Everyone: I noted in a recent newspaper story that environmentalists have Yosemite National Park's repairs projects tied up in a lawsuit that is costing 15...
Brian: Those who already subscribed got the original edition of the Yosemite Butterflies Text (Volume 5, Number 1) and will get the Color Plates issue for the...
Hi all, Sorry for the intrusion, but I'm sure quite a few of you on this list may know Margaret Huffman, well known for her seminars on butterflies and for...
Hello all, Noticed yesterday in Imperial Beach, CA. thjat Painted Ladies were moving in small numbers to the North-Northwest, with about 2-3 a minute. Also...
Interestingly have a Gulf Fritillary lay eggs the last few days. Monarchs and a few ladies around...... -- Wanda Dameron be496@... 818-340-0365 23424...
Hi Wanda and all, Yes, here in my backyard, Gulf Fritillaries are ovipositing as well as monarchs. Seen occasional ladies which did not land to ID. At the El...
Hi Doug and all, Very cool. I was hoping the hurricane activity in nw Mexico would cause this migration. Will you be participating in the A-B Butterfly Count...
... glad you are seeing Ladies, I'll keep my eye out I have had a lovely Mourning Cloak around. I released dozens of monarchs the past few weeks; maybe some...
No migration of Painted Ladies in western AZ (Lake Havasu City etc.). They are present in good numbers but they are not on the move... At Craggy Wash Canyon...
ljiljana grkovich
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Everyone: Looking ahead to the 2007 Season, prospects look poor for the southern California deserts and much of the southern half of the state. Rainfall in the...
Alex and others: When desert butterflies do not appear in their lowland habitats, they may occur higher up in habitats which have received more rain, or...
Mark: Yes, they are both subspecies morrisoni. Ken Davenport Subject: RE: [DesertLeps] Colorado River area Hey Ken, Is the cethura from the San Joaquin Valley...
Everyone: For those who want to find Desert Orange-tips this spring (April), there is a very good population of Anthocharis cethura hadromarmorata on the east...
Hey Ken, Is the cethura from the San Joaquin Valley the same entity that flies above the Kern River north of Kernville? I agree with Ken's recommendations for...
All, Actually, assuming the planet truly is on an extended warming trend, I suppose that for those lep enthusiasts who get to watch the epoch unfold, things...
FYI folks in San Diego County, I was out yesterday in Marron Valley right on the Border and had my first of the season Anthocharis sara - male. This is at...
Hi Mark and all, Have you read or seen the facts which preclude 'assumptions'. Al Gore does a great job in laying out the facts of the data gathered. "An...
... This leads to my favorite question to ask an environmentalist: Is global warming a serious enough of a problem for us to go nuclear? Remember, the folks...
Bruce Walsh
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Richard, The point is not a political one. Nor is it a hidden one. If the planet is warming, then the butterflying opportunities away from the equator will...
I was visiting the Otay Lakes area of San Diego's Otay Mountain monitoring some areas for the Fish and Wildlife Service. Even though rains are well below...
Hi guys, Couldn't wait for butterfly season. I went to Jacumba today. Partially cloudy and pretty windy. Not so good condition for lepping. Nevertheless, I...
I went out to Borrego Saturday knowing it would be dry and the day would yield little on the wing and even then, I was disappointed as it is very dry. There is...
I'm not sure how noteworthy this is, but I've had a continuous presence of Monarch larvae on my Asclepias curassavica this winter. Even the unusual cold spell...
Thanks for the report Matt. A friend of mine walked Palm Cyn. on Saturday, but I had not yet heard her report. I was curious to see how the lower desert was...
I finally had a chance to finish reviewing and editing the butterfly photographs I took in January during a trip to the Mayan Riviera. They are posted at: ...
Seeing some sunshine today, I wondered around again today... 1. UCSD Campus (San Diego), Over winter site for Monarch Found only 1 Monarch...there maybe more,...