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{"title":"Polia nebulosa and Hyboma adaucta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Collected from Nests of the Siberian Flying Squirrel Pteromys volans orii (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae)","authors":"Sakura Kojima, Natsuki Hirakizawa, Hayato Kikuchi, Kohei Koyama, T. Oshida, T. Yamauchi","doi":"10.18473/lepi.77i1.a4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18473/lepi.77i1.a4","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. Polia nebulosa and Hyboma adaucta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) were collected from nest boxes of the Siberian flying squirrel Pteromys volans orii (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae) in Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan. This is the first record of moths collected from nests of flying squirrels (tribe Pteromyini). These two species probably used the nests of P. volans orii as overwintering sites since all the moths found were in an overwintering state when collected, both moth species do not feed on detritus, and the temperature in the nests is assumed to be higher than that of the outside.","PeriodicalId":259893,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society","volume":"74 9","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120820196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Blooming Forbs Utilized by Breeding-Season Danaus plexippus in the USA North-Central Region","authors":"K. E. Fisher, Brooklyn R. Snyder, S. Bradbury","doi":"10.18473/lepi.77i1.a2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18473/lepi.77i1.a2","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. Danaus plexippus (monarch butterfly) populations in North America east of the Rocky Mountains are in decline due to loss of habitat containing Asclepias spp. (milkweed) and blooming forbs. To support D. plexippus recovery, habitat restoration efforts use seed mixes designed to maintain a diversity of species that bloom over the breeding and migration periods. The extent to which these species are uniquely attractive to foraging D. plexippus is unclear. We conducted observational studies at areas in Iowa USA with varying densities and diversities of Asclepias spp. and floral resources to help inform conservation management practices. Forty-two blooming forb species were present across four sites (2-4-ha) in Boone and Story counties from June through September in 2020. Many of the species present are commonly found in pollinator seed mixes. The number of blooming forbs species per site varied from 12 to 24 across the four months; the minimum and maximum density of species-specific inflorescences ranged from 8.45 to 36.3 inflorescence/m2. We observed D. plexippus nectaring on 27 of the 42 species across the sites. Based on total feeding events observed and the species-specific density of inflorescences, Asclepias syriaca, Asclepias verticillata, Helianthus grosseserratus, and Cirsium vulgare were favored for nectaring at each site where they were present. Additional species were favored in some, but not all, sites including Symphyotrichum pilosum, Eupatorium altissimum, Trifolium pratense, Echinacea pallida, and Verbena urticifolia. Findings suggest variation in preference may be due, in part, to site-specific and surrounding landscape features. Future studies on D. plexippus foraging behavior could address the interacting roles of habitat and landscape features, as well as species-specific flower size and shape, scent, nutrition, and nectar abundance. While forb utilization is likely influenced by site- and plant-specific features, preferred species we observed are typically included in recommended native seed mix designed to ensure blooms from June through September to support migratory and non-migratory, breeding D. plexippus.","PeriodicalId":259893,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126369955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"First Report of the Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly, Phoebis sennae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) Herbivory on the Endangered Puerto Rican Legume, Chamaecrista glandulosa Var. Mirabilis (Pollard) Irwin & Barneby, 1982 (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae)","authors":"Jonathan A. López Colón, Luis Y. Santiago-Rosario","doi":"10.18473/lepi.77i1.a6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18473/lepi.77i1.a6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":259893,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society","volume":"293 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124206972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Survey and Habitat Assessment of King's Hairstreak (Satyrium kingi) in Maryland Coastal Plain Forests","authors":"Connor Morningred, Brittany Grubb, Dana L. Price, J. Selfridge","doi":"10.18473/lepi.76i4.a3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18473/lepi.76i4.a3","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. We surveyed for caterpillars and adults of King's Hairstreak, Satyrium kingi (Klots and Clench, 1952), a globally vulnerable species found along the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Surveys were conducted at three study sites with abundant Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér. (Family: Symplocaceae), the caterpillar host plant. We found caterpillars at only one site using UV LED flashlights and adults at two of the three sites. Mating was not observed, and eggs were not found. We discuss observations of S. kingi adults and caterpillars, management of our study sites, data from habitat assessments, and recommendations for further study of S. kingi.","PeriodicalId":259893,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121182922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Gis-Based Species Distribution Model for the Endangered Smith's Blue Butterfly, Euphilotes enoptes smithi (Lycaenidae)","authors":"R. A. Arnold, Robert B. Jensen","doi":"10.18473/lepi.76i4.a1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18473/lepi.76i4.a1","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. A species distribution model (SDM) was developed for the endangered Smith's Blue butterfly, Euphilotes enoptes smithi (Lycaenidae), to predict target areas where it might be found in the rugged Santa Lucia Mountains that extend for 230 km along the Big Sur coast in Monterey County, CA. Field surveys identified 1,506 locations of the butterfly's larval foodplant and primary adult nectar plant, Eriogonum parvifolium (Polygonaceae), in this mountain range. Vegetation, soil, and geology types were identified for each of these known locations. Because all life stages of the endangered butterfly are closely associated with this foodplant, it served as a surrogate to identify new locations that might support the butterfly. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the relationships between foodplant occurrence and each of these environmental attributes. Logistic regression identified specific soil and geology types that were useful predictors of potential foodplant occurrence, but it was unable to identify comparable specific vegetation types. GIS analyses were performed to identify target areas that share the same combinations of these environmental attributes in locations known to support the foodplant. The top target areas were all characterized by soil and geology types that the logistic regression analyses corroborated were the best predictors of potential foodplant occurrence. To validate our SDM, field surveys for the foodplant and butterfly were performed at 300 predicted target locations. The foodplant and butterfly were observed at 88.4% and 80.7% of target areas or immediately adjacent to them, respectively. Results of this SDM not only provide a better understanding of this endangered butterfly's potential and actual geographic range but also the environmental attributes that constitute its suitable habitat. Furthermore, these findings will assist resource agencies in their conservation efforts to benefit this endangered butterfly.","PeriodicalId":259893,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society","volume":"89 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116482142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Temporal Distribution of Eois Immatures (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in a Tropical Forest","authors":"P. A. Machado, P. E. Gueratto, S. S. Moraes, A. R. Nascimento, M. Kato, A. L. Freitas","doi":"10.18473/lepi.76i4.a5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18473/lepi.76i4.a5","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. Studies of populations on a temporal scale are essential to accessing the real diversity of an area since species may not be distributed equally over time. The temporal distribution of species can be related to climatic conditions, such as temperature and precipitation, which play an important role in biological systems, influencing biotic interactions. Insects may optimise their life-cycles to benefit from suitable environmental conditions, including food availability and escape from predators and parasitoids. The goal of this study is to describe the temporal distribution of Eois Hübner abundance associated with species of Piper and to investigate the role of climate and parasitoid wasps on monthly distributions of immature abundance. The study was carried out in an area of Atlantic Forest in Serra do Japi Biological Reserve (SJ), Jundiaí - SP, Brazil. For 13 months, from June 2015 to July 2016, Eois immatures were sought monthly under all leaves of 24 individuals from ten Piper species and reared until the emergence of adults or parasitoids. A total of 778 immature Eois specimens were sampled, and all abundance peaks were concentrated between March to June. No correlation was found between monthly Eois distribution with precipitation and temperature. Otherwise, the results showed a time-delayed correlation between the rate of parasitism and the abundance of Eois immatures, with the highest rate of parasitism occurring after peak abundance of immatures.","PeriodicalId":259893,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128159979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A New Species of Holochroa Hulst (Geometridae: Ennominae) from the Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico","authors":"Ivonne J. Garzón Orduña, A. I. Vázquez","doi":"10.18473/lepi.76i4.a4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18473/lepi.76i4.a4","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. A new species of Holochroa from the mountains of Hidalgo, Mexico is described and illustrated. Holochroa encina Garzón-Orduña can be distinguished from the other four species in the genus by the chestnut colored forewing, the male valvae narrowing at the apex, the thinner sclerotized processes of the anellus and by the mtDNA barcode.","PeriodicalId":259893,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122007485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Geometrid Moth Feeding on the Slime of a Live Slug: A Novel Food Resource?","authors":"D. Moskowitz","doi":"10.18473/lepi.76i4.a8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18473/lepi.76i4.a8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":259893,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115957383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Index for Volume 76(New Names in Boldface Type)","authors":"Mariana Monteiro","doi":"10.18473/lepi.76i4.a11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18473/lepi.76i4.a11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":259893,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society","volume":"106 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117262740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"New Records of Cupido comyntas Godart (Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae) from the National Botanical Garden, Havana, Confirm Its Presence in Cuba","authors":"Yosiel Álvarez, Alejandro Barro","doi":"10.18473/lepi.76i4.a7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18473/lepi.76i4.a7","url":null,"abstract":"Cupido comyntas (Godart, [1824]) was first recorded in Cuba by Núñez (2015), who collected two male individuals in disturbed vegetation surrounding broadleaf semideciduous forests of “Las Maravillas de Viñales” pathway, Viñales, Pinar del Río province, on 4 July 2014. This author assigned the individuals to subspecies C. comyntas texana (Chermock, 1945) and stated that the record, from an inland locality, suggested a recent, successful colonization event of the species in Cuba from Yucatán. Two additional exemplars, one from the same locality and another from Los Pretiles, a coastal spot near 70 km northwest of Viñales, also in Pinar del Río province, both observed in 2015, were the last confirmed sightings of the butterfly in Cuba (Barro et al. 2020). The absence of further records during the following seven years apparently ruled out the possibility of its establishment in Cuba. In September 2021, 8 individuals of Cupido comyntas were spotted flying in disturbed vegetation on the edge of a broadleaf semideciduous forest, approximately 50 m to the west of the administrative facilities of the National Botanical Garden, Boyeros municipality, Havana province (23o 00' 18\" N, 82o 34' 31\" W). The butterflies were nectaring on Bidens pilosa L. (Asteraceae). Between February and March 2022, 3 males and 2 females were taken flying near the ground, on secondary vegetation to the east of the previous locality. All the observed individuals were found in disturbed habitats flying in company of several generalist Cuban butterflies, such as nymphalids Anartia jatrophae guantanamo (Munroe), Calisto herophile (Hübner), Dryas iulia nudeola (Bates), Phyciodes p. phaon (Edwards), Anthanassa f. frisia (Poey), the pierid Ascia monuste eubotea (Godart) and the similar blue species Leptotes cassius theonus (Lucas). The specimens were deposited in the collection of the Museo “Felipe Poey” and the personal collection of Yosiel Álvarez (Fig. 1). These new records provide the third known locality for the species in Cuba. The observation of several individuals of both sexes, some of them fresh, on an inland locality, more than 150 km to the east of Viñales, confirm its establishment on the island. The absence of additional records since 2015 could be explained by the similarity of C. comyntas to other Cuban Polyommatinae, such as Leptoptes cassius theonus, Hemiargus ceraunus filenus (Poey) and Cyclargus a. ammon (Lucas), which are indistinguishable in flight from the subject species. These species are widespread in Cuba (Alayo & Hernández 1987; Smith et al. 1994; Barro et al. 2020) and sympatric with C. comyntas at the known localities. Furthermore, the phenology of C. comyntas in tropical areas remains unknown, making impossible to assess if the absence of records was due to a temporal scarcity of the species in the areas between the known localities. Examination of wing color pattern of the observed specimens, in comparison to those provided by the Butterflies of America ","PeriodicalId":259893,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131100968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}