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Over 2,300 moth records from the Mississippi Entomological Museum were added to the database for species from families Limacodidae, Zygaenidae, and Megalopygidae.
A Natrona County, Wyoming record of Lophocampa maculata was added to the database from submitter Dwaine Wagoner. (Opler-3June10)
Two Nebraska records of the Cecropia silkmoth were added to the database from Leann Smith (Gosper County) and N. Davis (Thurston County). (Opler-3June10)
Two Nemaha County, Kansas records were added to the database from Jim Klingler: Metanema indeterminata and Paonias excaecata. (Opler-3June10)
Thirty-four Colorado butterfly records were added to the database from Paul Opler, Evi Buckner-Opler, Jan Chu, Christian Nunes, Cathy & Don Cook, and Nicholas Block. (Opler-3June10)
Two hundred and thirty-seven records of Pyrgus communis and Pyrgus albescens were added to the database from Paul Opler. All records were verified by specimen dissection. (Opler-28Dec09)
Fourteen Wyoming moth records were added to the database from submitter Jason Martineau: Hemaris senta (Sheridan County), Hemaris diffinis (Sheridan County), Automeris io (Crook County), Antheraea polyphemus (Sheridan County), Antheraea polyphemus (Bighorn County), Hyalophora columbia (Crook County), Coloradia doris (Sheridan County), Hemileuca eglanterina (Sheridan County), Hyles euphorbiae (Sheridan County), Ceratomia undulosa (Sheridan County), Ceratomia undulosa (Crook County), Sphinx vashti (Sheridan County), Smerinthus cerisyi (Bighorn County), and Hyles lineata (Sheridan County). (WY-Feb2010)
Eleven Arizona butterfly records were added to the database, including Eurema daira (Santa Cruz County, John Saba), Phoebis agarithe (Santa Cruz County, John Saba), Mestra amymone (Santa Cruz County, John Saba), Strymon istapa (Santa Cruz County, John Saba), Smyrna blomfildia (Pima County, Wayne Miller), Smyrna blomfildia (Cochise County, Pam Mowbray-Graeme), Chiomara georgina (Santa Cruz County, Pamela Elia), Polygonus leo (Pima County, Pamela Elia), and Nymphalis californica (Pima County, Wayne Miller). (AZ-19Dec09)
Fifteen Nemaha County, Kansas butterfly records were added to the database from Jim Klingler for these species: Amblyscirtes vialis, Caenurgina sp. , Callophrys henrici, Celastrina ladon, Colias eurytheme, Danaus plexippus, Erynnis baptiseae, Erynnis juvenalis, Papilio polyxenes, Phyciodes tharos, Pieris rapae, Polygonia comma, and Vanessa atalanta. (KS-Feb-April10)
Palpita freemanalis was added to the database along with one record from DJ Stanley.
