In Poweshiek County today I saw my first Spring Azures and Orange Sulphur of the year, along with Red Admiral, Painted Lady, and Cabbage Whites. Chris Edwards ...
Wow! I just got the mail and the was a copy of the May/June Iowan. On page 50 is an article called " In Search of the Powshiek Skipper" featuring Harlan...
Today I saw a large hatch of Eastern Forktails (Ischnura verticalis) at a small pond in Clarke County. This may be a new early date for the species as the...
Aaron, Glad to hear that there is something besides Anax junius appearing. I've seen nothing up in this part of the state except A. junius. I've been expecting...
We found a recently deceased Eastern Black Swallowtail as I left work at Busse Library, Mount Mercy College this evening. The large open entry area is glass...
On Monday I saw several teneral Common Whitetails (Plathemis lydia) in Clarke County, as well as a teneral Varigated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum). Today I...
Butterfly Forecast for May 15-May 31, 2008 We are starting to get into a busier and more diverse part of the butterfly season. Butterflies will be present in...
Butterfly Forecast for Central Iowa June 1-15, 2008 The first part of June always seems a little bit of a mixed bag when looking for butterflies. The...
Hi all, On Tuesday I was doing some dragonfly collecting at Kiowa Marsh in Sac Co. I needed some live specimens for a Summer Reading Program I was doing on...
Hello, I led a fen field trip at Little Cedar Wildlife (that is the full name, no Area at the end. It is located northeast of Charles City and owned by the...
mark leoschke
nutrush@...
Jun 8, 2008 3:31 pm
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This afternoon I found a male Pipevine Swallowtail in Decatur County. This was an Iowa first for me and appears to be a new county record. A photo is in the...
How do I access the photo? ... From: IA-BTRFLY@yahoogroups.com [mailto:IA-BTRFLY@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Aaron Brees Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 7:56 PM ...
Butterfly Forecast for Central Iowa June 15 2008 to June 30 2008 Weather can have big effect on butterfly populations, especially the abnormally cold spring...
Saturday, June 21, is Buffalo Day at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. Celebrate a day on the prairie and please join us for a butterfly count from...
Today I did my annual 4th of July Butterfly Count at Shimek State Forest in Lee County. Species diversity was slightly below average, but the 1088 individuals...
Butterfly Forecast for Central Iowa July 1-15 Once again, the unusual weather has been impacting the butterflies. There have not been as many butterflies in...
I have been working with the Big Sky Institute to get the moth info that Frank Olsen, Keith Summerville and myself had collected into their database. After...
Hello, I drove up to Butler County yesterday to search for my holy grail butterfly, the Baltimore checkerspot. I did not have much hope of finding the beast...
mark leoschke
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Jul 4, 2008 4:56 pm
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Mark, was that on the mitigation site? How cool. Well I tried to call you at work to ask how it went but your post says it all.  Terri Abbett ... From:...
Mark, How do you get to the site? I would love a chance to see and photograph this species. James O Durbin 1460 Douglas Court Marion, Ia 52302 319-377-7194 ...
Chad, The recent strand about Dinesen Praire reminded me of your previous note where you bring up the Vogel study. I finally got through the “Butterflies...
Today I did my annual butterfly count at Yellow River State Forest and Effigy Mounds National Monument in Allamakee County. I found 29 species and 571...
Butterfly Forecast for Central Iowa July 16-31, 2008 Butterflies emerge at different times of the summer. Some Iowa butterflies go through one generation a...
I can not thank you enough for your help. Janet Greer In a message dated 7/14/2008 8:49:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time, bugs@... writes: Butterfly...
janetgreer@...
Jul 15, 2008 1:59 am
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The eastern tailed-blues were out in large numbers today--much higher numbers than yesterday. Look for small blue butterflies flying close to the grass. You...
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