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NEWSLETTER of the Hichigan Entomological Society Is Published As Four Numbers Yearly, at Irregular Intervals MARK F. O'BRl~ NE WS Ell of the MICHIGAN ENTO MOLOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 28 Number 1 February 1, 1983 Collecting Lepidoptera on Isle Royale by Ho Nielsen A lepidoptera collecting trip, June 26 ­ Considerable planning was made to limit the July 2, 1982, to Isle Royale National Park wa s amount of necessary hiking and collecting an experience of a life-time for three Lansing equipment, along with clothing and food that area amateur lepidopterists. With six days of each individual would backpack. Park rules sunny skies and temperatures ranging from 65 require that all debris must be packed out to to 75 degrees F., the trio, along with a fourth ma intain the wilderne ss nature of this island fishing companion, \"as able to sample the (Continued on p. 6) butterflies in part of the northeastern end of the main i s land by recording 31 species, of which four were new to Isle Royale. In addition, a number of moths and other insect orders were taken during the day, and at night with the use of a blacklight (UV) and two bait traps. The trip had its genesis one evening while Glenn Belyea, Harry King and Ho Nielsen were collecting moths at UV locally and contemplating the prospects of collecting butterflie s on Isle Royale, pIlls the possibility of recording Oeneis macouni' , the Nacoun's Arctic, previously taken on the l ci l J ~d in limited numbers. Also, this 'arctic' butterfly is supposed to fly only in the even-numbered years in the northern Great Lakes region. With that in mind, King made the neces sary arrangements to secure a collector's permit plus camping and hiking inf ormation from the Nat i ona l Pa rk Service, along \"ith flight reservations on the twin-engine float plane at Houghton, Hichigan. It was decided to fly to and from the island to save approximately a day's va luable collec­ ting t i me, versus passage by the government operated passenger vessel from Hou ghton. By this time, Pat Rumler de cided to join the trio for a fishing and hiking vacation. 1'10 Ni elsen on Isle Royale The NEWSLETTER of the Hichigan Entomological Society is published as four numbers yearly, at irregular intervals. Please send all notes, news , new insect records, research requests , notices, s·eason summaries, membership inquiries, etc. to the Executive Secretary , Michigan Ento­ mological Society, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824. Officers of M.E.S. INFORMATION REQUESTED: Urgently need col­ Presid~nt . Ron Priest lecting data from ex Md. residents and casual President-Elect . Gary Dunn visitors on all arctiid moths collected in Irrunediate Past President . .. John Hitter Maryland for annotated checklist to be Past President . Gary Sirrunons published in late 1982. Lists should also in­ Executive Secretary. .Mo Nielsen clude the Amatidae, Nolidae, Lithosinae and Member-at-Larg~ (1980-83) Glenn Belyea Agaristidae. Data must include date of Member-at-Large (1981-84) .Ed Voss capture (month, day and year), nearest town or Member-at-Large (1982-85) Fred Stehr other geographical landmark, and the county. Journal Editor . .. Dave Gosling I am also accepting data on all species of Newsletter Editor . Louis Wilson Sphingidae and Catocala collected in Md. for Associate Newsletter Editor . George Heaton continuous updating of the lists already published. All assistance will be greatly appreciated and fully acknowledged. Contact­ R. S. Bryant, project coordinator, MARYLAND Notices MOTH SURVEY, 522 Old Orchard Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21229. (Notices wil l be ~un fo~ a y ea~ O~ 4 numbe~s of t he New sl e tt e ~ unl ess notified t o dpop FOR SALE: Malaise Traps. Design with superior them. 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