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Two new photographs of the European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) were added to the database from photographer Craig Thomson.

A new Ada County, Idaho record of the Black Witch Moth (Ascalapha odorata) was added to the database from submitter Francene Livingston. (ID-14Aug09)

The Kendall's Skipper (Stinga kendamulaza) was added to the database with records from Tlaxcala, Puebla, and Oaxaca, Mexico.

The Seasonal Leafwing (Zaretis ellops) was added to the database along with a new photograph and a Tabasco, Mexico sighting from Richard and Jane McDonald.

A new Cheshire County, New Hampshire record of the Wild Indigo Duskywing was added to the database from submitter Stephanie Walquist.

More than 170 new moth records for Suffolk County, New York were added to the database. (NY-kickbacks-Montauk)

One hundred and twenty-five new moth species were added to the database: Acleris curvalana, Acrobasis caryae, Acrobasis comptoniella, Acrobasis demotella, Acrobasis minimella, Acrobasis vaccinii, Acrolophus propinquus, Acronicta lithospila, Acronicta longa, Thaumatopsis edonis, Amolita roseola, Ancylis albacostana, Ancylis comptana, Ancylis laciniana, Apamea burgessi, Apamea finitima, Apamea inordinata, Apamea verbascoides, Apamea vulgaris, Apogeshna stenialis, Archips argyrospila, Archips fervidana, Archips semiferana, Argyria auratella, Argyria critica, Argyrotaenia tabulana, Bactra verutana, Bandera binotella, Callopistria cordata, Carolella bimaculana, Catocala badia, Catocala herodias , Catocala jair, Chaetaglaea cerata, Chaetaglaea sericea, Chaetaglaea tremula, Choristoneura pinus, Coenochroa bipunctella, Condica sutor, Crambus leachellus, Crambus satrapellus, Cudonigera houstonana, Diacme adipaloides, Dioryctria clarioralis, Dioryctria disclusa, Dolichomia intermedialis, Gymnandrosoma punctidiscana, Eoreuma densella, Epiglaea apiata, Episemasia solitaria, Etiella zinckenella, Eucosma lathami, Eucosma robinsonana, Eudonia heterosalis, Fagitana littera, Glyptocera consobrinella, Haimbachia albescens, Haimbachia placidella, Hedya nubiferana, Metendothenia separatana, Hellula rogatalis, Hyperstrotia secta, Iodopepla u-album, Iridopsis humaria, Iridopsis vellivolata, Speranza argillacearia, Larisa subsolana, Sympistis perscripta, Loxostege cereralis, Macalla zelleri, Marasmia trapezalis, Marathyssa basalis, Meganola phylla, Meganola spodia, Nola clethrae, Nola pustulata, Nola cereella, Melitara prodenialis, Metarranthis amyrisaria, Metarranthis pilosaria, Metarranthis refractaria, Metaxaglaea violacea, Moodna pallidostrinella, Elophila icciusalis, Neocataclysta magnificalis, Neodactria caliginosellus, Notocelia culminana, Nycteola metaspilella, Oligia bridghamii, Ommatostola lintneri, Sympistis riparia, Oruza albocostaliata, Ostrinia penitalis, Parapediasia decorella, Parapoynx maculalis, Phaecasiophora niveiguttana, Phaneta annetteana, Phaneta ochroterminana, Phaneta olivaceana, Phaneta parmatana, Phaneta raracana, Pima albiplagiatella, Prionapteryx achatina, Prionapteryx nebulifera, Probole nepiasaria, Proteoteras aesculana, Psectraglaea carnosa, Pyrausta rubricalis, Renia nemoralis, Retinia gemistrigulana, Salebriaria engeli, Salebriaria fasciata, Schinia spinosae, Schrankia macula, Sciota virgatella, Sparganothis caryae, Sparganothis directana, Sparganothis unifasciana, Sparganothis xanthoides, Spodoptera exigua, Tacparia zalissaria, Thaumatopsis pexella, Thaumatopsis solutella, Xylotype arcadia, Zanclognatha protumnusalis.

Forty-six Michigan butterfly and moth records were added to the database from submitters Barb Loy, Beth Guthaus, Carmen Haldane, Chris Carlin, Chris Tardani, Cody Hough, Darcy Hansen, Elijah M. Robles, James Fox, Jim VanAllen, John Platek, Judi Poertner, Judy Rhoades, Kimberly Clark, Mike Stier, Rachel McCartney, Rita Neustifter, and Sharon Harris. (MI-22Aug09)

The spelling of Pandermis lamprosana was corrected to Pandemis lamprosana.

Two hundred and nine California butterfly records were added to the database from submitters Al Rubbert, Bret Boyd, Bruce Boyd, Dave Pierce, J. A. Comstock, J. Brock & C. Sekerman, J. D. Gunder, J. E. Cottle, J. H. Gerdes, J. T. Emmel, Jim Brock, John F. Emmel, John G. Pasko, John S. Garth, Kevin Davenport, Ken Davenport, M. L. Grinnell, Mike Smith, Norbert Kondla, Oakley Shields, Paul Opler, Phil Nordin, Ray Bruun, Ray Stanford, Robert J. Ford, Robert L. Langston, and T. P. Webster. (CA-21Aug09)