• FOUNDED VOL.6; NO.3 1978 OCT.,1984

THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOUTHERN LEPIDOPTERISTS' SOCIETY, ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC INTEREST AND KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO UNDERSTANDING THE FAUNA OF THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE UNITED STATES.

ROY KENDALL including service in Europe during WW II. The main thrust of his research has been :1984 ABBOTT AWARD WINNER: an intensive and detailed study of the life history of the lepidoptera of and northern Mexico. THE ABBOTT AWARD will be presented to ROY KENDALL of San Antonio, Texas, at the During the course of this work, he has Southern Lepidopterists' meeting at Bent­ worked out the life history of most of the sen State Park this month. 400+ species of butterflies and skippers that occur in Texas and has also built up Lepidopterology has been a lifelong in­ a large reference collection of Texas terest for Roy, who retired in 1972, after butterflies, as well as much additional a 31 year career with the Dept. of Defense, historical and distributional data. This information will bepublished soon in Roy's long anticipated and eagerly awaited book on the butterflies and skippers of Texas. Roy has also worked out the life history of a great many from both Texas and Mexico, which recently has been the main focus of his ongoing research. He also has made a great contribution in the rearing of numerous lepidoptera parasites and the study of diseases and predators. Roy joined the Lepidopterists' Society in 1954 and served as it's treasurer 1966-68. In 1984 he was nominated for president of the Lepidopterists' Society. He was a charter member of both the Lepidoptera Research Foundation and the Sociedad Mex­ icana de Lepidoptera. He joined the South­ ern Lepidopterists' Society in 1980. Roy has also been a research associate of the Florida State Collection of since 1970. Roy has published 37 scientific papers, mainly in the Journal of the Lepidopterists' AWARD CONTINUED PAGE 14

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AWARO CO NT 1·0 carpment, west of San Antonio, and is truly a natural laboratory owing to the great diversity of native vegetation, much of Society, which deal with lifehis.tory, new which was planted by the Kendalls. records, distribution, and historical Roy has a great vision for the future of notes. He compiled the Commemorative lepidopterology in Texas. He has originated Volume of the Lepidopterists' Society, the idea of a research facility for the San which appeared in 1977. Antonio area which will be devoted to the Roy has been extremely fortunate in his study of lepidoptera as dynamic, living marriage to Conway Bernice Alford, "Connie'~ organisms rather than simply pinned museum whom he married in 1947. She has shared specimens. The search for a suitable site his interest in Lepidopterology and nat­ for this project has already begun, and ural history and together they have en­ hopefully the day will not be too far off joyed many expeditions throughout Texas when lepidopterists from allover theworld and Mexico. Their home is situated on a will come to further knowledge about the lep­ hilltop at the edge of the Balcones es- idoptera in all 'the,ir natural existence.

HYLLOLYCAENA HYLLUS EPISIMUS TYRIUS COLETHREUTINAE) AND IN MISSISSIPPI BONOIA CRESCENTELLA CCARPOSINIOAE) By Bryant Mather IN MISSISSIPPI By Bryant Mather OPLER AND KRIZEK (1984)1 show a map of ~he distribution of Hyllolycaena hyllus INJ:lE.-LNR-I-CH~S ~926 (Cramer) that-includes"a southward lobe r...-evisioJl ot the O]eth- "_ reutinae he noted that Episimus tyrius Hein­ projecting down along the Mississippi rich, 1923, was represented by the type River nearly to, but not all the way to, (Queens Co., N.Y.) at Cornell, a female the north boundary of Mississippi. Under paratype from St. Petersburg, Florida, in "range" they include "Mississippi (once)'.' the Barnes Collection, a male (June 13, 1917) The record referenced is Mather (1954) 2 from Biloxi, Miss., at Cornell, and a male which recorded the taking on 27 April, and female at the National Museum from the 1951, of a fresh female at 1 pm. on pink type series. clover at Pace, Bolivar Co., Mississippi. Among the first 100,000 or so moths det­ Dr. Charles T. Bryson of the Southern ermined from Miss. several Episimus argu­ Weed Science Laboratory, Stoneville, Miss., tanus (Clem.) were found, but no ~. tyrius. wrote me on 22 June, 1984, that on Satur­ Another small series of eleven moths taken day, 16 June, 1984, at 2 pm. he saw a by Rick Kerjosien on the Gulf Coast 0971- fresh female ~. hyllus outside the lab­ 79) were determined as Episimus species by oratory greenhouse. He observed it long W. E. Miller. ~obn Heppner then determined enough to be completely sure of what it these as ~. tyrius. In addition John de­ was. termined as tyrius a specimen I collected Stoneville, in Washington Co., is about on 28 April, 1975, Borina, Warren County. 25 mi. south of Pace and about the same Heppner also determined as Bondia crescentella distance east of the Mississippi River. (Walsingham) a specimen I took on 22 April, Opler and Krizek remark that "Further 1978, at Clinton, Heads County, Mississippi. south, as in and , This is a NEW STATE RECORD. Heppner noted [they] emerge as early as May 17 and that in Davis 1968 revision of the Carposin­ ~ are on the wing as late as November 3 •• idae that crescentella was not recorded from These records I have presented herein south of Washington County, Arkansas. suggest that still farther south they ************************************* emerge as early ;s 27 ~pril. Press, Baltirrore and London. pp. 294. 2.) Mather, 1) Opler, Paul A.and George O. Krizek, 1984; But­ Bryant, 1954; Lycaena thoe in Mississippi; The Lep­ tedlies Ei'lst of the Great Plains; Johns Hopkins U. idopterists' News, Vol. 8 no. 3-4, pp. 102. PAGE 15

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DIAPAUSE CONT'D by a humid/arid, wet season/dry season stimulus. I feel a careful study of this survive during periods of drought. Even is needed by someone who has the time and resources. though these two species utilize the same host, they are not always found together though they occupy the same range. It is Falcapica midea (Hubner) is a species which possible that part of the explanation I have reared twice over the last 10 years. for this lies in the differing mechanisms Adult specimens are easily collected on the which cause diapause in these two Lethe. coastal Islands of in April. Perhaps portlandia is best understood as My rearing efforts were in order to under­ a species whose yearly cycle is regulated stand the life history of this Pierid. by a hot/cold, summer/winter stimulus, I have fOund that midea pupae are sensitive whereas creola may be best understood as to humidity and will go as long as three a species whose yearly cycle is regulated years before emerging!

ZONE REPORTS: ZONE I TEXAS. COORDINATORS: Ed Knudson, 808 Woodstock, Bellaire 77401; Mike Rickard, 6550 Hillcroft #201, Houston 77081.

Rickard and Knudson spent June 22 and 23 in the Hemphill, Wheeler and Ochltree county area. Interesting butterfly records were: Gaeides xanthoides (not rare around Rumex sp.), Phaeostrymon alcestis (abundant on Soapberry), Harkenclenus titus [subspecies?] (two).

Jim Tuttle reported the following: Sphingicampa heiligbrodti, ~. blanchardi, Santa Anna N.W.R., Hidalgo Co., 29 April, 1984, and at Laguna Atascosa Nat. Wildlife Ref., Cameron Co., 30 April, 1984; Rothschildia forbesi, freshly spun cocoons on Sali~ near Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., May 1,1984.

Ed Knudson reported all of the followin9' Hemphill Co., Lake Marvin, June 23, 1984--Sphingids: Sphinx dr up i fer arum, Pac hy sph i nx mode s ta-, Eumorptla acheiii"Ori; oc t u1 a's: Catocal a me sk ei, Agroperina I ufos a-: ­ Spartiniphaga includens, erepta, glabella (all proba~W STATE RECOR~Other interesting Noctuids: illecta, C. ultronia, C. similis, and amestris, Acronicta lepisculina; Geometrids: Itame ribearia ( probable NEW STATE RECORD). In the Jeff Davis Mtns. (several localities) several species were taken on 17, 19G20 July, 1984. Some of the better species: were- Gelechiidae: Aristotelia hexacopa (poss. NEW STATE RECORD); Euamiana species (two, both undet.)(Noctuidae). ZONE II: ALA" LA"MISS" TENN. COORDINATORS: V. Brou,U7 JackLoydRd., AbitaSprings, La. 70420; B. Mather, 213 Mt. Salus Dr., Clinton, Ms. 39056; C. Watson, 1339 Watauga St.,Kingsport, Tn. 37660; J. Hyatt, 439 Forest Hills Dr., Kingsport, Tn. 37663. : d 1 .. . Hyatt reported a late an coo spnng WI th Artogela rapae not seen till 20 March. Collecting in mid July in Greene and Washington Co's. yielded Speyeria diana in high numbers. ~. cybele and ~. aphrodite only in Wash. Co., as was Satyrium ~. falacer. All "Papilios" down in numbers from last year.

LOUISIANA: Brou reported the following, all as NEW STATE RECORDS- Olethreutidae: fasciatana, Phaecasiophora niveiguttana, £:.. inspersa, Epiblema obfuscana, i.. grossbecki, Eucosma glomerana, i.. fratruelis, i.. circulana, i.. cocana, Phaneta annetteana, £:.. ambodaidaleia, scintillana, Rhyacionia adana, Gret­ chena nymphana; Oecophoridae: Decantha boreasella; Gelechiidae: Dichomeris bipunctella; Cossidae: Fania nana; : Ne~apogon rileyi; Eriocraniidae: Dyseriocrania griseocapitella; Pyralidae: Sosipatra~y~. ZONE IV: FLORIDA, COORDINATORS: Steve Roman, 2454 Wren Hollow Dr., Tallahassee, Flo 32303; Dave Baggett, 14406 N. 22nd. Street, #169, Lutz, Fl. 33549. Baggett GMark KutasB, Crystal Springs, Pasco Co., July 4: Eudeilinea luteifera (Drepanid), Satyrodes appalachia. Baggett GLee Adair, Sanibel Island, Lee Co., June 29: Protambulyx strigilis, Madoryx pseudothyreus (Sphingids); Orodesma apicina, Syllectra erycata (Noctuids), these last 2 are NEW COUNTY RECORDS G N. range extensions. Woody Dow also had some good records which we will include in the next issue. Zone 6 will be in next issue also. ======;====~ l' HE SOU THE RN LEP I DO PTE R1ST S'N EWS 6/::r. .... ~ m (LL E' ~ . ;;:;:1 C/O the Editor, Ron Gatrelle p 7· ~\ 1 2 6 Wells R0 a d A LL'(IV IV/() SE UlYl . '.' GOOSE CREEK, S.C. 29445 3701 BAy SHOR.E: R..,o...

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