On leps-talk we have been discussing the subspecies of L. lorquini. Norbert Kondla raised the question about the validity of the name powelli, which was ...
Hi John, Thanks for the report. This should be about the right time for Chlosyne neumoegeni sabina (Neumoegen's checkerspot) there at the Molino Basin ...
Todd Stout
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Mar 1, 2005 3:02 pm
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I can see the doubts you have over this title, but it is pretty clear that So Cal lorquini have a smaller and "neater" apex than the one I pictured that KD...
On Monday I hiked into Pima Canyon for birding and butterflies. Partly cloudy skies, 65-69 deg. F, light breeze. First fliers were around 9:45 am Pima Desert...
Wayne Whaley and Todd in particular but everyone in general; Today, March 1st, marks the unofficial beginning of fordi season here in So Cal (though with...
No checkerspots this trip. I'll be checking this area in the coming weeks, though. My previous trips here were all later in the season, well past the time that...
Spent this afternoon in the Culp Valley/Vista Pt. area of Anzo-Borrego State Park, CA which is in the San Ysidro Mountains portion of the park. This area is a...
In the Dead Mts of CA, a. neumoegeni seems to be at its peak on May 1. Don't know how relevant the Needles weather and timing system is to southeast AZ. Brian....
Everyone: This post is related to the earlier thread on HOW desert butterflies survive in areas that must survive repeated years of drought.. Conventional...
Great post DW! I'll be scoping out the Eastern Mojave myself this Friday and Saturday. I hope to be able to check out XMas Tree Pass for P. coloro f. clarki...
Todd Stout
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Mar 2, 2005 5:37 pm
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... From: Kenneth E Davenport Subject: Fw: Re: Fw: Re: [SoWestLep] Mojave Desert: banner year imminent. ... . No matter how drought adapted desert butterflies...
Thanks for the report on Culp Valley Pete, we're heading there this morning. We hiked Plum Canyon and a small side canyon in Sentenac Canyon from 9 to 4 ...
... From: Mike Stangeland Subject: RE: [SoWestLep] Culp Valley, Anzo-Borrego State Pk. snip We'll be here for a month so we'll be reporting often. ********** ...
Well said, Ron. I myself certainly see the continued debate over this to be a rather futile academic exercise. If some people choose not to believe that indra...
Brian, How long has the Mojave existed? Which is older, the Mojave or the Sonoran desert? How long has each species of butterfly in the Mojave inhabited it? ...
Patrick Foley
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Mar 2, 2005 11:54 pm
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"How long has the Mojave existed? Which is older, the Mojave or the Sonoran desert? How long has each species of butterfly in the Mojave inhabited it? Since...
Hey Brian, Yes, I can confirm that that is likely not true. Well, it's not true from the Wasatch populations that I have reared. Most P. zelicaon nitra form ...
Todd Stout
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Mar 3, 2005 12:45 am
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"Well, it's not true from the Wasatch populations that I have reared. Most P. zelicaon nitra form "gothica" that I have worked with emerge the next year with...
... It is very presumptive for you to think you speak for everyone else with respect to whatever the mistaken idea is you may have over what Patrick and I are...
Stanley A. Gorodenski
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Mar 3, 2005 2:13 am
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Spent the afternoon at Mission Trails Regional park in San Diego. A portion of this park felt the effect of the Cedar Fire in Oct. 2003 but it is doing fine...
Todd and others: NEUMOEGEN'S CHECKERSPOT Chlosyne "neumoegeni" was long viewed as a full species until John Emmel's rearing studies showed neumoegeni to be ...
"NEUMOEGEN'S CHECKERSPOT Chlosyne "neumoegeni" was long viewed as a full species until John Emmel's rearing studies showed neumoegeni to be conspecific with...
(Am reposting this note as am experiencing posting difficulties.) Question, when was the last "banner year" in southeastern Arizona? I will return to that...
... From: Patrick Foley Subject: Re: Fw: Re: [SoWestLep] Mojave Desert: banner year imminent. How long does it take for a species of butterfly to perfectly...
Ron, No organism is perfectly adapted to its environment, although some have gotten reached some plateau that is hard to overcome because of various ...
Patrick Foley
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Mar 3, 2005 4:00 am
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"No organism is perfectly adapted to its environment" "we should not expect butterflies to be perfectly adapted to their environment" Actually, Patrick, this...
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