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A Garrett County, Maryland record of the Luna Moth (Actias luna) was added to the database from Polly English-Ramsay. (Downer-18Sept09)

Two Massachusetts moth records were added to the database: Antheraea polyphemus (Middlesex County, Philip D.S. Thoren) and Callosamia promethea (Essex County, Colleen McElhinney). (Downer-18Sept09)

A Jefferson County, Kentucky record of the American Dagger Moth (Acronicta americana) was added to the database from Alton Bevens. (Downer-18Sept09)

Three Tippecanoe County, Indiana moth records were added to the database from Brett Marshall: Eumorpha pandorus, Callosamia promethea, and Ceratomia undulosa. (Downer-18Sept09)

Sixteen Virginia moth records were added to the database: Citheronia regalis (Albemarle County, Jessica R. Thacker), Eumorpha fasciata (Alexadria City, Barry Sperling), Antheraea polyphemus (Chesapeake City, Barbara A.C. Hennig-Loomis), Hypercompe scribonia, Citheronia regalis, Eacles imperialis, Dryocampa rubicunda, and Paonias excaecatus (Chesapeake City, Beth Hobbs), Actias luna (Chesapeake City, Larry Pike), Hypercompe scribonia (Fairfax County, Victoria Cherpes), Hemaris thysbe (Fauquier County, Marcia Haas), Citheronia regalis (Greene County, Laura Ashley), Haploa clymene (Powhatan County, Mack Phalen), Callosamia angulifera (Prince William County, Carole Sheehy), Hypercompe scribonia (Prince William County, Robin Gazawi and Zachary Hackerson), and Hyles lineata (Roanoke County, Paul and Charlie Adams). (Downer-28Aug09)

Two Washington County, Rhode Island moth records were added to the database from Elise Torello: Hyalophora cecropia and Antheraea polyphemus. (Downer-28Aug09)

Three Ohio moth records were added to the database: Speyeria cybele (Ashland County, Dana Sherburne), Hemaris thysbe (Greene County, Christine Saunders), and Antheraea polyphemus (Hocking County, Todd Smith). (Downer-28Aug09)

Twenty-one North Carolina moth records were added to the database. Records of Iridopsis larvaria, Eulithis diversilineata, Lapara bombycoides, Lochmaeus manteo, Epimecis hortaria, Nadata gibbosa, Hypercompe scribonia, Heterocampa obliqua, Apatelodes torrefacta, Datana angusii, Paonias astylus, Nemoria bistriaria, Haploaclymene, Halysidota tessellaris, and Oligocentria lignicolor were added for Buncombe County from Noah Clark. Additional records were: Citheronia regalis (Craven County, Jennifer Kepner), Hypercompe scribonia (Gaston County, Tereasa Osborne), Antheraea polyphemus and Eumorpha pandorus (Pitt County, Mandy Dough), Erastria cruentaria (Pitt County, Salman Abdulali), and Eacles imperialis (Polk County, Roarke Donnelly, Madeline Donnelly, Liam Donnelly, and Evan Hambly). (Downer-28Aug09)

Four Maryland moth records were added to the database: Citheronia regalis (Cecil County, Nick Imhoff and Alison Miller), Epimecis hortaria (Frederick County, Charlie Slease), Paonius myops (Garrett County, Fran Pope), and Hypercompe scribonia (Montgomery County, Lou). (Downer-28Aug09)

Two Hampshire County, Massachusetts records of the Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) were added to the database from Emmanuel Cecchet and Jeff Kelley. (Downer-28Aug09)