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THE NEWSJOURNAL OF THE TORONTO ENTOMOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION VOLUME 8, NUMBER 2 JANUARY 2003 Contents Vol. 8, No. 2 Jan. 2003 Mission Statement The Toronto Entomologists’ Association (TEA) is a non-profit educational and scientific organization formed to promote Announcements ...................................................................................................................... 21 interest in insects, to encourage co-operation Upcoming Meetings ............................................................................................................... 22 among amateur and professional Recent News submitted by Don Davis ................................................................................... 24 entomologists, to educate and inform non- entomologists about insects, entomology and Meeting Reports ..................................................................................................................... 25 related fields, to aid in the preservation of Rediscovery of the Lake Huron Locust in Ontario by Steve Marshall .............................. 26 insects and their habitats and to issue publications in support of these objectives. The Bookworm ....................................................................................................................... 27 Executive Officers: Weaving an Ant's Tail by Lydia Attard ................................................................................ 28 President Nancy van der Poorten 2002 Presqu'ile Butterfly Blitz by Philip Careless .............................................................. 33 Vice-President Jim Spottiswood Results of the 2002 Pelee Island Insect Counts by Bob Bowles ........................................ 34 Treasurer Alan J. Hanks 2002 Sunderland Butterfly Count by James Kamstra ......................................................... 35 Acting Secretary Nancy van der Poorten 2002 Haliburton Highlands Butterfly Count by Ed Poropat ............................................. 36 Board of Directors: Migratory Tendencies of the Cabbage White by Barry Harrison ...................................... 37 Chris Darling R.O.M. Representative The Ontario Butterfly Atlas, second edition - a request for records ............................... 38 Alan J. Hanks Treasurer TEA Lepidoptera and Odonata Summaries ........................................................................ 39 Duncan Robertson Past President Items for Sale throught the T.E.A. ....................................................................................... 40 Jim Spottiswood Vice-President Flea Market (Classifieds) ..............................................................................Inside Back Cover Tony Holmes F.O.N. Representative Carolyn King Publicity Co-ordinator Front Cover Photograph: Female Lake Huron Locust (Trimerotropis huronia). Photo taken Carol Sellers Programs Co-ordinator on August 1, 2002 at Carter Bay, Manitoulin Island by Steve Marshall. Carol Sellers Field Trips Co-ordinator Issue Date: January 17, 2003 ISSN: 1203-3995 Aaron Deans Student Representative Colin D. Jones Editor, Ontario Insects DEADLINE INFORMATION - Members Please Note: The deadline for submissions to the May 2003 issue of Ontario Insects is April 5. Late Membership Information: submissions may be added at the discretion of the Editor after that date. If there are any Annual dues are as follows: questions or concerns regarding submissions, please feel free to contact Colin Jones at the address below. Individual $25 Student $15 Family $30 Ontario Insects (ISSN: 1203-3995) is published tri-annually by the Toronto Entomologists’ Association (TEA), 34 Seaton Drive, Aurora, Ontario, Canada, L4G 2K1. Copyright © 1995 All membership queries and payment of dues by the Toronto Entomologists’ Association. All rights reserved. The statements of contributors can be directed to Alan Hanks, Treasurer, 34 do not necessarily represent the views of the TEA and the TEA does not warrant or endorse Seaton Drive, Aurora, Ontario, Canada, L4G products or services of advertisers. Copyright of artwork and photographs remains with the 2K1. (905) 727-6993. artist or photographer. Publications received as part of a TEA Submissions to: Colin D. Jones, Editor of Ontario Insects, Box 182, Lakefield, ON, K0L membership include: 2H0, [email protected], (705) 652-5004 • 3 issues of Ontario Insects per year TEA members are welcome to submit any entomologically relevent materials. Please see the • annual Ontario Lepidoptera Summary inside back cover for Notice to Contributors for more information. Deadlines for submission are 1 month prior to publication.. THE TEA IS A REGISTERED CHARITY For general inquiries about the TEA contact: Nancy van der Poorten, President, TEA, (#1069095-21); ALL DONATIONS ARE 164 Morse St. Toronto, ON, M4M 2P8, [email protected], (416) 466-9013 TAX CREDITABLE. Ontario Insects Third Annual Great Lakes edited abstracts will also be published in Announcements Odonata Meeting July 23-27, 2003 Ontario Insects. Longer reports are The Great Lakes Odonata Meeting is optional. We look forward to your The Butterflies of the Toronto an opportunity for Odonata enthusiasts participation and attendance at the Region - second edition in the Great Lakes Region to meet and symposium. Please pass this information This new checklist, complied by T.E.A. share information on dragonflies and on to anyone you now who might be member Barry Harrison, features all of the damselflies. interested. butterfly species recorded within a 30 mile This year’s meeting will be based out (50 km) radiusof the Royal Ontario of Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Nancy van der Poorten, President T.E.A. Museum. It features the status of each Center located atop the Sawtooth email: [email protected] species (e.g. common, rare, accidental, Mountains in northern Minnesota. Peter Hallett, Symposium Organizer: etc.) as well as the flight period. For most Accommodations will be provided by email: [email protected] species, the flight period illustrates the Wolf Ridge and will include comfortable peak season, the shoulder season, and dormitory housing and meals either in the Award for Original Research into extreme dates. Dining Hall or provided by Wolf Ridge in Ontario Insects It sells for $2.50 (includes postage) the field. Families are invited to come The T.E.A. announces that it is now or $2.00 for T.E.A. members who pick a along and either use Wolf Ridge as a base taking applications for the W. John D. copy up at the monthly meetings. from which to explore the beautiful North Eberlie Field Research Travel Award. Shore, join us in the field or attend classes The T.E.A. is offering a research travel To order a copy, contact: at Wolf Ridge. award of $300 to assist graduate or Field trips to some of the region’s most undergraduate students conducting Alan Hanks, Treasurer beautiful (and Odonatically interesting) original field research into Ontario insects. 34 Seaton Drive waters will be visited, including a day trip The award is intended as a travel grant to Aurora, Ontario, L4G 2K1 paddling in the Boundary Waters Canoe defray costs of travel to field sites used Telephone: 905-727-6993 Area Wilderness. for research. The award will be made on email: [email protected] Cost: US$205 per person, which the basis of merit and quality. Applicants includes all meals, four nights of housing, must be members of the Toronto linens, classes and equipment at Wolf Entomologists’ Association and a Ridge. graduate or undergraduate student at an For more information call Kurt Mead Ontario university. To apply, submit a at 218-353-7378 properly completed application form Register online at: (available from the TEA) postmarked no www.wolf-ridge.orgThe Butterflies of later than March 25, 2003. or by calling: Membership in the T.E.A. ($10 per year 800-523-2733 or 218-353-7414 for students) gives the following benefits: onto Region - second edition subscription to Ontario Insects Annual Student Symposium - (published 3x per year); opportunity to Final Call for Titles submit articles for Ontario Insects; annual Saturday, March 22, 2002, 1 pm at University summary of Lepidoptera in Ontario; of Toronto discounts on book sales. The T.E.A. holds The T.E.A. is pleased to invite monthly meetings from September to postdoctoral fellows, graduate students April, including a student symposium in or senior undergraduate students to March. We run field trips over the summer submit titles (include name, address, months. supervisor name, email address and phone An application form for the award, or number) for 10 minute talks or posters at for membership in the TEA may be the Annual Student Symposium. All are requested by writing to: welcome to attend the symposium. Nancy van der Poorten Please e-mail either of the following President TEA people if you are interested in participating 164 Morse Street or would like more information. Toronto, Ontario M4M 2P8 Provisional titles will be published in Telephone: 416-466-9013 Ontario Insects. Final submitted and email:[email protected] Volume 8, Number 2 21 Ontario Insects Upcoming Meetings Everyone is welcome. Bring a Friend! Saturday February 22, 2003, 1 p.m. MARVIN GUNDERMAN ONTARIO’S COMMON INSECTS CAPTURED ON FILM Marvin Gunderman is an Instructor and Curator of Entomology in McMaster University’s Biology Department.After 27 years of collecting insects (mostly beetles) Marvin has changed from a generalist to a specialist. He spends much