Lebo);
Phytometra rhodarialis and Thioptera nigrofimbria (Chester County, Ken Lebo);
Agnorisma badinodis, Hypsopygia costalis, Agrotis venerabilis, Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides, Eucirroedia pampina, Ennomos magnaria, Orgyia definita, Zale lunata, Operophtera bruceata, Alsophila pometaria, Lycia ursaria, Cladara atroliturata, Selenia kentaria, Zale minerea, Zale lunifera, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Nacophora quernaria, Nemoria mimosaria, Aethalura intertexta, Tetracis cachexiata, Phalaenophana pyramusalis, Parallelia bistriaris, Tortricidia testacea, Clepsis melaleucana, Habrosyne scripta, Plagodis kuetzingi, Baileya ophthalmica, Besma endropiaria, Callopistria mollissima, Urola nivalis, Oreta rosea, Metarranthis hypochraria, Macaria signaria, Evergestis pallidata, Pandemis limitata, Hypena palparia, Choristoneura fractivittana, Tetracis crocallata, Heterocampa biundata, Spilosoma virginica, Morrisonia latex, Olceclostera angelica, Plagodis alcoolaria, Euchlaena tigrinaria, Dasychira tephra, Oligocentria semirufescens, Antepione thisoaria, Idia lubricalis, Tricholita signata, Cabera variolaria, Lithacodia muscosula, Lascoria ambigualis, Sparganothis sulfureana, Choephora fungorum, Agriphila vulgivagella, Scopula inductata, Xestia dolosa, Euthyatira pudens, Plagodis pulveraria, Macaria aemulataria, Synchlora aerata, Morrisonia evicta, Glena cognataria, Venusia comptaria, Dyspteris abortivaria, Dysstroma hersiliata, Acronicta increta, Acronicta americana, Packardia geminata, Pococera asperatella, Lithacodes fasciola, Zanclognatha lituralis, Bleptina caradrinalis, Ostrinia nubilalis, Datana angusii, Acronicta rubricoma, Datana integerrima, Argyria critica, Macrurocampa marthesia, Scolecocampa liburna, Acrolophus popeanella, Thioptera nigrofimbria, Polygrammate hebraeicum, Peridea basitriens, Xanthorhoe lacustrata, Heterophleps refusaria, Cucullia asteroides, Ecliptopera atricolorata, Pero honestaria, Herpetogramma pertextalis, Hypagyrtis esther, Macaria bisignata, Hypena bijugalis, and Costaconvexa centrostrigaria (Westmoreland County, Leonard Hess);
Feltia jaculifera (Indiana County, Marcy Cunkelman);
Sericoplaga externalis (Allegheny County, Monica Miller);
Noctua pronuba, Isa textula, Synchlora aerata, Pyrrharctia isabella, Choephora fungorum, and Nepytia canosaria (Beaver County, Monica Miller);
Halysidota tessellaris, Acronicta americana, Lophocampa caryae, Euchaetes egle, Datana angusii, Xestia badinodis, Eucirroedia pampina, Lochmaeus manteo, Scopula limboundata, Melanolophia canadaria, Hydria prunivorata, Crambus agitatellus, Lascoria ambigualis, Ancylis burgessiana, and Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis (Butler County, Monica Miller);
Peridea ferruginea, Prochoerodes transversata, Peridea angulosa, Ectropis crepuscularia, Oreta rosea, Polygrammodes flavidalis, Basilodes pepita, Eudryas grata, Clemensia albata, Ennomos subsignaria, Parallelia bistriaris, Macrurocampa marthesia, Protoboarmia porcelaria, and Acleris subnivana (Fayette County, Monica Miller);
Catocala residua, Chytolita morbidalis, Idia americalis, Scoparia basalis, Eudonia strigalis, Elophila obliteralis, and Hulda impudens (Westmoreland County, Monica Miller). (PA-29Sept09)

Eleven new moth species were added to the database: Scoparia basalis, Eudonia strigalis, Hulda impudens, Dyspyralis puncticosta, Monopis monachella, Olethreutes quadrifidus, Phaneta tomonana, Acleris macdunnoughi, Acleris subnivana, Glena cognataria, and Dysstroma hersiliata.

A new photograph of the Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti) was added to the database from photographer Corey Husic along with one Monroe County, PA record of the sighting. (PA-4Oct09)

A new photograph showing the dorsal view of the Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus) was added to the database from photographer David Spicer along with an Iron County, Utah record of the sighting. (UT-3Oct09)

Two hundred and sixty-four California butterfly records were added to the database from contributors Adam Russell, Al & Tom Rubbert, Bruce & Bret Boyd, C. Dammers, Chris Henne, G. Pratt & J. Emmel, Gordon Pratt, J. Garth , J. W. Tilden, Jim Brock, John F. Emmel, John G. Pasko, John S. Garth, Kelly M. Richers, Ken Davenport, L. Martin & C. Ingham, Mark Walker, Oakley Shields, S. Dvorak, Paul Opler, R. Patterson & H. Grisham, Randy Emmitt, Richard P. Meyer, and Robert L. Langston. (CA-2Oct09)