Texas

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 first two Arizona records of Blomfild's Beauty (Smyrna blomfildia) were added to the database: a Cochise County record from Pat Mowbry-Graeme and a Pima County record from an unknown observer. Records from El Paso, Kleberg, DeWitt, and Hidalgo Counties (Texas) were also added to the database. (AZ-10Nov09)

Eight butterfly records were added to the database: in Utah, Vanessa cardui (Piute County, Paul Opler & Evi Buckner); in Texas, Mimoides phaon (Hidalgo County, Martin Redi), Marpesia petreus (Hidalgo County, Martin Redi), Doxocopa pavon (Hidalgo County, Martin Redi), Syntomeida melanthus (Hidalgo County, Martin Redi), Phyciodes pallescens (Hidalgo County, J.R. McDermott), and Phyciodes phaon (Hidalgo County, J.R. McDermott); and in Oregon, Polites mardon (Jackson County, D. Gudehus).

Two hundred and twenty Texas butterfly records were added to the database from contributor Anthony Hewetson for the following species: Abaeis nicippe, Adelpha eulalia, Amblyscirtes aenus, Amblyscirtes eos, Amblyscirtes nysa, Amblyscirtes vialis, Anaea andria, Anatrytone logan, Asterocampa celtis, Asterocampa clyton, Atalopedes campestris, Brephidium exile, Calephelis nemesis, Calpodes ethlius, Cercyonis pegala, Chlosyne fulvia, Chlosyne gorgone, Chlosyne lacinia, Colias eurytheme, Copaeodes aurantiaca, Copaeodes minima, Cupido comyntas, Danaus gilippus, Danaus plexippus, Echinargus isola, Epargyreus clarus, Erastria decrepitaria, Erynnis funeralis, Euphyes vestris, Euptoieta claudia, Hesperia uncas, Hesperia viridis, Hylephila phyleus, Junonia coenia, Kricogonia lyside, Leptotes marina, Lerodea eufala, Libytheana carinenta, Limenitis archippus, Megisto rubricata, Mestra amymone, Nathalis iole, Nymphalis antiopa, Papilio polyxenes, Phaeostrymon alcestis, Phoebis agarithe, Phoebis sennae, Pholisora catullus, Phyciodes graphica, Phyciodes phaon, Phyciodes picta, Phyciodes tharos, Pieris rapae, Plebejus lupini, Polygonia interrogationis, Pontia protodice, Satyrium titus, Staphylus hayhursti, Strymon melinus, Vanessa annabella, Vanessa atalanta, Vanessa cardui, Vanessa virginiensis, Wallengrenia otho, and Zerene cesonia. (TX-28Dec09)

A new photograph of the Scarlet-bodied Wasp Moth (Cosmosoma myrodora) was added to the database from photographer John Yochum.

A new Hidalgo County, Texas record of the Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth was added to the database from John Yochum. (TX-21Oct09)

Five Hamadryas records from Texas were added to the database: Hamadryas glauconome (Starr County, Charles Bordelon), Hamadryas februa (Hidalgo County, Charles Bordelon), Hamadryas guatemalena (Hidalgo County, Charles Bordelon), Hamadryas feronia (Hidalgo County, W. & N. McGuire), and Hamadryas amphinome (Hidalgo County, W. & N. McGuire). (Opler-28Sept09)

Two records of Melanchroia chephise were added to the database from Justin & Valerie Valleau (Smith County) and Gary Spicer (Ellis County). One record of Erastria decrepitaria was added to the database from Anthony Hewetson (Cameron County). (Geometridae-23Aug09)

A Tyler County, Texas record of the Joyful Holomelina (Virbia laeta) was added to the database from submitter Wanda Smith. (TX-22July09-kickbacks)

Seventeen Texas butterfly and moth records were added to the database from submitters Jeffrey D Mohamed, James Giroux, Brian Sweeney, and Wanda Smith. (TX-22July09)