Butterflies of North Carolina - Twenty-Eighth Approximation 160
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Load more
Recommended publications
-
Insect Survey of Four Longleaf Pine Preserves
A SURVEY OF THE MOTHS, BUTTERFLIES, AND GRASSHOPPERS OF FOUR NATURE CONSERVANCY PRESERVES IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA Stephen P. Hall and Dale F. Schweitzer November 15, 1993 ABSTRACT Moths, butterflies, and grasshoppers were surveyed within four longleaf pine preserves owned by the North Carolina Nature Conservancy during the growing season of 1991 and 1992. Over 7,000 specimens (either collected or seen in the field) were identified, representing 512 different species and 28 families. Forty-one of these we consider to be distinctive of the two fire- maintained communities principally under investigation, the longleaf pine savannas and flatwoods. An additional 14 species we consider distinctive of the pocosins that occur in close association with the savannas and flatwoods. Twenty nine species appear to be rare enough to be included on the list of elements monitored by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (eight others in this category have been reported from one of these sites, the Green Swamp, but were not observed in this study). Two of the moths collected, Spartiniphaga carterae and Agrotis buchholzi, are currently candidates for federal listing as Threatened or Endangered species. Another species, Hemipachnobia s. subporphyrea, appears to be endemic to North Carolina and should also be considered for federal candidate status. With few exceptions, even the species that seem to be most closely associated with savannas and flatwoods show few direct defenses against fire, the primary force responsible for maintaining these communities. Instead, the majority of these insects probably survive within this region due to their ability to rapidly re-colonize recently burned areas from small, well-dispersed refugia. -
Butterflies and Moths of Pinal County, Arizona, United States
Heliothis ononis Flax Bollworm Moth Coptotriche aenea Blackberry Leafminer Argyresthia canadensis Apyrrothrix araxes Dull Firetip Phocides pigmalion Mangrove Skipper Phocides belus Belus Skipper Phocides palemon Guava Skipper Phocides urania Urania skipper Proteides mercurius Mercurial Skipper Epargyreus zestos Zestos Skipper Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus spanna Hispaniolan Silverdrop Epargyreus exadeus Broken Silverdrop Polygonus leo Hammock Skipper Polygonus savigny Manuel's Skipper Chioides albofasciatus White-striped Longtail Chioides zilpa Zilpa Longtail Chioides ixion Hispaniolan Longtail Aguna asander Gold-spotted Aguna Aguna claxon Emerald Aguna Aguna metophis Tailed Aguna Typhedanus undulatus Mottled Longtail Typhedanus ampyx Gold-tufted Skipper Polythrix octomaculata Eight-spotted Longtail Polythrix mexicanus Mexican Longtail Polythrix asine Asine Longtail Polythrix caunus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Zestusa dorus Short-tailed Skipper Codatractus carlos Carlos' Mottled-Skipper Codatractus alcaeus White-crescent Longtail Codatractus yucatanus Yucatan Mottled-Skipper Codatractus arizonensis Arizona Skipper Codatractus valeriana Valeriana Skipper Urbanus proteus Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus viterboana Bluish Longtail Urbanus belli Double-striped Longtail Urbanus pronus Pronus Longtail Urbanus esmeraldus Esmeralda Longtail Urbanus evona Turquoise Longtail Urbanus dorantes Dorantes Longtail Urbanus teleus Teleus Longtail Urbanus tanna Tanna Longtail Urbanus simplicius Plain Longtail Urbanus procne Brown Longtail -
Butterflies of North Carolina - Twenty-Eighth Approximation 159
Crystal Skipper Atrytonopsis quinteri 40 n=0 30 M N 20 u m 10 b e 0 r 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec • o 40 • f n=0 = Sighting or Collection 30 P x• = Not seen nor collected F since 1980 l 20 i 5 records / 32 individuals added g 10 to 28th h 0 t 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 NC counties: 2 or 2% High counts of: 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 SC counties: 0 or 0% 414 - Carteret - 2019-04-14 D Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec a 40 100 - Carteret - 2001-05-02 t n=123 100 - Carteret - 2003-04-17 e 30 C s 20 10 Status and Rank Earliest date: Carteret 1 Apr 2008 State Global 0 Latest date: Carteret 31 Aug 2004 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 SR - S1 G1 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Synonym: Atrytonopsis hianna loammi, Atrytonopsis loammi, Atrytonopsis sp. -
Native Grasses Benefit Butterflies and Moths Diane M
AFNR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE Native Grasses Benefit Butterflies and Moths Diane M. Narem and Mary H. Meyer more than three plant families (Bernays & NATIVE GRASSES AND LEPIDOPTERA Graham 1988). Native grasses are low maintenance, drought Studies in agricultural and urban landscapes tolerant plants that provide benefits to the have shown that patches with greater landscape, including minimizing soil erosion richness of native species had higher and increasing organic matter. Native grasses richness and abundance of butterflies (Ries also provide food and shelter for numerous et al. 2001; Collinge et al. 2003) and butterfly species of butterfly and moth larvae. These and moth larvae (Burghardt et al. 2008). caterpillars use the grasses in a variety of ways. Some species feed on them by boring into the stem, mining the inside of a leaf, or IMPORTANCE OF LEPIDOPTERA building a shelter using grass leaves and silk. Lepidoptera are an important part of the ecosystem: They are an important food source for rodents, bats, birds (particularly young birds), spiders and other insects They are pollinators of wild ecosystems. Terms: Lepidoptera - Order of insects that includes moths and butterflies Dakota skipper shelter in prairie dropseed plant literature review – a scholarly paper that IMPORTANT OF NATIVE PLANTS summarizes the current knowledge of a particular topic. Native plant species support more native graminoid – herbaceous plant with a grass-like Lepidoptera species as host and food plants morphology, includes grasses, sedges, and rushes than exotic plant species. This is partially due to the host-specificity of many species richness - the number of different species Lepidoptera that have evolved to feed on represented in an ecological community, certain species, genus, or families of plants. -
Papilio (New Series) # 28 2020 Issn 2372-9449
PAPILIO (NEW SERIES) # 28 2020 ISSN 2372-9449 BUTTERFLIES OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS AREA, AND THEIR NATURAL HISTORY AND BEHAVIOR: PHOTOS OF MOSTLY EGGS LARVAE PUPAE. PART I HESPERIIDAE James A. Scott These four issues of Papilio (New Series) are photos for my book “Butterflies of the Southern Rocky Mts. Area, and their Natural History and Behavior”, showing some adults but mostly early stages (eggs, 1st-stage, mature larvae, and pupae) of as many of the species as possible, primarily from the Southern Rockies area (I added a few other interesting species that do not occur in the area). They have been cropped and downsized to illustrate just the butterflies and conserve kilobytes, rather than serve as artistic images. They are arranged by evolutionary relationship, as in the book text. Localities of photos are Colorado especially the Denver/Front Range area, unless noted. Most were taken by J. Scott, some by others (including Elton Woodbury, Steve Spomer, Frank Fee, Jim Troubridge, others listed by Scott 1986a). Abbreviations: M=male, F=female, A=adult (difficult to determine sex), E=egg, L=larva (L1=1st- stage, L2=2nd-stage, L3=3rd-stage, L4=4th-stage (usually the mature stage in Lycaeninae), L5=5th-stage usually mature in most butterflies, L6=6th stage mature in Argynnis), P=pupa Hesperiidae, Eudaminae 1 Epargyreus clarus M afternoon rest, E, L1, L5, L5, L5 prepupa, P, P Cecropterus “Thorybes” pylades pylades M, E, L1, ~L3, L5, L5, P Cecropterus “Thorybes” diversus Del Norte Co. Calif. E, L1, L5, L5, P, P Hesperiidae, Pyrginae, -
Sensitive Species That Are Not Listed Or Proposed Under the ESA Sorted By: Major Group, Subgroup, NS Sci
Forest Service Sensitive Species that are not listed or proposed under the ESA Sorted by: Major Group, Subgroup, NS Sci. Name; Legend: Page 94 REGION 10 REGION 1 REGION 2 REGION 3 REGION 4 REGION 5 REGION 6 REGION 8 REGION 9 ALTERNATE NATURESERVE PRIMARY MAJOR SUB- U.S. N U.S. 2005 NATURESERVE SCIENTIFIC NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME(S) COMMON NAME GROUP GROUP G RANK RANK ESA C 9 Anahita punctulata Southeastern Wandering Spider Invertebrate Arachnid G4 NNR 9 Apochthonius indianensis A Pseudoscorpion Invertebrate Arachnid G1G2 N1N2 9 Apochthonius paucispinosus Dry Fork Valley Cave Invertebrate Arachnid G1 N1 Pseudoscorpion 9 Erebomaster flavescens A Cave Obligate Harvestman Invertebrate Arachnid G3G4 N3N4 9 Hesperochernes mirabilis Cave Psuedoscorpion Invertebrate Arachnid G5 N5 8 Hypochilus coylei A Cave Spider Invertebrate Arachnid G3? NNR 8 Hypochilus sheari A Lampshade Spider Invertebrate Arachnid G2G3 NNR 9 Kleptochthonius griseomanus An Indiana Cave Pseudoscorpion Invertebrate Arachnid G1 N1 8 Kleptochthonius orpheus Orpheus Cave Pseudoscorpion Invertebrate Arachnid G1 N1 9 Kleptochthonius packardi A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion Invertebrate Arachnid G2G3 N2N3 9 Nesticus carteri A Cave Spider Invertebrate Arachnid GNR NNR 8 Nesticus cooperi Lost Nantahala Cave Spider Invertebrate Arachnid G1 N1 8 Nesticus crosbyi A Cave Spider Invertebrate Arachnid G1? NNR 8 Nesticus mimus A Cave Spider Invertebrate Arachnid G2 NNR 8 Nesticus sheari A Cave Spider Invertebrate Arachnid G2? NNR 8 Nesticus silvanus A Cave Spider Invertebrate Arachnid G2? NNR -
Butterflies and Moths of North Carolina, United States
Heliothis ononis Flax Bollworm Moth Coptotriche aenea Blackberry Leafminer Argyresthia canadensis Apyrrothrix araxes Dull Firetip Phocides pigmalion Mangrove Skipper Phocides belus Belus Skipper Phocides palemon Guava Skipper Phocides urania Urania skipper Proteides mercurius Mercurial Skipper Epargyreus zestos Zestos Skipper Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus spanna Hispaniolan Silverdrop Epargyreus exadeus Broken Silverdrop Polygonus leo Hammock Skipper Polygonus savigny Manuel's Skipper Chioides albofasciatus White-striped Longtail Chioides zilpa Zilpa Longtail Chioides ixion Hispaniolan Longtail Aguna asander Gold-spotted Aguna Aguna claxon Emerald Aguna Aguna metophis Tailed Aguna Typhedanus undulatus Mottled Longtail Typhedanus ampyx Gold-tufted Skipper Polythrix octomaculata Eight-spotted Longtail Polythrix mexicanus Mexican Longtail Polythrix asine Asine Longtail Polythrix caunus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Zestusa dorus Short-tailed Skipper Codatractus carlos Carlos' Mottled-Skipper Codatractus alcaeus White-crescent Longtail Codatractus yucatanus Yucatan Mottled-Skipper Codatractus arizonensis Arizona Skipper Codatractus valeriana Valeriana Skipper Urbanus proteus Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus viterboana Bluish Longtail Urbanus belli Double-striped Longtail Urbanus pronus Pronus Longtail Urbanus esmeraldus Esmeralda Longtail Urbanus evona Turquoise Longtail Urbanus dorantes Dorantes Longtail Urbanus teleus Teleus Longtail Urbanus tanna Tanna Longtail Urbanus simplicius Plain Longtail Urbanus procne Brown Longtail -
A SKELETON CHECKLIST of the BUTTERFLIES of the UNITED STATES and CANADA Preparatory to Publication of the Catalogue Jonathan P
A SKELETON CHECKLIST OF THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA Preparatory to publication of the Catalogue © Jonathan P. Pelham August 2006 Superfamily HESPERIOIDEA Latreille, 1809 Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 Subfamily Eudaminae Mabille, 1877 PHOCIDES Hübner, [1819] = Erycides Hübner, [1819] = Dysenius Scudder, 1872 *1. Phocides pigmalion (Cramer, 1779) = tenuistriga Mabille & Boullet, 1912 a. Phocides pigmalion okeechobee (Worthington, 1881) 2. Phocides belus (Godman and Salvin, 1890) *3. Phocides polybius (Fabricius, 1793) =‡palemon (Cramer, 1777) Homonym = cruentus Hübner, [1819] = palaemonides Röber, 1925 = ab. ‡"gunderi" R. C. Williams & Bell, 1931 a. Phocides polybius lilea (Reakirt, [1867]) = albicilla (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) = socius (Butler & Druce, 1872) =‡cruentus (Scudder, 1872) Homonym = sanguinea (Scudder, 1872) = imbreus (Plötz, 1879) = spurius (Mabille, 1880) = decolor (Mabille, 1880) = albiciliata Röber, 1925 PROTEIDES Hübner, [1819] = Dicranaspis Mabille, [1879] 4. Proteides mercurius (Fabricius, 1787) a. Proteides mercurius mercurius (Fabricius, 1787) =‡idas (Cramer, 1779) Homonym b. Proteides mercurius sanantonio (Lucas, 1857) EPARGYREUS Hübner, [1819] = Eridamus Burmeister, 1875 5. Epargyreus zestos (Geyer, 1832) a. Epargyreus zestos zestos (Geyer, 1832) = oberon (Worthington, 1881) = arsaces Mabille, 1903 6. Epargyreus clarus (Cramer, 1775) a. Epargyreus clarus clarus (Cramer, 1775) =‡tityrus (Fabricius, 1775) Homonym = argentosus Hayward, 1933 = argenteola (Matsumura, 1940) = ab. ‡"obliteratus" -
Atrytonopsis Hianna
Maine 2015 Wildlife Action Plan Revision Report Date: January 13, 2016 Atrytonopsis hianna (Dusted Skipper) Priority 3 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) Class: Insecta (Insects) Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, And Moths) Family: Hesperiidae (Skippers) General comments: A new state record as of 2006, only known from 5 sites in York Co; rare & vulnerable habitat Species Conservation Range Maps for Dusted Skipper: Town Map: Atrytonopsis hianna_Towns.pdf Subwatershed Map: Atrytonopsis hianna_HUC12.pdf SGCN Priority Ranking - Designation Criteria: Risk of Extirpation: NA State Special Concern or NMFS Species of Concern: Atrytonopsis hianna is listed as a species of Special Concern in Maine. Recent Significant Declines: NA Regional Endemic: NA High Regional Conservation Priority: NA High Climate Change Vulnerability: NA Understudied rare taxa: Recently documented or poorly surveyed rare species for which risk of extirpation is potentially high (e.g. few known occurrences) but insufficient data exist to conclusively assess distribution and status. *criteria only qualifies for Priority 3 level SGCN* Notes: A new state record as of 2006, only known from 5 sites in York Co; rare & vulnerable habitat Historical: NA Culturally Significant: NA Habitats Assigned to Dusted Skipper: Formation Name Grassland & Shrubland Macrogroup Name Ruderal Shrubland & Grassland Habitat System Name: Powerline Right-of-Way **Primary Habitat** Notes: where host plant (Andropogon sp.) present Habitat System Name: Ruderal Upland - Old Field **Primary Habitat** Notes: where host plant (Andropogon sp.) present Formation Name Northeastern Upland Forest Macrogroup Name Central Oak-Pine Habitat System Name: Northeastern Interior Pine Barrens **Primary Habitat** Notes: where host plant (Andropogon sp.) present Stressors Assigned to Dusted Skipper: No Stressors Currently Assigned to Dusted Skipper or other Priority 3 SGCN. -
Checklist for the Butterflies of NC
Checklist of the 174 Butterfly Species of NC Observer(s): _____________________________ PIERIDAE - 16 spp. in NC M P C LYCAENIDAE - 28 spp. in NC M P C Whites (Pierinae) Blues (Polyommatinae) ________________________________________ __ Great Southern White - Ascia monuste X* __ Ceraunus Blue - Hemiargus ceraunus X X Date: ___________________________________ __ Olympia Marble - Euchloe olympia X __ Eastern Tailed-Blue - Cupido comyntas C C/A C Time: ___________________________________ __ Falcate Orangetip - Anthocharis midea U C U/C __ Spring Azure - Celastrina ladon C/A C R/U Sulphurs (Coliadinae) __ American Holly Azure - C. idella X C/A Location: ________________________________ __ Clouded Sulphur - Colias philodice C U R __ Summer Azure - C. neglecta C/A C C County: _________________________________ __ Orange Sulphur - C. eurytheme C C U __ Appalachian Azure - C. neglectamajor U X/R Weather: ________________________________ __ Southern Dogface - Zerene cesonia X X X __ Dusky Azure - C. nigra R __ Cloudless Sulphur - Phoebis sennae U U/C C/A __ Silvery Blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus R Species Total: ____________________________ __ Large Orange Sulphur - P. agarithe X RIODINIDAE - 1 sp. in NC Abundance of each species indicated for three regions: __ Orange-barred Sulphur - P. philea X Metalmarks (Riodinini) mountains, Piedmont, and coastal plain. These are __ Barred Yellow - Eurema daira X X X __ Little Metalmark - Calephelis virginiensis R/U broad geographic regions; populations can be local __ Little Yellow - Pyrisitia lisa R R/U U/C within a given region. Note also that seasonal data are __ Sleepy Orange - Abaeis nicippe R/U C C/A NYMPHALIDAE - 49 spp. in NC not included. -
Z!Jfj1jjtis/(I __ Pontia Occidentalis Western White Jt I>Ei>R.1U :I Zaii As __ Pieris Napi Mustard White (Incl.Angelika)-Unspecified Subsp
(ff;) 2002 Count Name, S~~te iJfiL/,k/Ll R.I '/IE.fl #wt Imminent threats to habitat: ______________ AIW J?f.R,£,:_Y , ___ Year count held & subm!tted for publication (1 st,2nd ~tc.): 3 llo 0 1 CENl'ERAT (1atitude)_:ll__ ..Jil...'N, (lo ~itude)_17_0 .Y._•w CF.NTERAT (describe in words) iJtl7 Cof#/1'/ /?.?J6S Changes noticed since last year:------------ suS:f tX) N - 7 includes {in circle - 1st year count only)--------- ***Alll!!J'BU1TERFLIE.S*** ifa species is not listed, write it in on a blank line. -----------(Send a map with first year counts.) To indicate a subspecies, write it in after the species name. Elevation: (low) £00 to {high)~ ft I m (circle unit of measure) PAPIL!ONIDAE- Swallowtails Habitat (of area counted - 1st year count only):------- __ Parnassius clodius Clodius Pamassian __ Parnassius phoebus Phoebus Parnassian-unspecified subsp. (P. p. phoebus) 'Phoebus' Phoebus Parnassian DATE: 11/ib.oo~ TIME: 2.·11A1Y to ct.--1.fp/'f __ (P. p. smintheus) 'Rocky Mountain' Ph. Pamassian AM: (circle appropriate words:) clear~ some fog __ (P. p. behri) 'Sierra Nevada' Phoebus Pamassian partly cloudy mostly cloudy inte~ moderate heavy __ Battus philenor Pipevine Swallowtail drizzle rain hail; % time in AM sun was shining:__ % __ Battus polydamas Polydamas Swallowtail PM: (circle a ropriate words:) clear mostly clear hazy some fog __ Eurytides marce/lus Zebra Swallowtail a y c oud mostly cloudy intermittent light moderate heavy U Papilio polyxenes (includes kahli) Black Swallowtail drizz e rain hail; % time in PM sun was shining: __% __ Papilio joanae Ozark Swallowtail TEMPERATIJRE: _]L_0 to ~° F °F = {°C x 1.8) + 32 __ Papi/io machaon Old World Swallowtail-unspecified subsp. -
The Taxonomic Report
ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: The Taxonomic Report Jahr/Year: 1999 Band/Volume: 1-10 Autor(en)/Author(s): Gatrelle Ronald R. Artikel/Article: THREE NEW HESPERIOIDAE (HESPERIINAE) FROM SOUTH CAROLINA: NEW SUBSPECIES OF EUPHYES BIMACULA, POANES AARONI, AND HESPERIA ATTALUS 1-13 Volume 1 24 December 1999 Number 10 The Taxonomic Report OF THE INTERNATIONAL LEPIDOPTERA SURVEY THREE NEW HESPERIOIDAE (HESPERIINAE) FROM SOUTH CAROLINA: NEW SUBSPECIES OF EUPHYES BIMACULA, POANES AARONI, AND HESPERIA ATTALUS RONALD R. GATRELLE1, 2 126 Wells Road, Goose Creek, South Carolina 29445 ABSTRACT. Euphyes bimacula arbogasti is described as a new subspecies from Berkeley County, South Carolina. It is known from only a few widely scattered colonies in the coastal swamp forests of the southeastern United States from Georgia to southeastern North Carolina. It is darker then E. b. bimacula and E. b. illinois. Poanes aaroni minimus is described as a new subspecies from Bull Swamp, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. This unique inland subspecies is presently known only from the type locality. It is darker then P. a. aaroni and P. a. howardi. Hesperia attalus nigrescens is described as a new subspecies from the relict dunes of Sandy Island National Wildlife Sanctuary, Horry County, South Carolina. This isolated subspecies is much darker than H. a. attalus and H. a. slossonae. The Sandy Island colony of H. a. nigrescens is believed to be the only remaining colony of this subspecies. All three subspecies are similarly melanic. Additional key words: Threatened species, original descriptions. INTRODUCTION At least 33 species/subspecies of butterflies were originally described from populations inhabiting east coastal Georgia or south coastal South Carolina by the earliest workers on American Lepidoptera in the 1700’s and early 1800’s.