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New Pennsylvania moth records

One hundred and ninety-nine Pennsylvania moth records were added to the database from contributors Achille R. Salerno, Ben Russell, Bill Walbek, Chris Sim, Chuck Tague, Curt Lehman, Harry Hunt, Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, Ken Lebo, Leonard Hess, Linda Murphy, Marcy Cunkelman, Monica Miller, and Sandy Arnell. (PA-31Aug09)

New Lancaster County, Nebraska butterfly records

Thirty-three Lancaster County butterfly records were added to the database from Susan Louise Whitney: Vanessa virginensis, Papilio polyxenes, Pieris rapae, Lerema accius, Colias philodice, Phoebis sennae, Pholisora catullus, Polygonia comma, Cupido comyntas, Lycaena dione, Strymon melinus, Speyeria cybele, Callophyrs gryneus, Danaus plexippus, Colias eurytheme, Colias eurytheme, Hesperia ottoe, Vanessa cardui, Phyciodes tharos, Polites peckius, Polygonia interrogationis, Vanessa atalanta, Limenitis arthemis astyanax, Speyeria idalia, Atalopedes campestris, Epargyreus clarus, Chlosyne nycteis, Celastrina neglecta, Papilio glaucus, Euptoieta claudia, Limenitis archippus, Junonia coenia, and Cupido amyntula. (Opler-Aug-Sept09)

New Kansas butterfly and moth records

Six new Kansas butterfly and moth records were added to the database: Manduca quinquemaculata (Pottawatomie, Kimberly With), Agrius cingulata (Pottawatomie, Kimberly With), Erynnis baptisiae (Pottawatomie, Kimberly With), Papilio cresphontes (Shawnee, Ron Davis), Papilio polyxenes (Riley, Andrea A. Cary), and Euchaetes egle (Cowley, Steve McCann). (Opler-Aug-Sept09)