I saw my first butterfly of the year today. It was a painted lady--its colors were pretty faded and it seemed kind of battered up. It was flying next to a...
Does anyone happen to know where I can find a photocopy of the original description of the Powesheik skipper? Parker, 1870; Amer. Entomologist Botanist 2: 271 ...
I took my noon walk today at Camp Dodge and saw 8 painted lady butterflies in about 30 minutes. All were nectaring on dandelions on the sunny east side of the...
Hi all, I saw my first dragonfly today. It was a male Anax junius (blue darner) at Grant Park in Sac Co. about 12:45 pm. Later in the afternoon I saw another...
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Apr 8, 2005 4:13 am
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Painted ladies yes, dragonflies no. But common oak moths (Phoberia atomaris as per Covell's book) are in abundance. MJ Hatfield Ames...
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Apr 8, 2005 11:17 am
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Steve, Even though our address is Ames, we're in east central Nebraska, not Iowa. But I did see from the tractor what I identified to be a male A. Junius on a...
Kathleen-- It's not too unusual to see Red Admirals at this time of year. Still the first ones of the season are always a treat. Yard list so far in 2005: ...
IA-Butterfliers-- I found a male Erynnis brizo flying in our yard yesterday, 9 April 2005. This is a week or two earlier than I normally see them here in...
Does anyone have a phone number or email address for Bill Witt. I think this is the way to spell his name. He is the gentleman that is knowledgable about ...
Hi all, Just a quick note that Anax junius (Green Darner) has made it north to Ida county. Saw a small number of males foraging over a restore prairie area...
Michael S. Hummel
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Apr 14, 2005 12:09 pm
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More and more butterflies have been showing up lately. In the past two weeks I've seen the following in east-central Iowa: Black Swallowtail, Eastern Tiger...
Central Iowa is seeing more and more butterflies. This week I've seen: Mourning Cloaks, several Eastern Black Swallowtails and Red Admirals. I have seen...
Can any one tell me any rules of thumbs about how long it would be safe to refrigerate a butterfly/moth/bug to slow them for photography purposes? I would...
MJ Hatfield
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May 3, 2005 8:35 pm
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I generally refrigerate overnight and have varying successes. Damselfllies are a real pain. They are small enough that they tend to warm quickly and take off....
Florida Butterfly Caterpillars And Their Host Plants by Marc C. Minno, JERRY F. BUTLER, DONALD W. HALL...
Mark Leoschke
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May 6, 2005 3:12 pm
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Mark Leoschke
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Published on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 by the _Boston Globe_ (http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/05/11/driving_out_the_butt ...
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May 12, 2005 1:50 am
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I spent the day birding at Shimek State Forest and vicinity in Lee County today, and came across quite a few interesting butterflies there: 1 Black Swallowtail...
Hello, This passage is from a book by Phillip Hoose "The Race to Save the Lord God BIrd" (It is about the ivory-billed woodpecker, copyright 2004, when the...
Mark Leoschke
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Jun 5, 2005 11:13 pm
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Restoring Fire program on Iowa Public Television Sunday, June 12 and Monday, June 13 To prevent catastrophic conflagration, some experts say fire must be ...
I found the following butterflies this morning on a short stop at the Croton Unit of Shimek State Forest in Lee County: Black Swallowtail 1 Giant Swallowtail 5...