Here is a link to a funding opportunity, conducting surveys for Pyrgus ruralis lagunae: http://www.fbodaily.com/archive/2004/01-January/30-Jan-2004/FBO- ...
On the morning of February 2, I checked the little rain gauge in our yard and found the first Checkered White (Pontia protodice) of the season that must have...
Ken, Mark and all, In going through the mountain of emails I never answered a year ago when Kit was so ill [she has nearly recovered], I found this note on...
I found a fresh ANISE SWALLOWTAIL (Papilio zelicaon) and a single PAINTED LADY (Vanessa cardui) on Sandcut Hill east of Bakersfield on February 6 th. The...
Jane, Not a complete one, or a good one, but a start was made by Cliff Ferris in Butterflies of the Rocky Mtn States, U Okla Press, 1981. Just don't believe ...
I've been out in northern San Diego County several times in the past week,
and things appear to be several weeks behind here as well. Several P.
zelicaon have...
Hello all, Flying today in the yard were: Monarch(Danaus plexippus)-1 Morning cloak (Antiopa nymphalis)-1 Painted Lady(Vanessa cardui)-2 Red Admiral(Vanessa...
... From: "Mark Walker" <mwalker@...> Subject: Re: [SoWestLep] first butterfly of the season I've been out in northern San Diego County several times...
I said: The fact that all modern major field guides (as opposed to little Golden books) either avoid or disavow subspeciation can be traced back to the Ehrlich...
Everyone: The annual season summaries are now being reviewed by the various coordinators for regions in the United States and Canada. Looking over the records...
... From: "Kenneth E Davenport" <flutterflies@...> To: <TILS-leps-talk@yahoogroups.com>; <SoWestLep@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 1:00...
This added note: I should have said 4 issues of the NEWS, not copies. The annual Season Summary normally takes up the entire spring issue. Look for it to be...
I have not posted in a while. I have been very busy post-San Diego Fires and am now gearing up for the quino checkerspot season as well as getting my permit...
Sunday, while taking a Gull Workshop, Mourning Cloak and Monarch drifted by....... A gull was after the Mourning Cloak! Cheers, Wanda -- Wanda Dameron ...
Well, when I first told Alex Grkovich about my new stay-at-the-desk job in
Torrey Pines (just north of San Diego), the first thing he said to me was
“well,...
Hi All, After a "long" winter, butterflies are flying here on the Central Coast of California. (I say that tongue in cheek since I lived most of my life in ...
Mark's observations for San Diego County, at least in terms of weather, seem pretty applicable to here in Pico Rivera as well. The highs can hit 70, and the...
Brian, I saw one male P. rutulus flying across I-15 out near Lake Elsinore on
Saturday, February 7. Mark. ... From: mormonmetalmark Date: 02/11/04 07:13:10 To:...
Mark: Thanks for your post. The EARLY record for the WESTERN TAILED BLUE (Everes amyntula amyntula) in California is 25 January 1975 from San Diego County by...
Yes, I believe that it is needed, and at the subspecies level. It somehow should include a County by County checklist, so that people will know what is a new...
Ken, For what it's worth, here are my answers to your questions: 1. A list of early records would be of significant interest to me, though I
agree that for...
Ray and Bill: The butterfly in question is THE LARGE VEINED WHITE (variously known as Pieris napi venosa, Pieris napi venosa or as a full species Pieris...
All - I agree. Such a list would take up a lot of space unless made into a table, with species [?and subspecies] down the side and counties across the top, or...
Bill and everyone: One error in my post: Pieris napi venosa is listed twice. The name combination I left out is Pieris marginalis venosa. Then there is ...
Richard Lehman & Kim Garwood have started a butterfly website to help with identifying neotropical butterflies or to get your tropical butterfly fix. They...
Dear lepsters, Since California covers such latitudes and altitudes, it would be most meaningful to have early-late records stratified by geography in some ...
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Hank Brodkin asks why the Lepidopterist's Society has never gotten involved in establishing what species and subspecies should be recognized. Actually, the...
Hi Richard, That's a pretty good list for a winter day in the middle of the city. What plants do you have in the yard? My yard is in sad shape after 8 years...