Last weekend at the Loess Hills Seminar we came upon a swarm of bristly black caterpillars, with a side stripe, feasting on a clump of New Jersey Tea. After...
(Embedded image moved to file: pic21728.jpg) Poweshiek Skipper Day Saturday, June 24 1:00-3:00 PM CERA Environmental Education Center Professor Henry W....
I experienced a vivid lesson on the effects of fire on invertebrates Monday. At Badger Creek DOT Mitagation site near Cummings. 1.4 hours. 2 pearl crescents ...
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Jun 22, 2006 3:18 am
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I collected wild garlic bulblets (Allium canadense) for planting a couple of days ago. When I looked in the container, I saw one of the bulblets move. Then...
Butterfly Breeder's Convention DVD Set Available & Disease Prevention Information The International Butterfly Breeders Association ( IBBA) is offering a ...
On Saturday I conducted my annual butterfly count at Shimek State Forest and vicinity in Lee County. It was great fun despite the abundant ticks and poison...
669 butterflies and no painted ladies or American ladies. Only one red admiral. I have been noticing a lack of all Vanessa species everywhere I have been...
I have red admirals in my yard - I currently have two patrolling males -- of course, working different corners of the yard. I have seen one painted lady and...
We are up in Wisconsin and just checking our email from the last week. Don't know if there has been a response as we are looking at email chronologically. On...
Thanks very much for the spider answer! I've always liked crab spiders, and now I like them even more. Cindy Cindy Hildebrand grantridge@... Ames, IA...
Hello Harlan and list, One of the main reasons that so little is known about most invertebrates is that there are so many of them-- Iowa probably has tens of...
Mark Leoschke
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Jul 3, 2006 3:19 pm
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From an aquatic gastropod perspective Tim Stewart (ISU) is revisiting some of the work done at the turn of the century. I know he is interested in receiving...
Yesterday I conducted my annual butterfly count at Yellow River State Forest and Effigy Mounds National Monument in Allamakee County. I found 33 species and...
Note that the Seed Harvest Team is now known as the Prairie Resource Unit ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Iowa Native Plant Society's...
Mark Leoschke
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Jul 11, 2006 7:47 pm
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I have been growing some vines in a pot in my backyard as foodplants for Monarch larva. I have always assumed that this vine was some kind of Dogbane, as...
Aaron, Firefox is refusing to download the entire image but from what I can see, it looks to me like your vines are Ampelamus albidus commonly known as...
Hello Aaron, Your vine looks like bluevine, Cynanchum laeve (formerly known as Ampelamus albidus), a member of the milkweed family (though according to the...
Mark Leoschke
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Jul 17, 2006 8:06 pm
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On Saturday Chris Caster and I conducted our annual Iowa City Butterfly Count in Johnson County. We visited Kent Park, Hawkeye Wildlife Area, Macbride ...
Not to be too picky, but what makes it a "weed"? It is native. I have seen it growing as a vine on stuff, but it does not seem to be "choking" anything out...
Chris, I am compiling information about the fauna of Lake Macbride State Park for the annual field trip of the Geological Society of Iowa this October. I...
Daryl Howell
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Jul 20, 2006 6:26 pm
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The Iowa Native Plant Society's 2006 Field Trips by Mark J. Leoschke A big thanks to all our field trip leaders! All field trips are scheduled for Saturdays...
Hello Cindy, Great quote about Union County-- where did you find it? Mark ... From: Grantridge@... To: IA-BTRFLY@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 27,...
nutrush
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Jul 29, 2006 2:17 pm
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In answer to Mark's question, I found several colorful Iowa surveyor quotes a few months ago on a website that I found by accident and haven't been able to...
The Iowa Native Plant Society's 2006 Field Trips by Mark J. Leoschke A big thanks to all our field trip leaders! All field trips are scheduled for Saturdays...
Mark Leoschke
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Aug 14, 2006 1:34 am
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Hello, Note that this field trip takes place on Saturday, August 26th, not Sunday, August 20th as stated in the INPS newsletter. Mark...
Mark Leoschke
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Aug 18, 2006 2:11 pm
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Hello Iowa Botanists, The second volume in the Flora of Missouri series (the first one covered monocots, fern and fern allies, plus gymnosperms) is in print. ...
Mark Leoschke
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Aug 25, 2006 8:06 pm
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Please forward this to anyone who may be interested. We only have 2 people registered so far, and are hoping to tag 250-300 butterflies so we need more help! ...
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