Vol. 37, Number 4 - Yale University

Cross Ranch Nature Conservancy
Preserve, OLIVER County, 3 July
(TTO). Megisto cymela, Cross
Ranch Nature Conservancy
Preserve, OLIVER County, 3 July
(TTO). Coenonympha inornata,
Arrowwood National Wildlife
Refuge, STUTSMAN County, 13
June; DMDE County, 18 June;
Buffalo Lake Wildlife Management
Area, PIERCE County, 28 June.
Oeneis uhleri varuna, DMDE
County, 18 June; BARNES County,
9 June 1989 (JL); collected 4 miles
south of Mirror Pool Wildlife
Management Area, RICHLAND
County, (SOUTHEAST), "May
1994" (Dave Cuthrellfide TTO).
Oeneis alberta, McHENRY County,
13 May. Danaus plexippus,
PIERCE County, 28 June.
SOUTH DAKOTA
State Coordinator: GMM
Contributors: GGA, AJK, RLL, ML, KLO, TTO,
RE5,SGW. All records not otherwise annotated
areattributabletoGMM.
Summary: GMM reportsthat a "near normal"
season and an average collecting effort
produced just 27 new county records. The most
noteworthy event was a Speyeria idalia
population boom that seemsto have occurred on
suitable habitat all across the eastern twothirds
of the state. The state total now stands
at 173 species.
BUTTERFLIES
Pholisora catullus, UNION
County, 6 July (KLO).
Ancyloxypha numitor, CHARLES
MIX County, 30 July; GREGORY
County, 30 July; UNION County, 9
July (TTO). Polites themistocles,
TODD County, 3 July. Polites
origenes rhena, TODD County, 3
July. Atrytonopsis hianna turneri,
CUSTER County, 29 May (AJK,
GMM, RES). Pterourus
multicaudatus, Badlands National
Park, JACKSON County, 22 July
(ML). Pontia occidentalis,
Badlands National Park, JACKSON
County, 25 August (ML). Colias
philodice, GREGORY County, 30
July. Eurema nicippe, third SD
record, Palisades State Park,
Minnehaha County, 22 August
(SGW). Nathalis iole, BENNETT
County, 26 June. Epidemia
helloides, Hot Springs, FALL
RIVER County, 28 May (RES).
Celastrina argiolus, BENNETT
County, 26 June; CHARLES MIX
County, 30 July; GREGORY
County, 30 July. Speyeria cybele
cybele, BENNETT County, 26 June.
Speyeria aphrodite alcestis, both
sexes worn, Black Hills National
Forest, Custer County, 24 August
(LATE) (RLL). Speyeria idalia,
Badlands National Park, JACKSON
County, 14 August (ML).
Clossiana bellona toddi, UNION
County, 9 July (TTO). Charidryas
acastus, Badlands National Park,
JACKSON County, 17 July (ML).
Phyciodes pascoensis, Palisades
State Park, Minnehaha County, 22
August (SGW). Phyciodes batesii,
fresh, Black Hills National Forest,
Custer County, 24 August (RLL);
"fairly fresh," Spearfish Canyon,
Lawrence County, 25 August
(LATE) (RLL). Aglais milberti,
Badlands National Park, JACKSON
County, 3 April (ML). Vanessa
virginiensis, TODD County, 1
July. Vanessa annabella, Terry
Peak, LAWRENCE County, 18 June
(AJK); Badlands National Park,
JACKSON County, 24 August (ML).
Basilarchia archippus, Redbird
Canyon, CUSTER County, 30 May
(EARLY) (RES). Asterocampa
celtis celtis, GREGORY County, 30
July. Megisto cymela, Badlands
National Park, PENNINGTON
County, 5 July (ML).
Coenonympha ochracea,
common, Robinson Flats, Fall
River County, 28 May (AJK, GMM,
RES). Cwcyonis oetus charon,
"very worn," Spearfish Canyon,
Lawrence County, 25 August
(LATE) (RLL).
MOTHS
SATURNIIDAE - Actias luna,
Yankton, YANKTON County, 22
August (SGW).
NOCTUIDAE - Panthea
gigantea, one collected, Mount
Rushmore National Park,
LAWRENCE County, 20 July 1958
(collected by R. Leuschner, det R.
Leuschner, confirmed GGA).
Panthea acronyctoides, one
collected, Deadwood, LAWRENCE
County, 20 July 1958 (collected R.
Leuschner, det R. Leuschner in lit
as l angelica, confirmed I!
gigantea by GGA.
NEBRASKA
State Coordinator: NED
Contributors: JCG, JCJ, RLL, DRL, HGN, JMR
KR SMS, RES, EV, KW.
Summary: This was the long-awaited "ood
year" after several years of depressing belowaverage
populations and diversity. Juneflights
in western Nebraska weregenerally twoto three
weeks early, with Speyeriazereneand Polygonia
satyrus being rediscovered after lengthy
absences. A nice population of 5, caryaevorum
was finally found in eastern Nebraska, and a
Blaine County wetland contained good numbers
of C. seleneand 5. eurydiceas well as Euphyes
bimacula. A total of 120 species were
encountered, including 149county and one state
record, bringing the state total to 199 species,
with anaverage of47specieslcounty. As usual,
moth records werefew,althoughfour species
were added to Kosche's 1989 "Partial List,"
bringing the state total to619 species.
MIGRANTS AND
STRAYS
Hylephila phyleus, 15
collected and seen, Furnas County,
11 September (NED/DRL).
Atalopedes campestris, abundant
statewide after mid-June (NED).
Zerene cesonia, occasional,
Furnas, Keya Paha counties, 2
July-20 September (NABAIXerces
Butterfly Count, DRL). Phoebis
sennae, HARLAN, HOWARD,
Thayer, York counties, 2 to 15
August (JCG, SMS, RW). Eurema
lisa, 23 seen, Schramm State
Recreation Area, Sarpy County, 23
July (NABAKerces Butterfly
Count); Thayer, York counties
(JCG). Nathalis iole, common
statewide, new from PERKINS,
CHEYENNE and ARTHUR
counties, 25 June to 30 September
(RES, NED). Leptotes marina, one
collected, Furnas County, 8
September (DRL). Hemiargus
isola, statewide from 29 May
(NED). Libytheana bachmanii,
one collected, Thayer County, 18
June (JCG). Vanessa cardui,
almost entirely absent from many
areas the entire season; modest
populations at best in other areas
(NED). Vanessa annabella, 17
miles S Valentine, CHERRY
County, 3 October (KR). Danaus
plexippus, "normal" year. Danaus
gilippus, one seen, Furnas County,
25 September (DRL).
BUTTERFLIES
Ancyloxypha numitor,
unusually common and
widespread, new from SEWARD,
HALL, DEUEL, KEITH and NANCE
counties, 18 June to 9 September
(NED, JMR, EV, JCG, RES, RLL).
Oarisma garita, usually rare or
absent, but 12 collected and seen,
Sowbelly Canyon, Sioux County,
29 May (NED, JMR). Yvretta
rhesus, common, Highway 71 at
state line, KIMBALL County, 10
May (RES). Hesperia uncas, two
collected and seen, Bull Canyon,
BANNER County, 28 May (NED/
JMR). H. leonardus pawnee,
ARTHUR and GRANT counties, 9
September (RES). Polites
origenes, one collected, Harry
Stmnk Lake, FRONTIER County, 5
July 1992 (DRL); common,
Niobrara Valley Preserve, Brown
County, 2 July (NABAiXerces
Butterfly Count). Pompeis verna,
two collected, Highway 34hliddle
Creek, SEWARD County, 21 June
(SMS). Atrytone arogos, seen,
Mormon Island, HALL County, 10
June 1993 (EV). Poanes
hobomok, common (usually scarce
or absent), HALL, Buffalo counties,
mid-June (NED, EV). Euphyes
bimacula, one collected, north
Loup River at Brewster, BLAINE
County, 3 July (NED); seen,
Mormon Island, HALL County, 1
July 1993 (EV). Amblyscirtes
vialis, one collected, Furnas
County, 11 September (LATE)
(DRL). Megathymus
coloradensis, two seen, southeast
of Enders Dam, CHASE County, 11
May (RES). Heraclides
cresphontes, almost common,
YORK, NUCKOLLS counties, 16 to
17 July (JCG). Pontia
occidentalis, two collected, 3 miles
east of Potter, CHEYENNE County,
30 May (NED/JMR); one collected
Bull Canyon, BANNER County, 1
July (JMR). Colias alexandra, one
collected, 3 miles east of Potter,
CHEYENNE County, 30 May
(JMR). Feniseca tarquinius, three
collected and seen, 3 miles east of
Hebron, THAYER County, 15 July
(JCG). Chalceria rubida, five
collected and seen, 3 miles east of
Potter, Cheyenne County, 30 May
(EARLY) (NED/JMR). Epidemia
helloides, CHEYENNE, CHASE,
McPHERSON, DUNDY counties, 10
May, 8 July, 9 to 10 September
(RES). Satyrium acadicum,
loners to abundant, new from
BLAINE, BROWN, THAYER,
DUNDY counties, 18 June to 8 July
(NED, JCG, RES). S.
caryaevorum, STATE, a few
examples collected by Leussler in
the 19308 have been identified
from material in the Ohio State
University collection; more
recently, one collected, Highway
34 at Middle Creek, SEWARD
County, 16 July 1991 (SMS, det
Robert K. Robbins); further
investigation of same area yielded
30-50 adults collected and seen,
mostly nectaring on sumac, 18 to
25 June (NED, JMR, SMS).
Mitoura siva, one collected,
Holbrook, FURNAS County, 7 May
1992, in a population of M.
gryneus (DRL). Glaucopsyche
lygdamus, southeast of Enders
Dam, CHASE County, 11 May
(RES). Icaricia shasta, more than
30 collected and seen, Sowbelly
Canyon, Sioux County, 29 May; 12
collected and seen, 3 miles east of
Potter, CHEYENNE County, 30 May
(NED/JMR). Plebejus acmon,
southeast of Enders Dam, CHASE
County, and 11 miles southsoutheast
of Grant, PERKINS
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