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Ninety-eight Missouri butterfly and moth records were added to the database: Pieris rapae (Greene County, Rhonda Herndon), Chlosyne nycteis (Greene County, Rhonda Herndon), Argyrostrotis anilis (Howard County, Kathy Brady), Poanes zabulon (Howard County, Kathy Brady), Danaus plexippus (Howard County, Kathy Brady), Ancyloxypha numitor (Howard County, Kathy Brady), Cisseps fulvicollis (Howard County, Kathy Brady), Vanessa cardui (Howard County, Kathy Brady), Limenitis arthemis astyanax (Howard County, Kathy Brady), Ancyloxypha numitor (Howard County, Kathy Brady), Erynnis horatius (Howard County, Kathy Brady), Battus philenor (Howard County, Kathy Brady), Spragueia leo (Howard County, Kathy Brady), Enodia anthedon (Howard County, Kathy Brady), Junonia coenia (Howard County, Kathy Brady), Polygonia interrogationis (Howard County, Kathy Brady), Pachysphinx modesta (New Madrid County, Cory Cross), Hyphantria cunea (New Madrid County, Cory Cross), Synanthedon rileyana (New Madrid County, Cory Cross), Alypia octomaculata (New Madrid County, Cory Cross), Spilosoma virginica (Pemiscot County, Cory Cross), Pachysphinx modesta (New Madrid County, Aaron Mbogho), Lerema accius (Pemiscot County, Kent Fothergill), Ancyloxypha numitor (New Madrid County, Kent Fothergill), Spilosoma virginica (Pemiscot County, Kent Fothergill), Acontia aprica (Dunklin County, Kent Fothergill), Polites peckius (Cape Girardeau County, Kent Fothergill), Acronicta oblinita (Pemiscot County, Kent Fothergill), Spodoptera ornithogalli (New Madrid County, Kent Fothergill), Philtraea monillata (Pemiscot County, Kent Fothergill), Hypena bijugalis (Pemiscot County, Kent Fothergill), Phosphila miselioides (Pemiscot County, Kent Fothergill), Cisthene kentuckiensis (Cape Girardeau County, Kent Fothergill), Datana perspicua (Cape Girardeau County, Kent Fothergill), Norape ovina (Cape Girardeau County, Kent Fothergill), Pseudoplusia includens (New Madrid County, Kent Fothergill), Hypena scabra (Pemiscot County, Kent Fothergill), Pandemis limitata (Pemiscot County, Kent Fothergill), Sparganothis reticulatana (Pemiscot County, Kent Fothergill), Sparganothis sulfureana (New Madrid County, Kent Fothergill), Plusiodonta compressipalpis (Pemiscot County, Kent Fothergill), Spodoptera ornithogalli (Pemiscot County, Kent Fothergill), Eudryas unio (Pemiscot County, Kent Fothergill), Pyrausta tyralis (Pemiscot County, Kent Fothergill), Hypena baltimoralis (Pemiscot County, Kent Fothergill), Palthis asopialis (New Madrid County, Kent Fothergill), Zale minerea (Pemiscot County, Kent Fothergill), Strymon melinus (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Melittia cucurbitae (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Synchlora aerata (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Cisseps fulvicollis (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Galasa nigrinodis (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Spodoptera ornithogalli (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Manduca sexta (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Charadra deridens (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Spodoptera ornithogalli (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Euptoieta claudia (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Darapsa myron (Taney County, Kevin Firth), Patalene olyzonaria (Taney County, Kevin Firth), Enodia anthedon (Taney County, Kevin Firth), Polygonia progne (Taney County, Kevin Firth), Limenitis arthemis astyanax (Taney County, Kevin Firth), Lycaena phlaeas (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Polites peckius (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Euptoieta claudia (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Apantesis nais (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Coryphista meadii (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Idia majoralis (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Lacinipolia renigera (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Spragueia leo (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Atalopedes campestris (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Junonia coenia (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Speyeria cybele (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Pyrgus communis (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Phyciodes tharos (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Acronicta betulae (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Orgyia leucostigma (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Digrammia continuata (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Schinia arcigera (Greene County, Kevin Firth), Vanessa virginiensis (Lincoln County, Pat Garner), Spilosoma virginica (Lincoln County, Pat Garner), Cirrhophanus triangulifer (St. Charles County, Pat Garner), Limenitis arthemis astyanax (Jackson County, Deborah Dunlap), Asterocampa clyton (Jackson County, Deborah Dunlap), Asterocampa clyton (Jackson County, Deborah Dunlap), Atalopedes campestris (Jackson County, Deborah Dunlap), Euphyes vestris (Jackson County, Deborah Dunlap), Asterocampa clyton (Jackson County, Deborah Dunlap), Asterocampa clyton (Jackson County, Deborah Dunlap), Vanessa atalanta (Jackson County, Deborah Dunlap), Polygonia interrogationis (Macon County, Rick Brown), Xanthopastis timais (Bollinger County, Alan E. Brant), Asterocampa clyton (Bollinger County, Alan E. Brant), Schinia arcigera (Bollinger County, Alan E. Brant), Manduca sexta (Ray County, Mrs. M. Janelle Jungels-Norris), Haploa clymene (Jefferson County, Robert Echele), Atalopedes campestris (St. Charles County, Rose E. Zuk), and Lycaena phlaeas (St. Clair County, John Williams). (MO-24Sept09)

Euhagena nebraskae was added to the database.

Two hundred and sixty-seven California butterfly records were added to the database from contributors C. M. Dammers, Chris Henne, D. Mays, David L. Bauer, F. T. Thorne, G. & R. Bohart, J. A. Comstock, O. Shields, J. F. Emmel & O. Shields, J. Lane, Ray Stanford, J. M. Snider, J. R. Mori, J. S. Garth, J. W. Tilden, Jim Brock, John F. Emmel, John G. Pasko, K. Richers, K. Hughes, John Lane, Ken Davenport, Kenn Kaufman, KM Richers & RP Meyer, L. Koehn & D. Carruthers, Michael Smith, MR & SH Lundgren, Paul Opler, R. Langston, H. Koopmann, R. M. Bohart, R. M. Brown, Ralph Wells, Richard P. Meyer, Roberta Walker, Susan Steele, W. Bouton, M. Stangeland & K. Davis, and William D. Patterson. (CA-25Sept09)

Two hundred and thirty-five California records of Celastrina echo, Glaucopsyche piasus, and Glaucopsyche lygdamus were added to the database from contributors Bruce & Bret Boyd, H. Notman, J. A. Comstock, J. W. Tilden, Jim Brock, John Emmel, John G. Pasko, John S. Garth, C. Sekerman, Keith & Jan Hughes, Ken Davenport, Kilian Roever, Lloyd M. Martin, Oakley Shields, Paul Opler, Phil Nordin, R. Andrews & L. M. Martin, R. C. Burns, R. H. Reid, R. Stanford , Robert L. Langston, and T. M. Blackman. (CA-23Sept09)

Four new photographs were added to the database from photographer David Spicer: Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus), Chalcedon Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona), and Boisduval's Blue (Plebejus icarioides).

Three new species of the family Lycaenidae were added to the database: Stanfords' Blue (Euphilotes stanfordorum), Columbian Blue (Euphilotes columbiae), and Cotundra Blue (Plebejus cotundra).

A Jalisco, Mexico record of the White-rayed Pixie (Melanis cephise) was added to the database from Yale Weatherby. (kickback-Opler-Aug-Sept09)

A Tulare County, CA record of the Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus) was added to the database from Ken Davenport. (kickbacks-CA-29Aug09)

A new photograph of an adult White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata) was added to the database from photographer Tina Bloom.

The first photograph of Philtraea monillata was added to the database from photographer Kent Fothergill along with a Pemiscot County, Missouri record.