This afternoon I observed 6-7 Common Baskettails (Epitheca cynosura) at Lake Ahquabi SP in Warren County. These, plus a teneral Common Green Darner, were the...
Aaron - My early date is May 7, also at Lake Ahquabi. Watch for pinched abdomens! AJ _____ From: Aaron Brees [mailto:brees@...] Sent: Wednesday, May...
The field trip starts at 10 a.m.l May 8th: Clinton County (eastern Iowa) Manikowski Prairie is an area of thin soil over dolomite bedrock on the Southern Iowa...
Mark Leoschke
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May 7, 2004 12:40 pm
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Hello Botanists and Entomologists, I will be leading a field trip at the Kirchner Prairie Wildlife Management Area in Clay County this Saturday at 1 p.m. It...
Mark Leoschke
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May 10, 2004 9:27 pm
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A White-Eyed Vireo has been calling the last two evenings in the same area where it spent last summer. This is on 268th ave, just south (100 yds) of a bridge....
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Mark Leoschke
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I don't know how many people on the list subscribe to the Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, but the latest issue contains an interesting article: A...
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May 12, 2004 11:15 pm
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You are invited! When: Tuesday: May 18, 2004 6:30 - 8:30pm Where: Beems Auditorium Cedar Rapids Public Library 500 First Street SE Cedar Rapids, Iowa...
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In a message dated 05/13/2004 9:56:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, robert.dana@... writes: I'm puzzled by that last sentence. An often-made point...
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May 13, 2004 2:38 pm
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A few days ago while walking near the house, I saw two pearl crescents conjoined and resting, with a third sitting a few inches away. When the coupled ...
Cindy-- Almost certainly yes, and sometimes he does. It takes time for a male to pass a spermatophore to a female. If something causes him to lose his grasp...
Mike Overton
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May 17, 2004 4:32 am
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Thanks, Mike! Very educational. I should have known that butterflies don't have time to waste on voyeurism:-). Cindy Hildebrand grantridge@... 57439...
Anytime Cindy! I've been working with butterflies for about 35 years so a few facts have managed to lodge between my ears. (Unfortunately, most just seem to...
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May 17, 2004 4:32 pm
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Hey Mike--do you do any public speaking? You can email me at bugs@... Harlan Ratcliff ... From: ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Maureen Knightly w/Senator Harkin, 202-224-3254 May 20, 2004 Angela Benander w/Senator Durbin, 202-224-2152 Harkin, Bond, Durbin...
Mark Leoschke
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May 21, 2004 3:20 pm
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Yesterday and today, I have been seeing Red and Black Saddlebags (Trameas) for the first time this year. This seems to be a little early for the Reds. While...
Aaron, Several others can probably answer your question better than I can, but I believe Goatweed Leafwings are a rare stray in Iowa, mostly to southern Iowa...
I really enjoyed Ann Johnson's talk at the Big Bluestem Audubon Society meeting on Thursday. I especially liked the photograph of a dragonfly with a moth on ...
Thanks Harlan. Yep, that was my photo. It was an early morning as I recall and the saddlebags wasn't flying yet but was just resting in the grass. I guess...
Hello, Here is the latest version of my natural history book list (These are all books I have read and would recommend to others). Some of my personal...
Mark Leoschke
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May 24, 2004 3:08 pm
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All field trips are scheduled for Saturdays and begin at 10 a.m. unless otherwise noted. They take place rain or shine, so come prepared for the weather. The...
Mark Leoschke
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May 25, 2004 12:04 am
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Aaron, Chris & IA-Butterfliers-- Anaea andria is a periodic colonist, occasional in much of South Iowa, especially in the southwest and southeast corners of...
Mike Overton
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May 26, 2004 2:44 am
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I saw some interesting butterflies along the Lake Macbride bike trail in Johnson Co. today, including a Variegated Fritillary. Other species included Cabbage...
Hello, Scott Sauer, Wisconsin DNR entomologist and former Iowan, asks us to keep an eye out for the rosinweed moth. This rare species was once collected in...
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