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The common name for Stinga kendamulaza has been updated to Kendamulaza Skipper.

The species account for Pseudopostega cretea has been updated by Terry Harrison, using Davis, D. R., and J. R. Stonis. 2007. A revision of the New World plant-mining moths of the family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 625: v + 1-212..

The species account for the Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth was updated.

A Natrona County, Wyoming record of the Spotted Thyris (Thyris maculata) was added to the database from Dwaine Wagoner. (Opler-23Aug09)

Utah records of Euphilotes rita from Emery and Grand Counties and a Grand County record of Euphilotes spaldingi were added to the database. (Opler-23Aug09)

Three New Mexico moth records were added to the database: Antheraea polyphemus (Bernalillo County, Catalina and Robert Muller), Hyalophora columbia (Eddy County, Jeanette Lewis) and Smerinthus cerisyi (Taos County, Matt Alexander). (Opler-23Aug09)

A Lancaster County, Nebraska record of the Common Checkered-Skipper was added to the database by submitter Susan Whitney. (Opler-23Aug09)

A Colima, Mexico record of the Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) was added to the database from submitter Beverly Hawley. (Opler-23Aug09)

Two Kansas records were added to the database: Nessus Sphinx (Amphion floridensis) (Barton County, Jim Ray) and Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) (Butler County, Bill McBride). (Opler-23Aug09)

Six Colorado records were added to the database: Euphyes bimaculata (Boulder County, Christian Nunes), Euphilotes rita (Boulder County, Janet Chu), Eumorpha achemon (Larimer County, Jeri Morgan), Antheraea polyphemus (El Paso County, Peter Neukom), and Ascalapha odorata (Larimer County, Roger Hoover). (Opler-23Aug09)