It seems the butterfly season is getting into full swing here in SE Iowa - I saw these this morning. Is anyone else seeing anything interesting? Cairo Woods...
Hello Everyone For those individuals who are familiar with the "http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/" website they have changed their policy concerning county...
Friday June 15th I did my seventh annual butterfly count at Shimek State Forest and vicinity in Lee County. It was a fantastic day - I saw 45 species, topping...
Yesterday I did a butterfly survey at Hawthorne Wildlife Area in Mahaska Co. I found one Regal Frittilary among the scattered Great Spangled Frittilaries. I...
I've had 4 batches of Pipevine swallowtail eggs/larvae in my yard (Ames) this year and that is a record for me. MJ Hatfield...
MJ Hatfield
mjhatfield@...
Jun 18, 2007 1:58 am
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This question is for you veteran butterfly counters, who now have greatly elevated status in my eyes. I volunteered to do butterfly counts on my land after...
Never give up. The thing that will happen is you will start to recognize some species easier than others. Keep working at it. Several years ago when I started...
I tried using a net years ago but found I wasn't very good at it and quickly became frustrated. So now I just use close-focus binoculars. Personally I can...
Saturday, June 30, will be the 4th of July Butterfly Count at Neal Smith NWR near Prairie City. The refuge is located 25 miles east of Des Moines on Hwy. 163....
The Iowa Native Plant Society*s 2007 Field Trips Compiled by Mark J. Leoschke A big thanks to all our field trip leaders! All field trips are scheduled for...
There was a hummingbird or sphinx moth feeding on the evening primrose in our garden last night about nine thirty. We could not identify the species but its...
Hello Everyone I attempted to send this PDF as an attachment originally but the yahoo groups mail server didn't like that so I created a link instead. ...
During the last 2 week Frank Olsen, Dennis Schlicht and Jerry Selby surveyed about 68 managed prairie sites in Iowa and Mn below the Mn river, for prairie...
Hello, The regal fritillary is certainly doing better than 8 sites in Iowa. Daryl Howell mentioned to me yesterday that he has been getting a number of...
Mark Leoschke
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Jul 6, 2007 1:37 pm
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Mark: I think if you reread Dennis' email, you will see he was referring to how many of the 68 sites that they surveyed showed evidence of Regal Fritillaries, ...
ttorwig@...
Jul 6, 2007 2:17 pm
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The point we're trying to make is that populations of many of the prairie obligate butterflies and skippers in Iowa appear to be rapidly declining. For...
This is disturbing news.? Forgive my ignorance for asking a lot of questions, but do we know what is causing these apparent declines, and can anything be done...
Thanks, Chris Edwards, for those good questions. I'd be very interested in answers also. I've seen regal fritillaries on two prairie remnants in Story...
Here are the results of my annual butterfly count at Yellow River State Forest and vicinity (Allamakee and Clayton counties IA), which I did yesterday 7/7/07...
... I don't live in Iowa, but I was wondering if the current outbreak of Red Admirals is noticable even in the general farm countryside of Iowa similar to 2005...
Most of the Red Admirals I saw yesterday were along low-maintenance gravel and dirt roads adjacent to wooded areas. Only scattered individuals were found...
Hi - Just wanted to address some of Chris' questions particularly those about what the DNR has been up to regarding these important issues. Most directly we...
I lived in the Fort Madison area for several years. I have to confess to enjoying the mayfly emergences, although most people down there did not like them....
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