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Three new Boulder County, Colorado records of the Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula) were added to the database from Christian Nunes. (CO-29June09)

New Park County, Wyoming records of the Lupine Blue (Plebejus lupini) and Boisduval's Blue (Plebejus icarioides) were added to the database from submitter Adam Deffenbaugh. (WY-16June09)

One hundred and forty-three California butterfly records were added to the database from submitters Bill Gendron, Bruce & Bret Boyd, Derham Giuliani, George T. Austin, Gordon Pratt, Jack Levy, Keith Hughes, Ken Davenport, Lloyd M. Martin, Oakley Shields, Paul Opler, Ray Stanford, Richard P. Meyer, Robert Langston, S. Johnson, Sterling Mattoon, and Susan Steele. (CA-30June09)

Ninety-four Georgia butterfly and moth records were added to the database from submitters Alvin Thurman, Susana Vazquez, Jenni Smith, Terry Johnson, Jena McLaurin, Fitz Clarke, Shantelle Grace, Don Gresh, Kenneth Waldrep, Lois Stacey, David Hollie, Janice Rickert, Debbie Giardini, Pierre Howard, Jim Flynn, Rachel Cass, and Rose Payne. (GA-1July09)

The species Callophrys perplexa was added to the database along with one California record. (CA-25June09)

The first Kenosha County, Wisconsin record of the Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus) was added to the database from submitter Dave Mann.

The preferred scientific name for the Brown-bordered Geometer is Eumacaria madopata, so all records of E. latiferrugata were moved to Eumacaria madopata and E. latiferrugata was deleted.

Twelve West Virginia butterfly and moth records were added to the database from submitters Kathy Kirkpatrick, Gary Ganser, Jack and Toni Blackford, and James Ward. (WV-1July 09)

One hundred and seventy-one new Pennsylvania moth records were added to the database from submitters Curt Lehman, Monica Miller, Chuck Tague, Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, Jae Nanthranoha, Sarah Lehman, Harry P. Hunt, Linda Murphy, Joe Reichard, Lt. Richard V. Metzgar, and Ron Then. (PA-1July09)

Five new moth species were added to the database: Pale Metarranthis (Metarranthis indeclinata), Pale Lithacodia (Deltote albidula), Bog Deltote (Deltote bellicula), Northern Petrophora (Petrophora subaequaria), and Red-Crossed Button Slug (Tortricidia pallida). (1July09)