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The common name for Codatractus carlos was changed from Carlos' Mottled Satyr to Carlos' Mottled-Skipper.

Forty-three new Tennessee butterfly records were added to the database from submitters Allan J. Trently, Carol Wolf, Don Holt, Douglas A. Downs, Douglas Bruce, Edmund K. LeGrand, Harold Howell, Jean Obrist, Julius Basham, Ken Childs, Richard Connors, Rita Venable, Stephen J. Stedman, and Tom Howe. (TN-butterflies-14July09)

Fifty-three new Texas butterfly and moth records were added to the database from submitters Tim Herbert, Marissa Latigo, Kathie Holder, Penny Lea, Jackie Hearth, Barbara Uskovich, Michelle Swan, Nikki Slobodin, Russel Thomas, Diane Young, Miriam Hall, Tony Kirk, Byron Schirmbeck, Gary Jue, Kathleen O'Donnell, Marjorie Procter-Smith, John Siemssen, Phil Moon, and Jodell P Miller. (TX-OK-14July09)

Two new Oklahoma records were added to the database: Zebra Swallowtail (Oklahoma County, Peggy Porter) and Cecropia Silkmoth (Tulsa County, John Bordwine). (TX-OK-14July09)

A new Tulsa County, Oklahoma record of the Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis) was added to the database from Sandra Schwinn, verified by John M. Nelson. (OK-12July09)

A new Dearborn County, Indiana record of the Cecropia Silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia) was added to the database from Kelly Lane. (IN-12July09)

Five new Virginia moth records were added to the database from submitters Anne Meltzer, George Kuffel, Lorraine Lencina, Victoria Walter, and Kristy Malik. (Downer-13July09)

Three new South Carolina moth records were added to the database from submitters Deirdre Eaton, Ted Hardwicke, and Bill Hemby. (Downer-13July09)

Six new Ohio moth records were added to the database from submitters Phil Fry, Jamie Kurtz, John Abt, Heather Aubke, Dora L. Anderson, and George Swartzfager. (Downer-13July09)

Three new moth records from New Hampshire were added to the database from submitters Holly Grant, Patricia Temple, and Crystal Kenney. (Downer-13July09)