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Road, 15 July (KP), Pterourus glaucus, Colias philodice, Colias krauthii kluanensis, Colias gigantea, Colias palaeno, Plebejus saepiolus, Lycaeides idas, Speyeria mormonia, Proclossiana eunomia, Clossiana titania, Phyciodes pratensis. ALASKA RANGE Rainbow Ridge, Richardson Highway mile 207, 6 July (RP), Colias palaeno, Everes amyntula, Agriades rusticus, Proclossiana eunomia, Clossiana chariclea, Coenonympha kodiak, Oeneis polixenes. SOUTH-EASTERN ALASKA Skagway, 22 June (KP), Anthocharis sara. Haines Highway, mile 4 through mile 28, 24-29 May (KP), Pterourus glaucus, Pieris napi, Anthocharis sara, Celastrina argiolus, Plebejus saepiolus, Polygonia faunus, Polygonia satyrus. Anthocharis Sara was present in reasonable numbers from mile 4 to mile 16, feeding on dandelions at the base of the cliffs along the east side of the highway. The highest concentration of A. Sara was found at mile 8.5. A Haines resident said that A. sara had been flying for about two weeks before I arrived, while the one specimen caught in Skagway appeared very fresh. Judging by the flowers, the season in Haines was a couple of weeks more advanced than Skagway. Note: The Haines Highway from mile 9.2to mile 30.9 lies within the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, and a collecting permit is required SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA Barren Islands (Ushagat and East Amatuli Islands), 4, 24 June, 4 July, Pieris napi. No other species of butterfly was seen -- which often is the case on such remote Alaskan islands. *The taxon previously called Erebia occulta is now known to be Erebia anyuica. IDAHO, OREGON, WASHINGTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA Coordinator: Jon H. Shepard (JHS) Contributors: J.R Dillman (JRD), Patty Ensor (PE), Larry Everson (LE), Chris Guppy (CG), Paul C. Hammond (PCH), John Hinchliff (JH), Lloyd Janz (LJ), Norbert Kondla (NK), K.A. Long (RAL), Ellen Lewis(EL), D.V. McCorkle (DVM), W.A. Neill (WAN), D. Nummallee (DN), J.G. Pasko (JGP), W.D. Patteffion (WDP), Floyd and June Preston (F&JP), Robert M. Pyle (RMP), W.B. Richfield (WBR), Don A. Rolfs (DAK), Sigrid M. Shepard (SMS), Mark J. Smith (MJS), Ray Stanford (KES), Dennis Strenge (DS), Steve Summers (SS), Dan Thackaberry (DTh), U.S. National Forest Staff (USNFS), John Weber (JW), Richard Zack (RZ). Summary: Regarding general collecting conditions, 1994 sawa return to good weather conditionsand generally good collecting and observing of most Lepidoptera groups. MIGRANTS AND STRAYS The common migrant species, Vanessa cardui, Danaus plexippus, and Hyles lineata, were not reported at all. By contrast, two rarer migrants were seen in new or unusual areas andlor conditions. Vanessa virginiensis was collected in only the third county east of the Cascades, in Washington, at Sullivan Creek Road, 10 miles northeast of the campground, 5 September, PEND OREILLE (DN). This record is put in perspective by the fact that the much better collected adjacent part of British Columbia has recorded only two specimens of this species by 100 years of keen resident collecting. V. atalanta, a single fresh specimen was seen in British Columbia at Sproule Creek, near Nelson, 19 April, Central Kootenay (JHS). This represents the first evidence that V. atalanta Since noneof theseare forthe current Season Summary year they are not reported here, but Ray will certainly provide a copy of these recordstoany interested BUTTERFLIES Icaricia shasta minnehaha, Highway 93, Willow Creek summit, 12 July, CUSTER County (JGP). Nymphalis antiopa and milberti Boise, 20 March, EARLY, Ada County (RES). Neominois ridingsii, Highway 93, Willow Creek summit, 12 July, CUSTER County (JGP). OREGON Contributow: LE, JH, PCH, EL, KAL, DVM, WAN, WDP, WRB, 55, DTh, USNFS. John Hincliff and Ray Stanford compiled more Oregon museum records. Museum records from RESfor Oregon are included in the Season Summary because they did not get into Hinchliffs Atlasof Oreaon Butterflies (see announcement in the NEWS #5for 1994). BUTTERFLIES Epargyreus clams, Adrian, 1 mile north of Snake River, 25 May 1974, MALHEUR County, C. Brady (RES). Thorybes pylades, Big Summit Prairie, mid June, CROOK County (EL). Pyrgus communis, north of Enterprise, 21 July, WALLOWA County (WDP). H. ericetorum, Jct. Highway 26 & 19, John Day River, 4 June, GRANT County (WAN). Adrian, 1 July 1957, W. Chatterton, MALHEUR (RES). Polites sonora sonora, Grant's Pass, 11 June 1993, JOSEPHINE (WBR). Ochlodes sylvanoides, Highway 20, 7 miles northeast of Juntura, 13 July 1976, R.W. Jue, MALHEUR (RES). Euphyes vestris vestris, Susan Creek State Park, 27 June, DOUGLAS County (DTh). Olalla Creek, 28 June, LINCOLN County (DVM). Papilio machuon oregonius, Jackass Creek, 2 September, GRANT County, (DTh). Pontia beckerii, Mt. Hood, near Cairn Basin, 6 July 1992, HOOD RIVER County (LE). Pontia protodice, Highway 20, 7 miles east-northeast Juntura, 13 July 1976, R.W. Jue, MALHEUR (RES). P. occidentalis, Miller L. Ridge, 10 August, JOSEPHINE County (DVM). Pieris napi marginalis, Hortense Lake, mid- July, DESCHUTES County (EL). Euchloe hyantis lotta, Redmond, 16 April, DESCHUTES County (EL). Colias alexandra edwardsii, Mt. Hood, Summit Meadows, June 1895, CLACKAMAS County, J.E. Cottle (RES) [Coordinators note: This may be Colias occidentalis]. S. saepium, Lookout Mountain, 3 August, HOOD RIVER County (LE). C. dumetorum oregonensis, Indian Ford Creek Campground, 5 May, DESCHUTES County (SS). Strymon melinus atrofasciatus, Lobster Creek near the Rogue River, 14 May, CURRY(RAL). Everes amyntula, Indian Ford Creek Campground, 5 May, DESCHUTES County (SS). Floras Creek Road bridge, 31 July, CURRY County (RAL). Charidryas homnni, Mt. Hood, Umbrella Falls, 7 July, HOOD RIVER County (LE). Polygonia satyrus, Lower Bridge, Metolius River, 30 May, JEFFERSON County (DTh). Polygonia progne silenus, Meadow Creek, Starkey Experimental Forest, 12 May, UNION County (USNFS). Oeneis nevadensis, Sixes River, 23 July, CURRY County (RAL). MOTHS Summary: Paul Hammond reports455 county recordsfor Noctuidsalone taken by recent U.5. National Forest staff survey of moths in Oregon National Forest areas, mostly in Linn and Jefferson counties. Last years' records were mostly in Union and Umatilla counties. WASHINGTON Contributors: JRD, PE, DN, F&JP, DAR DS, JHS, SMS& JW. REScontributed several older museum records but those will show up in Hinchliffs upcoming Atlas of Washington Butterflies(a companion to the Oregon Atlas). JRD, PE, D5, JHS, & RZare working on a survey of the Hanford Reserve Lands in Benton County. Don Rolfs observed good varietyand numbers of butterfly species in Chelan and Douglas Counties. RMP, JHS, & SMS searched hard in Pend Oreille, Spokane and Whitman counties for 7hymelicuslineola butto no avail. Pyle and the Page 4 News of the Lepidopterists' Society Jun
Shepards'are ina dead heatfora new Washington state record! Maybe someone else can scope both of us! John Weber (JW) reports that butterflies wereabundantat Mount Rainier and photography wasgood. BUTTERFLIES Hesperiajuba, Horn Rapids Road, southern edge of Hanford Reservoir, 22 May, BENTON County (JRD). Hesperia mada, Rattlesnake Mountain, ALE, 7 May, BENTON County (DS). 4ycaena nivalis, Mt. Townsend trail, 10 August, JEFFERSON County (FWP). Mitoura spinetorum, 3.5 miles northwest of Willard, 14 August, SKAMANIA County (DN). Everes amyntula, Snively Canyon, ALE, 22 April, BENTON County (DS). Euphilotes enoptes, 4 miles south of Keller Feny, Highway 21, 19 June, LINCOLN County (JHS, SMS). Plebejus icarioides, Snively Canyon, ALE, 22 April, BENTON County (DS). Polygonia faunus rusticus, Mt. Townsend trail, 10 August, JEFFERSON County (FW) . Cercyonis pegala ariane , Forest Road 27,3.5 miles west of Highway 101,16 August, JEFFERSON County (FW). Cercyonis oetus oetus, Rattlesnake Mountain, ALE, 8 July, BENTON County (DS). BRITISH COLUMBIA Contributom: CG, LJ, NK, JHS, SMS. Summary: Collecting conditions were good throughout the summer. Chris Guppy is beginning a survey of moths of the Quesnel area with over 200 species recorded the first year, a good number for such a northern locality. Norbert Kondla contributed many McBride area district records. BUTTERFLIES Thorybes pylades, McBride, 29 May, DISTRICT (NK). Thymelicus lineola, Sproule Creek, near Nelson, 13 July, REGION (JHS), the only other specimen, seen several years ago, was a radiator stun in Nelson. This was a fresh specimen, and the species should show up south of the Border any time as it has moved down from Revelstoke in the last 15 years. Hesperia juba, Battle Creek Road, East Cache Creek, 22 May, DISTRICT (NK). Hesperia nevada, Battle Creek Road, East Cache Creek, 22 May, DISTRICT (NK). Louis Lake northeast of Kamloops, 22 May, DISTRICT (NK). Amblyscirtes uialis, junction of Highway 5 and Blackwater Road, 14 May, DISTRICT (NK). Parnassius phoebus smintheus, McBride Peak, 31 July, DISTRICT (NK). Pterourus glaucus canadensis, McBride, 20 May, DISTRICT (NK). Pieris rapae, Prince George, 22 April, DISTRICT (NK); McBride, 29 May, DISTRICT (NK). Euchloe hyantis, Louis Lake northeast of Kamloops, 14 May, DISTRICT (NK). Colias philodice, McBride, 12 May, DISTRICT (NK). M. spinetorum, Jackman Flats, near Valemont, 23 May, DISTRICT and NORTH (NK). Callophrys sherdanii, Karnloops, 23 May, DISTRICT (NK). Incisalia augustinus, near Tete Jeune Cache, 1 May, DISTRICT (NK). Incisalia polios, Jackman Flats, near Valemont, 23 May, DISTRICT (NK). Incisalia eryphon, McBride, 1 May, DISTRICT (NK). Everes amyntula, McBride, 12 May, DISTRICT (NK). C. argiolus, Highway 16 at Milk River, 26 April, DISTRICT (NK). Glaucopsyche lygdamus, McBride, 29 May, DISTRICT (NK). Lycaeides idas scudderi, McBride Peak, 31 July, DISTRICT (NK). Plebejus saepiolus, McBride, 6 June, DISTRICT(NK). Speyeria cybele leto, Sproule Creek, 1 August, PERFECT GYNANDROMORPH (SMS and JHS). Speyeria atlantis electa, Small River, Robson Valley, 23 June, DISTRICT (NK). Speyeria hydaspe, McBride, 12 July, DISTRICT (NK). Polygonia satyrus, Highway 16 at Milk River, 26 April, DISTRICT (NK). P. zephrus, McBride, 1 May, DISTRICT (NK). P. oreas, Louis Lake northeast of Kamloops, 22 May, DISTRICT (NK). Polygonia progne, Highway 16 at Milk River, 26 April, DISTRICT (NK). Nymphalis antiopa, Highway 16 at Milk River, 26 April, DISTRICT (NK). N. vaualbum, Highway 16 at Milk River, 26 April, DISTRICT (NK). Basilarchia arthemis, McBride, 11 June, DISTRICT (NK). Cercyonis sthenele, Tranquille, near Kamloops, 6 July, DISTRICT(NK). MOTHS Arctia caja, Cranbrook, no date given, DISTRICT (LJ). ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA Coordinator: Robert L. Langston (KLL), Contributors: Ed Ballard (EB), Jim F: Brock (JPB), Ken Davenport (KD), John F. Emmel (JFE), Clifford D. Ferris (CDF), Kon H. Leuschner (RHL), Lauritz Muehlbach (LM), Scott North (SN), Jerry A. Powell (JAY), Kelly M. Kichers (KMK), Arthur M. Shapiro (AMS), Oakley Shields (OS), W.P. 5ochor (WPS), Ray E. Stanford (RES) and John 0. Vernon (JBV). Note: The moth species have each Family name noted, and are in the taxa and sequenceof K.W. Hodges, eta/., 1953. The butterfly species follow C.D. Ferris, 1959. ARIZONA Contributon: JPB, KD, CDF, LM and KE5. Summary: Included are 24 county records for butterfly species. Only four moth species were reported, one a county record, the others not new fortheir locales. After a mild winter in Chino Valley, Yavapai County, spring got off to a good start, excessive heat in early summer, late summer with monsoon rains, and the first general killing frost by mid-October (LM). North of Alpine, Apache County on 10 August, there was only a window of good weather between thetime thatthe heavy morning dew evaporated and the clouds moved in fortheearly afternoon storm (CDF). in Cochise County, the Chiricahua Mountains fire consumed 23,000 acres by mid-July and took out the area from Barfoot Park almost to Rustler Park, then down in elevation to Kucker Canyon, the lake just above the Arizona Museum of Natural History Research Station, Onion Saddle and into Pinery Canyon (CDF). By late July, Cave Creekand South Fork werestill running black with debris (CDF). MOTHS SPHINGIDAE - Hemaris diffinis, Chino Valley, Yavapai County, 29 to 30 March, and on 31 March ovipositing on coral berry (Symphoricarpus orbiculatus) (LM). Proserpinus vega, Greens Peak Road, 3 miles south of US 60, APACHE County, 24 July (JPB)(This is the seventh Arizona county for this seldom reported day-flier). PERICOPINAE - Gnophaela latipennis, Escudilla Mountain north of Alpine, Apache County, 10 August (CDF). NOCTUIDAE - Catocala hernia, Chino Valley, appeared at nearly their usual time of 23 to 24 September (LM). MIGRANTS AND STRAYS Phoebis philea, lower Madera Canyon, Pima County, one white female, 7 August (KD). Libytheana carinenta larvata: US 60 at Gila - Navajo County line, Carrizo Creek, 5,050 ft, NAVAJO County, 9 October, hundreds on roadside and stream bed flowers! (RES); many at Clifton, 3,600 ft, and hundreds along Highway 78, 5,800 to 6,000 ft at the New Mexico state line, Greenlee County, 10 October (RES); Scarce and late in Chino Valley, Yavapai County, 10 to 13 October (LM). Vanessa cardui: Altogether absent during the spring in Chino Valley, only a few worn and frayed in September (LM). Danaus plexippus: The migration (such as it was) in Chino Valley was 5 September (later than usual) to 6 October, with no more than 15 observed (LM). Last instar larvae on Asclepias tuberosa, NEW HOST, Canelo, Santa Cruz County, 26 July (JPB). Danaus gilippus strigosus: Appeared on 17 April, unusually early for Chino Valley, as generally common during the summer (LM). BUTTERFLIES Staphylus ceos, Hassayampa River, south of Wickenburg, MARICOPA County, 23 April (KD). Hesperopsis gracielae, vicinity of Havasu City, MOJAVE County (R.P. Meyerfide KD). Pyrgus philetas and Hylephila phyleus, Clifton, 3,600 ft, both new for GREENLEE County, 10 October (RES). Oarisma garita last instar larva on Muhlenbergia rigens 7 June, Greens Peak Road, 3 miles south of US 60, Apache County, adult emerged 1 July (JPB). Amblyscirtes python, Salt River Canyon, GILA County, June 1902 (O.C. Poling) - in Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, one male det RES. Heraclides cresphontes: Oak Creek Canyon, COCONINO County, 1972 (A1 Rubbertfide KD); common, No Name Lake, LA PAZ County, 1 to 6 June 1992 (S.M. Nelsonfide RES); Clifton, 3,600 ft, GREENLEE County, 10 October (RES). Papilio multicaudatus: Show Low, APACHE County, 1968 (S.S. McKownfide RES); showed its June 1995 News of the Lepidopterists' Society Page 5
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