moths

The species account of the Pepper and Salt Geometer was updated.

A new Caddo Parish record of Kimball's Palpita Moth was added to the database from contributor Rosemary Siedler. (kickback-LA-6Jan10)

A new moth species was added to the database: Kimball's Palpita Moth (Palpita kimballi).

Three new species were added to the database: Mnasilus allubita, Gonodonta nitidimacula, and Gonodonta bidens. Hidalgo County, Texas records of each species were added to the database, submitted by Martin Redi (M. allubita) and Bordelon & McDermott (Gonodonta sp.). (kickbacks-Opler29Dec09)

The Golden Looper Moth (Argyrogramma verruca) was added to the database along with one Panola County, Mississippi record from contributor Kent Fothergill. (kickbacks-MS-31Dec09)

Two records for Natrona County, Wyoming were added to the database from Dwaine Wagoner: Thicket Hairstreak and Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth. (WY-5Jan10).

A new photograph of Epipagis huronalis was added to the database from photographer Ken Childs.

Thirteen Arkansas butterfly and moth records were added to the database: Automeris io (Lonoke County, Hanne Eaves), Hypercompe scribonia (Lonoke County, Hanne Eaves), Hyles lineata (Benton County, David Woodz), Haploa clymene (Hempstead County, Jeff Trahan), Lerema accius (Pike County, Jeff Trahan), Atteva punctella (Logan County, Lori Spencer), Eutrapela clemataria (Polk County, Gary Spicer), Hypercompe scribonia (Polk County, Gary Spicer), Pero honestaria (Polk County, Gary Spicer), Antheraea polyphemus (Polk County, Gary Spicer), Halysidota harrisii (Polk County, Gary Spicer), Ceratomia undulosa (Polk County, Gary Spicer), and Blepharomastix ranalis (Polk County, Gary Spicer). (AR-10Jan10)

Forty-nine Louisiana butterfly and moth records were added to the database. From Jeff Trahan (Bossier Parish): Amphion floridensis, Melanchroia chephise, Cisseps fulvicollis, Helicoverpa zea, Limenitis archippus, and Eupithecia miserulata; from Jeff Trahan (Caddo Parish): Euclea delphinii, Spilosoma virginica, Spoladea recurvalis, Atteva punctella, Hemaris diffinis, Cosmosoma myrodora, Antheraea polyphemus, Catocala vidua, Cisseps fulvicollis, Eumorpha achemon, Schizura unicornis, Alypia octomaculata, Ceratomia amyntor, Lochmaeus bilineata, Hyles lineata, Halysidota tessellaris, Isa textula, Datana contracta, Melanchroia chephise, Syngamia florella, Choephora fungorum, Darapsa myron, Datana major, Eudeilinea herminiata, Hypena palparia, Thioptera nigrofimbria, Acronicta oblinita, Automeris io, Euchaetes egle, Harrisina americana, Hypercompe scribonia, Malacosoma americanum, Nadata gibbosa, Pyrrharctia isabella, and Spodoptera ornithogalli; from Jeff Trahan (DeSoto Parish): Hermeuptychia sosybius and Eurema lisa; from Jeff Trahan (Natchitoches Parish): Lerodea eufala, Limenitis archippus, Anisota senatoria, and Euchlaena obtusaria; from Sharon Polito (East Baton Rouge Parish): Papilio glaucus; and from Jeff Trahan (St. Charles Parish): Hymenia perspectalis and Epipagis huronalis. (LA-10Jan10)

Nineteen Kansas butterfly and moth records were added to the database. Paul Selden contributed a Douglas County record of Ctenucha virginica, and James G. Klingler contributed eighteen Nemaha County records: Anaea andria, Colias eurytheme, Nathalis iole, Vanessa cardui, Erynnis baptiseae, Phyciodes tharos, Polygonia comma, Anaea aidea, Phyciodes tharos, Polygonia comma, Anaea andria, Strymon melinus, Colias eurytheme, Phyciodes tharos, Colias eurytheme, Junonia coenia, Polygonia comma, and Phyciodes tharos. (Opler-lateOct09)