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The first photograph of Berry's Skipper (Euphyes berryi) was added to the database from photographer Linda F. Cooper.

One hundred and eighteen Alabama butterfly records were added to the database from contributors Michael Holmes and Vitaly Charny. (AL-Sept-Nov09)

Three hundred and thirty-five California butterfly records for a variety of species were added to the database from contributors B. Grooms, Col. Perine, Derham Giuliani, Floyd & June Preston, Frank Model, George Malcolm, Gertsch, Cazier, Schrammel, Harriet Reinhart, Homer Edgecomb, J. A. Comstock, James E. Cottle, James R. Mori, Jean Gunder, Jim Brock, Tom Emmel, John F. Emmel, Jon Bell, Ken Davenport, Paul Opler, R. J. Ford, R. Mattoni, R. Taylor, Ray Stanford, Richard P. Meyer, Richard Skalski, Robert Allen, Robert L. Langston, Susan Steele, Victor Clemence, William D. Patterson, and William Swisher. (CA-28Nov09)

Two new photographs were added to the database from photographer DJ Stanley: an adult Alcathoe carolinensis and a Euchaetes egle caterpillar.

The Sessid Moth Alcathoe carolinensis was added to the database.

A new photograph of the Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus) was added to the database from photographer Corey Husic.

Three hundred and thirty-three California butterfly records - mostly Anthocharis, Cercyonis, Colias, Danaus, Neominois, and Oeneis species - were added to the database from contributors Arthur M. Shapiro, Bill Gendron, Bruce & Bret Boyd, C. Dammers, Charles Ingham, Derham Giuliani, Edmund Godwin, J. A. Comstock, J. H. Gerdes, J. W. Tilden, James R. Mori, John G. Pasko, John S. Garth, Keith Brown Jr., Keith Hughes, Ken Davenport, L. Martin, L. T. Kerr, Michael J. Smith, N. McFarland, Oakley Shields, G. Pavlik, P. Thompson, Paul Opler, Phil Nordin, Ray Stanford, Robert L. Langston, S. Johnson, W. S. Wright, and Wayne Dawes. (CA-26Nov09)

Thirty-eight Georgia butterfly and moth records were added to the database: Hemaris thysbe (Bulloch County, Kathy Shepherd ); Xylophanes tersa (Catoosa County, Angie Luebben); Syntomeida epilais (Chatham County, Fitz O. Clarke); Syntomeida epilais (Chatham County, Gabrielle Howat); Spodoptera ornithogalli (Columbia County, Terry Johnson); Enyo lugubris (Glynn County, Kenneth Waldrep ); Utetheisa bella (Glynn County, Kenneth Waldrep ); Asterocampa celtis (Glynn County, Lydia Thompson); Thorybes pylades, Thorybes bathyllus, Erynnis juvenalis, Ancyloxypha numitor, Wallengrenia egeremet, Poanes zabulon (Glynn County, Mike Chapman); Urbanus proteus (Hall County, Peggy Parrish); Manduca quinquemaculata (Lamar County, Tracey Muise); Hemaris thysbe (Lamar County, Tracey Muise); Hyles lineata (Lamar County, Tracey Muise); Caenurgia chloropha , Synchlora aerata , Schinia arcigera , Pyrausta acrionalis , Schinia trifascia , Dolichomia olinalis , Sparganothis sulfureana , Nemoria lixaria , Leucacania multilenea , Elaphria festivoides , Zale minerea , Nigetia formosalis , Spodoptera dolichos , Digrammia continuata (Monroe County, Terry Johnson); Paratraea plebeja (Richmond County, Terry Johnson); Acontia aprica (Spalding County, Kenneth Waldrep ); Caenurgia chloropha (Talbot County, Terry Johnson); Macaria bicolorata (Taylor County, Terry Johnson); Schinia trifascia (Taylor County, Terry Johnson); and Erynnis martialis (Thomas County, Dean K. Jue). (GA-19Nov09)

Three hundred and thirty-one California butterfly records - mostly for Cercyonis, Coenonympha, Danaus, Euphydryas, Papilio and Vanessa species - were added to the database from contributors Bill Gendron, Bruce & Bret Boyd, Bruce O'Hara, C. N. Rudkin, Chuck Hageman, Doug Mullens, Edmund Godwin, F. Grinnell, George Malcolm, George T. Austin, J. A. Comstock, J. W. Tilden, James R. Mori, Jean Gunder, John G. Pasko, John S. Garth, K. Hughes, C. Sekerman, Ken Davenport, Michael Smith, N. McFarland, Oakley Shields, Paul Opler, Phil Nordin, Ray Stanford, and Victor Clemence. (CA-24Nov09)

A new dorsal view photograph of the Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis) was added to the database from photographer Darin. L. Ungerman.