Louisiana

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

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)

Fifty-six Louisiana butterfly and moth records were added to the database: from Jeff Trahan: Strymon melinus (DeSoto Parish), Atalopedes campestris (DeSoto Parish), Enodia portlandia (DeSoto Parish), Nastra lherminier (Natchitoches Parish), Echinargus isola (Natchitoches Parish), Thorybes bathyllus (Natchitoches Parish), Amblyscirtes alternata (Natchitoches Parish), Erynnis funeralis (Natchitoches Parish), Hesperia meskei (Natchitoches Parish), Euphyes dukesi (Natchitoches Parish), Satyrium kingi (Natchitoches Parish), Polites vibex (Natchitoches Parish), Phoebis sennae (Natchitoches Parish), Panoquina ocola (Natchitoches Parish), Cercyonis pegala (Natchitoches Parish), and Chioides catillus (Natchitoches Parish); from Michelle Noel: Laothoe juglandis (Rapides Parish); from Phillip Clark: Agraulis vanillae (Grant Parish), Hylephila phyleus (Grant Parish), Epargyreus clarus (Grant Parish), Papilio troilus (Grant Parish), Agraulis vanillae (Grant Parish), Epargyreus phyleus (Grant Parish), Papilio troilus (Grant Parish), and Danaus plexippus (Grant Parish); from Rosanna Czarnecki: Urbanus proteus (Lafayette Parish); from Rosemary Siedler: Asterocampa celtis (Bossier Parish), Callophrys gryneus (Bossier Parish), Celastrina neglecta (Bossier Parish), Cisseps fulvicollis (Bossier Parish), Danaus plexippus (Bossier Parish), Euphyes vestris (Bossier Parish), Hemiargus ceraunus (Bossier Parish), Enodia portlandia (Bossier Parish), Limenitis arthemis (Bossier Parish), Papilio troilus (Bossier Parish), Polygonia interrogationis (Bossier Parish), Pontia protodice (Bossier Parish), Agrius cingulata (Caddo Parish), Manduca quinquemaculata (Caddo Parish), Manduca quinquemaculata (Caddo Parish), Hemaris diffinis (Caddo Parish), Hyles lineata (Caddo Parish), Hypercompe scribonia (Caddo Parish), Catocala epione (Caddo Parish), Catocala vidua (Caddo Parish), Catocala vidua (Caddo Parish), and Catocala neogama (Caddo Parish); and from Steve Shively: Eumorpha pandorus (Rapides Parish), Papilio polyxenes (Rapides Parish), Papilio palamedes (Rapides Parish), Eurytides marcellus (Rapides Parish), Papilio cresphontes (Rapides Parish), Acronicta oblinita (Rapides Parish), Eumorpha fasciata (Rapides Parish), and Eacles imperialis (Rapides Parish). (LA-6Jan10)

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)

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

Five new Louisiana moth records were added to the database from submitters Marrianne Guariseo, Farran McNabb, Leah Sossamon, Laura Patterson, and April VanDusen. (AR-LA-9June09)

New Louisiana records of Eudocima apta and Eudocima serpentifera were added to the database.

Two new Louisiana records and eighteen Arkansas records were added to the database. (AR-LA-8April09)