Harlan, I've spent a fair amount of time searching for Juniper Hairstreaks in red cedars too, but have never had a successful search. I've always just ...
Hey all-- I've found a number of olive hairstreaks in the Loess Hills, on hillsides with a good sprinkling of cedars. If they are present, they are usually on...
ttorwig@...
May 2, 2003 1:55 am
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I had the day off and went to two TNC sites in Warren County for photographing/relaxing. At Berry woods, I saw one red admiral and one duskywing skipper. I...
For what it's worth, I'm finding more ticks on myself than ever before, and we've lived here since 1988. I've heard similar reports elsewhere. A friend...
Hello Botanists and Entomologists, Red Brannan, chairman of the Polk County Conservation Board (all board members are appointed by the County Board of...
nutrush
nutrush@...
May 6, 2003 2:18 am
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I live in Story County, but contacted Polk County supervisors yesterday to express concern about this situation. I think anyone who has contributed time or...
Does anyone know how much REAP was funded this year? I don’t know the amount, but I would bet it was way too low. I don’t believe conservation of land and...
Today I saw a gorgone checkerspot, and Monday I saw a monarch. Both were at Camp Dodge, Polk County, IA. Both were the first of the year sightings for those...
I've seen several new butterflies for the year recently also -- Silver-spotted Skipper, Eastern Tailed-blue, Pearl Crescent, and Painted Lady. I've been...
We have had some neat moths out in the last couple of days. Sunday morning we had a grape vine sphinx, Daraposa myron on a window screen by our porch light....
Finally got into double-digits today. The numbers were still low for most species but at least there was some variety. Most of these were caught/seen at the...
Hi everyone: It seems to still be a bit slower up here in Lake View compared to farther south. I visited a couple of ponds and a marsh area in the Black Hawk...
Michael S Hummel
mshummel@...
May 26, 2003 10:34 pm
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The field trip begins at 10 a.m. June 7th: Kossuth County, Northwest Iowa Stinson Prairie State Preserve is a 32 acre complex of dry-mesic to wet prairie...
Mark Leoschke
Mark.Leoschke@...
May 27, 2003 5:34 pm
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Not an Iowa issue at the moment but of interest. Here is a link to an article about the parallels the threat of extinction of bird species and human languages....
LL & RD Scarth
scarth@...
May 27, 2003 10:43 pm
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Have you guys seen this web site? Lots of moths in more or less natural poses. I know there is some overlap for this area, but most would be out of range. ...
Hello all: Today I visited two areas in SE Buena Vista Co. The first site - Sturcher Pits - had only 3 species of dragonflies flying (Anax junius, Tramea...
Michael S Hummel
mshummel@...
May 28, 2003 5:17 am
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Hello Kathleen, Southwest of Algona a few miles-- see the field trip description below. The field trip begins at 10 a.m.: ...
Mark Leoschke
Mark.Leoschke@...
May 29, 2003 11:13 pm
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Hello Iowa entomologists, This web page has good photos and portions of cicada calls. I tried one of the calls and it works great. Mark ...
Mark Leoschke
Mark.Leoschke@...
Jun 2, 2003 9:30 pm
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I don't know about what you guys have seen, but it seems to me the last couple of weeks have been very slow for butterflies. Until today. Tonight I saw a...
Note/Dragonfly Hide & Seek MAGGIE VILLIGER: Most animals can hide pretty well if they’re standing still. But a new study shows that dragonflies can hide even...
Harlan-- The tibial spines on butterflies' legs serve at least two functions. First, they often are adorned internally (at the joint) and externally with sense...
Mike Overton
moverton@...
Jun 7, 2003 4:51 am
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I haven't been seeing very many butterflies either, mostly just the occasional Monarch or Red Admiral. Today I saw several new species for the year, at ...
Hello Iowa Entomologists, I saw what was apparently a snowberry clearwing (hawkmoth) at the Bays Branch Wildlife Management Area in Guthrie County yesterday...
Mark Leoschke
Mark.Leoschke@...
Jun 10, 2003 1:54 pm
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Mark, If this is the only clearwinged hawkmoth in the state then students in my environmental science class have been collecting it fairly regularly for the...
Michael S Hummel
mshummel@...
Jun 10, 2003 3:04 pm
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In a message dated 06/10/2003 9:56:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... I've seen the snowberry a number of times in the Loess Hills. Tim Orwig...
ttorwig@...
Jun 10, 2003 11:22 pm
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I've seen the Snowberry Clearwing on a regular basis in eastern Iowa, and have even been lucky enough to get some good photos -- what a cool moth! I believe...
Hi! Both Snowberry Clearwing and Hummingbird Clearwing appear every summer here in my yard in Council Bluffs, Loess Hills, Western Pottawattamie Co. One ...
janetgreer@...
Jun 11, 2003 3:06 am
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We have been conducting butterfly surveys in remnant prairies in Northwest Iowa for the past week and have seen very few bflies. Mostly painted ladies. Two...
Jessica Davis Skibbe
jessicadavis79@...
Jun 11, 2003 12:51 pm
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We had a somewhat beat-up polyphemus moth by one of our lights this morning. That is a pretty neat moth--quite large and colorful. I have been seeing lots of...
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