Happy New Year to y'all as well! We added Rough-legged Hawk to our meager life bird list while visiting our daughter and her family in Oregon last week. Our...
Ken and others, Thanks, Ken, for updating the CA early/late butterfly lists. One question: I need the year, county, and observer/collector for the 14 March...
Ray: My comments after yours. Ken and others, Thanks, Ken, for updating the CA early/late butterfly lists. One question: I need the year, county, and...
Greetings all, In the yard today were: Reakirt's Blue -H. isola Gulf Fritillary - A. vanillae Mexican Yellow - E. mexicana No's 1 2 & 3 in the yard...
JimJoanJoy@...
Jan 1, 2005 9:52 pm
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Hi Jim and all, Happy New Year to all; please let it be more peaceful. Today we had one dog and one wonderful person in our yard, Benen and Kit. The high...
... There's no shortage of butterflies in Iowa despite the fact that nearly the entire land mass of the state is treated with chemical fertilizers and...
I just wanted to thank youall for allowing me aboard. I'm a Cal Native plant enthusiast and I've learned a great deal from all of you. Especially the...
Yes, Paul, the European Paper Wasps are now abundant in our garden. I collected 14 of them this year, one each in 14 weeks from July through October. We had...
P.D. Hulce, while doing the Portal Christmas Bird Count today found a Leafwing, probably a Tropical (Anaea aidea) in Horseshoe Canyon in the Chiricahuas. Hank...
Ray and David: Hi Ray- I was wondering, being primarily a moth guy, if there is a non NABA checklist of butterflies with subspecies and forms like Hodges that...
What is the elongated, hornetlike wasp (intermediate in size between a hornet and YJ) with red bands here in southern California that makes appx 4-5" round...
What is the elongated, hornetlike wasp (intermediate in size between a hornet and YJ) with red bands here in southern California that makes appx 4-5" round...
Ken wrote: "I encourage people to get more familiar with subspecies in the Southwest. It adds immensely to what you see in your field trips." Here in Utah,...
Todd Stout
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Jan 2, 2005 3:22 pm
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See Paul Cherubini's comments on this newly invasive species. RES...
David: The names I gave for cethura EARLY dates are the currently accepted subspecies (except for catalina, see below). No time for much detail now but ssp....
Not everybody thinks Iowa's butterfly diversity is in such great shape. http://www.inhf.org/butterflies.htm ...
Patrick Foley
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Jan 2, 2005 7:33 pm
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... I don't think so because the '87-'92 drought was far worse yet monarch overwintering populations were exceptionally high during the height of that drought...
... Pat, no one said Iowa's butterfly diversity was in great shape, only that weedy, opportunistic species like Painted Ladies and Monarchs are enormously...
... The '87-'92 drought was particularly severe in the Southwest, but also severe in northern California and the central Great Basin. Ironically, however, the...
Dear Paul, I know you wrote the EPW is only ONE reason for the decline, but wouldn't the effect of the drought throughout the West for the last several years...
Dear Paul, Although I wasn't heavily into butterflies during the earlier drought, I do remember parched deserts (both Mojave and Colorado). The length and...
What do you think we can do, besides removing the hives in our yards, to fight the wasps? Do you think our leps will ever be able to cope? Surely there are...
David and everyone: I've had some time to further think on the DESERT ORANGE-TIP issues David raised and re-read the fine article "New subspecies of Pieridae...
... Sometimes when an exotic insect is accidentally introduced it has a population boom for several years, then native predators and parasites gradually begin...
"Regarding your interesting "sara": It is likely Anthocharis thoosa thoosa. It would be interesting to see a series from that locality. First brood sara are...
"I didn't see as many wasps around in 2004 and some monarch caterpillars escaped predation. I hope this is a positive sign the wasps may now have some natural...
Brian: Clarifying comments: My typographical error in the original post did destroy the meaning of my comment about sara and thoosa. Below comment should have...
Ken, I have taken pima south of Lake Havasu City, AZ as early as the first (or is it second?) week of February (8 Feb. 03)...I suppose that I also should check...
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