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A Larimer County, Colorado record of the Green Comma (Polygonia faunus) was added to the database from contributor Ron Harden. (Opler-lateOct09)

Two photographs by photographer Kerri Altieri that were originally identified as Callosamia promethea were determined by Curt Lehman (WV coordinator) and Rick Gillmore (FL coordinator) to be a female Callosamia angulifera.

A 1951 record of the Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callipppe) from Alameda County, CA was added to the database from Thomas W. Davies. (kickback-CA-11Dec09)

A 1968 record of the Small Dotted-Blue (Philotiella speciosa) from Ventura County, CA was added to the database from Jerry Powell. (kickback-CA-16Dec09)

Three West Virginia moth records were added to the database: Citheronia regalis (Doddridge County, Donna K. Race), Eacles imperialis (Doddridge County, Donna K. Race), and Tolype velleda (Tyler County, Donna Yencha). (WV-Nov09)

A Jalisco, Mexico record of the Malachite (Siprotea stelenes) was added to the database from contributor Paul Hart. (MX-16Dec09)

Fifty-six Louisiana butterfly and moth records were added to the database: from Jeff Trahan: Strymon melinus (DeSoto Parish), Atalopedes campestris (DeSoto Parish), Enodia portlandia (DeSoto Parish), Nastra lherminier (Natchitoches Parish), Echinargus isola (Natchitoches Parish), Thorybes bathyllus (Natchitoches Parish), Amblyscirtes alternata (Natchitoches Parish), Erynnis funeralis (Natchitoches Parish), Hesperia meskei (Natchitoches Parish), Euphyes dukesi (Natchitoches Parish), Satyrium kingi (Natchitoches Parish), Polites vibex (Natchitoches Parish), Phoebis sennae (Natchitoches Parish), Panoquina ocola (Natchitoches Parish), Cercyonis pegala (Natchitoches Parish), and Chioides catillus (Natchitoches Parish); from Michelle Noel: Laothoe juglandis (Rapides Parish); from Phillip Clark: Agraulis vanillae (Grant Parish), Hylephila phyleus (Grant Parish), Epargyreus clarus (Grant Parish), Papilio troilus (Grant Parish), Agraulis vanillae (Grant Parish), Epargyreus phyleus (Grant Parish), Papilio troilus (Grant Parish), and Danaus plexippus (Grant Parish); from Rosanna Czarnecki: Urbanus proteus (Lafayette Parish); from Rosemary Siedler: Asterocampa celtis (Bossier Parish), Callophrys gryneus (Bossier Parish), Celastrina neglecta (Bossier Parish), Cisseps fulvicollis (Bossier Parish), Danaus plexippus (Bossier Parish), Euphyes vestris (Bossier Parish), Hemiargus ceraunus (Bossier Parish), Enodia portlandia (Bossier Parish), Limenitis arthemis (Bossier Parish), Papilio troilus (Bossier Parish), Polygonia interrogationis (Bossier Parish), Pontia protodice (Bossier Parish), Agrius cingulata (Caddo Parish), Manduca quinquemaculata (Caddo Parish), Manduca quinquemaculata (Caddo Parish), Hemaris diffinis (Caddo Parish), Hyles lineata (Caddo Parish), Hypercompe scribonia (Caddo Parish), Catocala epione (Caddo Parish), Catocala vidua (Caddo Parish), Catocala vidua (Caddo Parish), and Catocala neogama (Caddo Parish); and from Steve Shively: Eumorpha pandorus (Rapides Parish), Papilio polyxenes (Rapides Parish), Papilio palamedes (Rapides Parish), Eurytides marcellus (Rapides Parish), Papilio cresphontes (Rapides Parish), Acronicta oblinita (Rapides Parish), Eumorpha fasciata (Rapides Parish), and Eacles imperialis (Rapides Parish). (LA-6Jan10)

Eight Boone County, Missouri butterfly and moth records were added to the database from Wedge Watkins: Pieris rapae, Pyrausta subsequalis, Diastictis argyralis, Nephopterix basilaris, Semiothisa snoviata, Euscara confusaria, Heliothis turbatus, and Celiptera frustulum. (kickbacks-BigMuddy-13Nov09)

Three new moth species were added to the database: Diastictis argyralis, Nephopterix basilaris, and Semiothisa snoviata. (kickbacks-BigMuddy-13Nov09)

Three hundred and thirty-seven California butterfly records were added to the database from contributors A. E. Launer, A. M. Shapiro, Bruce O'Hara, C. D. MacNeill, C. Dammers, C. G. Oliver, C. Palm, Charles Hageman, Charles Sekerman, Chris Henne, D. Murphy, David Hawks, Derham Giuliani, E. D. Jones, E. R. Hulbirt, Eileen Mattoon, Fred T. Thorne, G. Frankie, G. Gorelick, George T. Austin, Gordon Pratt, Greg Ballmer, H. Koopman, J. Brock, J. Brown, J. W. Tilden, Jeffrey Glassberg, Jerry Powell, John F. Emmel, Ken Hansen, Kilian Roever, Lloyd Martin, Michael Smith, Munroe Walton, Noel La Due, Oakley Shields, Oscar Sette, Paul Opler, R. Davis, Ralph Wells, Richard Breedlove, Richard Skalski, Robert L. Langston, Ron Leuschener, S. Peoples, Sterling O. Mattoon, Steve Sims, T. & J. Emmel, W. A. Foster, W. D. Winter, W. Hammer, W. McGuire, and Wayne Dawes. (CA-31Dec09)