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
Mark.Leoschke@...
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! ...
ButterfliZ of Iowa would love to help with your tagging, but we scheduled to be at the Iowa Arboretum that day. Good Luck! Kathleen Ziemer ButterfliZ of...
... Does anyone have any species lists for butterflies and other insects that occur at Rochester Cemetery? Many thanks! -- diana...
Mark Leoschke
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Sep 1, 2006 2:21 am
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Wednesday I visited O'Brian prairie south of Le Mars. Botanically it was one of the better prairies I have seen. I saw lots of butterflies, but mostly the...
Harlan: O'Brian has generally been depauperate of interesting butterflies; it is encouraging to hear that the regal is back. I don't think I ever saw an ...
ttorwig@...
Sep 2, 2006 12:22 am
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Harlan: Did you hit any of the big Loess Hills prairies? Now should be the optimal time to see Leonardus x Pawnee Skippers there! They fly from August ...
ttorwig@...
Sep 2, 2006 12:30 am
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No, I did not have time. I don't get much free time anymore. I am not aware of any populations in eastern Iowa, but Dennis Schlicht might be in a better...
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Does anyone on this list know anything about fingernail clams? I saw some swimming the other day. (They were swimming, I wasn't). I did not know they could...
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