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The Lepidopterists' Society is a non-profit Presidential Commentary: The Value of Lepidoptera. educational and scientific organization. The Robert K. Robbins 92 object of the Society, which was formed in Seitz' Macrolepidoptera of the World: Perspectives May 1947 and formally constituted in De­ from a Taxonomist and a Publisher. cember 1950, is "to promote internationally R ichard S. Piegler & Eric W Classey 93 the science of lepidopterology in all its Monarch Experts Gather in New York: Sound Alarm on branches; to further the scientifically sound and progressive study of Lepidoptera, to is­ Monarch Situation in Mexico. Kurt Johnson 96 sue periodicals and other publications on Metamorphosis 97 Lepidoptera; to facilitate the exchange of Membership Update. Julian Donahue 97 specimens and ideas byboth the professional The Lepidopterists' Bookshelf. M. Alma Solis 98 worker and the amateurin the field;to com­ Recently Published Books 98 pile and distribute information to other or­ For Children of All Ages 99 ganizations and individuals for purposes of Announcement: Macromoths of NW Forests and Woodlands 99 education and conservation and appreciation More Photos from LepSoc 2000 100 of Lepidoptera; and to secure cooperation in Karner Blue Update: Court Rules Against KB. Kurt Johnson 101 all measures" directed towards these aims. Programs at the Harvard Museum. Kurt Johnson 101 (Article II, Constitution of The Lepidopter­ Out of the Net Jim Taylor 104 ists' Society.) From the Editor's Desk. Phil Schappert 105 The News oftheLepidopterists' Society The Marketplace 106 (ISSN 0091-1348) is published quarterly by Observation of Orange-barred Giant Sulphur, The Lepidopterists' Society,c/o Los Angeles Phoebis philea, in Indiana. Ernest M. Shull 109 CountyMuseum of Natural History, 900 Ex­ Basic Techniques Manual available 109 position Blvd.,Los Angeles, CA90007-4057, USA., and includes one or two supplements Backpages: each year. The Season Summary is pub­ Membership Information, Dues Rates, Journal of the lished every year as Supplement S1 and is Lepidopterists' Society, Change of Address?, Our Mailing mailed with issue 1ofthe News.Ineven num­ List?, Missed or Defective Issue?, Book Reviews, beredyears a completeMembershipDirec­ Submission Guidelines for the News 110 tory is publ ished as Supplement S2 and is Executive Council 111 mailed with issue 4 of that volume of the Season Summary Zone Coordinators 111 News. Please see the inside back coverfor in­ structions regarding subscriptions, submis­ Issue Date: November 15, 2000 ISSN 0091-1348 sions to, and deadline dates for, the News. Reminder... PeriodicalsPostage Pending at address above (Los Angeles, CA) and at additional mailing office (Lawrence, KS). 2001 Annual Meeting ofthe Lepidopterists' Society POSTMASTER: Please send address To be held July 26-29, 2001 at Oregon State University, Corvalis, Oregon. changes to News of the Lepidopterists' Commercial shuttles will be available from Portland and Eugene to Corvalis. A Society, c/o Los Angeles County Museum symposium on classic field sites is contemplated. Please plan now to attend. See of NaturalHistory, 900 Exposition Blvd.,Los www.furman.edu/-snyder/snyder/lep/ for more information. Registration Angeles, CA90007-4057. forms and a call for papers will be published in the next issue of the News. Copyright © 2000 by The Lepidopterists' So­ ciety.All rights reserved. The statements of contributors do not necessarily represent the Cover: Plate 9 of Volume 12 of Seitz's Macrolepidoptera of the World, views of the Society or the editor and the showing some Indo-Australian Geometridae. See the article by Peigler and Society does not warrant or endorse prod­ Classey beginning on pp. 93 of this issue. ucts or services of advertisers. Autumn 2000 News of the Lepidopterists' Society Mailbag•••

Antibiotics Debate Rages••• causes of resistant bacteria. Most lepidopterists are intelligent and Dear Editor, responsible-instead of condemning ATruly "Odd Couple"••• Mr. Mel Lynn condemns the use of the and trying to forbid fellow lepidopterists antibiotic Cipro for use by from rearing valuable larvae with Dear Editor, lepidopterists. He is alarmed that their medication, he should vent his energies I take the liberty of offering you the friends, or at least mine, will become elsewhere. enclosed slide documenting an endangered from drug resistant I received a thoughtful letter from Mr. attempted extraspecific copulation. bacteria (News 42(3): 70, Autumn Karl Ploran who states that a drug It shows a male fiery skipper, Hylephila 2000). What a stretch. He said he will similar to Cipro is available from phyleus, trying to copulate with a not speculate as to how I obtained this veterinarians. This drug, Baytril female of an orange skipperling, drug but through insidious inuendo he (enroflaxacin) is less pricey than the Copaeodes aurantiacus. The photo was attempted to debase my integrity. I shall former and is used on pets and other taken in the Botanical Garden in tell him. Select one of the following: a) animals. Check it out. Tucson, Arizona on August 10, 1999 . an armed holdup of a drugstore; b) a nighttime break-in of a dispensary; c) Robert Weast George O. Krizek, M.D. a street purchase from a drug pusher; 5324 NW 78th Court, 2111 Bancroft Place, NW or d) a doctor issued a bona fide Johnson,IA50131 Washington, DC 20008 prescription when informed of its intended use. Seriously, there is a grave, ever-present and ongoing problem with new, resistant strains of bacteria produced through the misuse of medication, but treating larvae in one's backyard pales to the big picture. This is akin to comparing a gnat to an elephant. Consider, for example, the medical profession. Because of patient compliance-the demand of the patients-doctors prescribe drugs for every sniffle and discomfiture. This, and the poor judgement of some users who stop taking the full number of dosages of medication once they "feel better" are two, among others, causes that can lead to drug resistant bacteria. The total number of such incidents probably occurs thousands of times each day in the United States alone, to say nothing of the world. Mr. Lynn should develop a sense of perspective and direct his ire at real

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Presidential Commentary The Value of Lepidoptera Robert K. Robbins Department ofEntomology, NHB 127, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560-0127

The Lepidopterists' Society and its understood. The central theme of for collecting is your responsi­ members have been buffeted by changes conservation efforts over the past three bility. A Society committee headed by in the "collecting climate" over the past decades has arguably been that Eric Metzler communicated this point decade. Going out on a weekend to a butterflies and moths and all other to members in 1996 in their revised favorite spot and collecting butterflies living species have value and that this Society Collecting Guidelines. These as a casual hobby has become value needs to be generally appreciated guidelines contain much wisdom, and increasingly difficult and frustrating. if we are to have any hope of stemming you might want to re-read them when Whereas once a collecting permit was the destruction of natural habitats. they arrive again inside the membership needed only in national parks, now they Financial value is probably the easiest list later this year. are widely required, and obtaining them way to convince the public at large that Another consequence of the changing may be costly and difficult, sometimes the natural world has value. regulatory climate is that laws in some even impossible. Whereas export Accordingly, we hear repeatedly about situations do not make sense. For permits for dead insects were virtually the benefits of ecotourism, the wealth example, many butterflies and moths unheard of, they are now de rigueur, of genetic information contained in the collected by U.S. citizens in the 1980s­ and more forms have to be filled out cells of the millions of rain forest before the ramifications of the Lacey upon arrival in your home country. species, pollination, and the main­ Act were widely understood-eould not And from the Amazon Basin to the tenance of soil fertility and watershed be deposited in museums without the United States and Europe, specimens quality. And governments are beginning museum being liable to prosecution. have been confiscated and "poachers" to pay attention, as indicated by the Society representative to the Associa­ have been arrested and convicted. All Convention on Biological Diversity. tion of Systematic Collections, Jackie in all, these changes are frustrating There is also the Global Taxonomy Miller, worked long and hard to and counter-productive and hard to Initiative, Diversitas, Species 2000, negotiate an amnesty with the U.S. understand. BioNet International, and many other Department of Fish and Wildlife to Most of us have known since we were global initiatives intending to make allow specimens collected before May youngsters that butterflies and moths biological information about the 1991 to be deposited legally in have value. These insects fill us with a natural world readily available to museums. sense of awe, excitement, and passion governments, conservation organiza­ A final consequence of the changing that enriches our lives. It is a primary tions, and others. Governments are regulatory climate is a culture clash reason that we band together in the beginning to listen, and although an between Society members and govern­ Lepidopterists' Society. But one does oversimplification, the immediate ment bureaucrats throughout the not have to be very old to realize that reaction of governments is to world. By and large, Society members many folks have not, and do not, feel regulate this financially valuable are interested in regulations that best that Lepidoptera-or any other insects natural resource. That is why in protect the natural world. By and large, or wildlife for that matter-are some countries there are fierce battles government bureaucrats are interested significant or have value. And this between ministries that want the power in how best to regulate a valuable general perception has had conse­ to regulate this resource. resource and to make sure that it is not quences. I suggest that it is a primary One consequence of the changing exploited without permission. reason why our favorite butterfly "regulatory climate" is pretty clear in Although short-sighted, their immediate habitats could be destroyed so easily in hindsight. Ifbutterflies and moths have intent is not the protection and study the name of "progress" and value, then collecting them requires an of Lepidoptera. Resolving this clash in "improvement." It is why no one cared explicit purpose, which can range from interests will be a lengthy process very much if you collected insects on personal enjoyment of collecting to requiring persistent and rational their land. It is why entomologists were education to helping solve applied negotiation, for which Eric and Jackie looked upon as a bit eccentric, unless agricultural or medical problems. are successful Society role models. We of course they worked with Although not all purposes are equally will continue to strive for regulations agriculturally important Lepidoptera, compelling, having explicit reasons that are in the best interests of both in which case the significance could be Lepidoptera and lepidopterists.

92 Autumn 2000 Autumn 2000 News of the Lepidopterists' Society Seitz' Macrolepidoptera of the World: Perspectives from a Taxonomist and a Publisher

Richard S. Peigler and Er ic W Classey Department ofBiology, University of the Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway, San Antonio, Texas 78209, and 28 Chetwynd Mead, Bampton, Oxfordshire, OX182BJ, England

We think it is correct to say that most ceased to be the manager of that firm the distributor through his publishing American lepidopterists do not know and set up as an entomological house in Paris, the Cabinet what "Seitz" means when they see the bookseller in his own right. The stock Entomologique. The translators of the name cited in a bibliography. In short, is long since exhausted but individual English edition (from the original it was a very ambitious project that bound volumes of all editions, especially German) were Louis Beethoven Prout, attempted to cover all of the butterflies the English version, are often available the great specialist in world and macro-moths of the world, resulting from E. W Classey Ltd. (Oxford House, Geometridae, and Karl Jordan. The in a multi-volume set of books, Marlborough Street, Faringdon, translations for the French edition published in parts, with magnificent Oxfordshire, SN7 7Jp' England; email were done by Armand Janet and, later, color plates, and which almost reached [email protected] ; by Leon Polet. The bulk of the completion. The project was originated website unoui.abeboohe.comlhomel remaining stocks (unbound) of the and edited by Dr. Adalbert Seitz and the bugbooks). The original agent and French edition is held by Lydie Rigout text was authored by various experts of distributor in the United States who offers them through her business the times, with parts of the series appointed by Alfred Kernen when Hillside Books (1 Hillside Avenue, published between 1906 and 1954. The publication commenced was G. E. Canterbury, Kent, CT2 8ET, England; work was directed and published in Stechert & Co. in New York. The website www.insects.demon.co.uk ). Germany, at Stuttgart, and wa s so French edition was originally It should be noted that the color plates important and massive that it withstood merchandised directly from Germany (if are identical for the German, English, two world wars. Difficult to comprehend there were any early French agents we and French editions. is the magnitude of the undertaking. have been unable to identify them) but, The parts (German: Lieferungen) were t Now, in the 21S century, we can marvel sometime in the 1930s, the renowned sent to subscribers in paper wrappers at the effort and organization that went lepidopterist Eugene Le Moult became and contained one or more sections of into its production. A complete set eight pages (a gathering or, in German: covers more than a meter standing on Bogen) and one or more color plates. a bookshelf. Die When all the parts of a particular The volumes are royal quarto in size volume had been published the (254 mm-330 mm) containing text and Grofl-Schmetterlinge subscriber could have them bound, color plates, usually bound separately. der Erde either in binding-cases available from The text was printed in separate the publisher or in bindings of their own German, English and French editions = Eine systematische Bearbeitung = choice. The publisher's bindings can be entitled Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der der bis jetzt bekannten GroBschmetterlinge identified as being half brown morocco Erde, The Macrolepidoptera of the 10 Verllindun,g mit uamhaftesten Fachmanncm herausRegebl."n leather on the spine with green linen­ World and Les Macrolepidopteres du = Prof. Dr. Adalbert Seitz = board front and back covers and colored Globe ; the German word can al so be labels to identify the contents, red for written as GroBschmetterlinge. The Americana, blue for Palaearctica, green original publisher was Fritz Lehmann for Indo-Australica and yellow for in Stuttgart but the work was soon Africana. As a logo for the series there transferred to Alfred Kernen Verlag, is a gold image of Himantopterus also of Stuttgart. The original agent for caudata, a little zygaenoid moth from the English edition in Great Britain was India with tailed hind wings, near the Williams & Norgate but the agency and top of the tooled spine on each volume. stock were soon taken over by the Most volumes were bound in two, text STUTTGART famous firm of naturalists, Watkins & Fritz Lehmann's Vetlag, Ges. m. b. Hftg. and plates separately. The publisher Doncaster, and their stock was taken subsequently issued bound volumes for Title page of German edition of Volume 1. over by Eric Classey in 1950 when he sale and caution should be observed in

Volume 42, Number 3 93 News of the Lepidopterists' Society Volume 42, Number 3 assuming that, because a volume is in each of the four biogeographical ensured that most genera would be publisher's bindings, it is necessarily regions, the same plan is followed for fully covered in a single volume but it "complete" in the bibliographical sense. each taxonomic group, thus: Vols. 1, 5, is worth noting that Lepidoptera from This, because, if a subscriber had a 9 and 13 cover the butterflies (German: the northern parts of China are found volume bound himself or herself, he or Tagfalter), Vols. 2, 6, 10 and 14 cover in the Palaearctica volumes and those she could obviously discard any pages the "Bombyces and Sphinges" of the southern parts of China in the (perhaps "advertisements") which were (German: Spinner und Schwarmer), a Indo-Australica volumes. Taxonomists considered extraneous, especially the hotchpotch of families including who specialize in a particular family comparatively rare eight pages Castniidae, Zygaenidae, Arctiidae (split may find it necessary to consult four comprising all that was published of into Syntomidae and Arctiidae), different volumes. Four supplemental volume 17 (see under remarks on the Lymantriidae, all Bombycoidea volumes were published, one for each various volumes). (including Saturniidae and of the Palaearctica volumes; for The text consists mainly of brief Sphingidae), Lasiocampidae, Cossidae, example, the supplement to Vol. 1 has descriptions and diagnoses of the Sesiidae, Notodontidae, Hepialidae, 404 pages of text and 16 plates. The Vol. families, subfamilies, genera, species, Psychidae, Drepanidae, Uraniidae, and 2 supplement has 312 text pages, and and subspecies (including new taxa) but several other small families; some of 16 plates. These supplements are no text figures or descriptions of these have more recently been classified therefore quite substantial and immature stages. Synonyms are briefly significant. On the other hand, cited in parentheses after a species American and African Geometridae name. At the end of each family is a list (vols, 8 and 16) had only just been of all the names with citations to their started and are quite incomplete even original descriptions. From a in the German edition. taxonomic standpoint this monumental The French language edition is work stood alone for decades as the complete for the first four volumes standard reference to quickly identify comprising the Palaearctic region, as a specimen or to see the taxonomic well as Vols. 5, 9 and 13 which cover treatment of a group. Of course it the rest of the world butterflies but contains some errors and many new much less so for the remaining species have been described since the volumes. For example the text of Vol. 6 work was published, but the same can (Bombyx et Sphinx americains) ends be said for the more modern taxonomic abruptly in the middle of Lasiocampidae works. No work will ever be published on page 600 and thus lacks text for the on any group of plants or animals that subsequent families such as is "the last word" which helps to keep Saturniidae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, natural history publishers and Sesiidae, Megalopygidae, Hepialidae, booksellers in business and book Cossidae etc. whereas the German collectors happy as well as taxonomists edition of Vol. 6 runs to page 1452 and in employment. Adalbert Seitz (1860-1938) the English edition to page 1328 (with German index pages 1329-1452 The whole series started with the as "Microlepidoptera," a grouping no Palaearctic volumes but parts of all occasionally bound with the English). more scientific than Bombyces and For Vol. 10 (Bombyx et Sphinx de la volumes were being issued as they were Sphinges. Vols. 3, 7, 11 and 15 cover ready and there was no question of Region Indo-Australienne) the text ends Noctuidae (German: Eulenartige on page 663, but there are 910 pages in completing one volume before another Nachtfalter) and Vols. 4, 8, 12 and 16 started. The general plan is as follows: the German and English editions. The cover Geometridae (German: Spanner). French edition of Vol. 7 (Noctuelles Volumes 1-4 (Palaearctica) cover A final volume (17) was intended to Europe, temperate and arctic Asia, and americaines) has only 156 pages of text cover general topics and was entitled as opposed to 412 in English and 508 northern Africa, Volumes 5-8 "The Palaeontology, Morphology, (Americana) cover the whole of the in German, the latter also never Biology and Geography of the completed. As the same color plates Western Hemisphere, Volumes 9-12 Macrolepidoptera of the World," but (Indo-Australica) cover tropical Asia cover the volumes in each of the three apparently only eight pages of it were languages even some of the volumes of and Australasia and Volumes 13-16 ever published and they are sometimes (Africana) cover sub-Saharan Africa which the text was not even started are found bound up with one of the other deemed to have commenced publication, including Madagascar (cited on the title volumes, especially Vol. 1. Dividing the pages as the Ethiopian Region). Within e .g. the French edition of Vol. 4 volumes into biogeographical regions Supplement (Geomet.rides pale-

94 Autumn 2000 Autumn 2000 News of the Lepidopterists' Society arctiques) consists of 26 plates but no "date received" stamped on copies in the the page at the beginning of each text. Most French edition volumes are library of the British Museum (Natural gathering. Unfortunately, many complete or almost complete in their History) [now the Natural History authors simply cite the year of plates: 195 plates for Vol. 6 and 104 Museum]. However, there are many publication given on the main title page plates for Vol. 10 (see Ehrman 1972, inaccuracies in the dates listed by yet every volume was issued in parts 1976; Rigout 1986). Griffin (M. Weiler, personal com­ over several years. As examples of how The fine color plates undoubtedly munication). Proper and complete these works can be cited, below are account for the attraction that citation of families in the Indo­ samples from three different volumes lepidopterists feel for this great series. Australian volumes is given in the and the three different languages Although a few species are shown with bibliography of Nielsen et al. (1996). In (Stichel 1906, Gaede 1928, Seitz 1928- inaccurate or exaggerated colors and most cases, one must rely on the continued on pp. 108... patterns, e.g . the saturniids Caligula publication dates printed at the top of zuleika and Bathyphlebia aglia, almost all figures are faithful reproductions of what the real specimens look like. They xu AGJ\TH I/\·CHLORODOr--HOPERA 9. are paintings reproduced by lithography and were state-of-the-art examples of German printing technology, using 14 colors. There are probably no complete sets of The Macrolepidoptera of the World in any American or Canadian library. However, sets that approach completion, or are more than half complete, are in all of the major natural history museums and several universities, especially in New England, the Mid Atlantic States, the Midwest, Ontario, Florida, Colorado, Arizona and California. Other copies sit on shelves in private hands, sometimes not fully appreciated by non-scientific owners ("My grandfather collected butterflies and these are some of his old books."). In Europe many amateur lepidopterists own one or more volumes of Seitz but such is not the case in the United States! Every author seems to cite Seitz differently. Some authors prefer to cite the "definitive" German edition, although its pagination is the same as in the English and French editions, and the translations are almost word-for­ word. Since the parts for the German edition were published in advance of the others, their publication dates are the ones which are most critical to taxonomists, especially concerning new taxa. Citing the correct dates can sometimes be challenging. Griffin (1936) attempted to compile publication dates of all fascicles published in the German and English versions, using the Plate 9 of Volume 12 showing some Indo-Australian Geometridae.

Volume 42, Number 3 95 News of the Lepidopterists' Society Volume 42, Number 3 Monarch Experts Gather in New York: Sound Alarm on Monarch Situation in Mexico

reported by Kurt Johnson Environmental Affairs, The Ethical Culture Society, Brooklyn, New York

Monarch Experts Gather in NY the urgent message were representatives success, the species there (and thus of numerous other conservation­ possible in all of eastern North In a "one-t wo punch" supporting oriented groups, including the America) will perish-possibly in a Monarch conservation, The New York Michoacan Reforestation Fund and sudden irreversible decline, perhaps Times published an urgent update by Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Founda­ within a decade, certainly within our Dr. Lincoln P. Brower and other tion (which both work on-site in lifetimes. conservationists (Sept em ber 12 , Mexico) and the Aubudon Society, Science Times, p. 1) warning of a Sierra Club, Linnaean Society, critical crisis facing Monarch Metropolitan Biodiversity Center of the butterflies in Mexico and, within ten American Museum of Natural History, days, the New York City Parks American Ethical Union and New York Department hosted a "who's who" of Butterfly Club. News and film coverage, Monarch authorities and conserva­ sparked by Mastervision (an educa­ tionists in New York's Central Park tional video company also providing echoing the announcement and supportive funding for the event) proposing an aggressive response. The attracted reporters and camera teams event was called "Monarch Watch 2000 from ABC, CBS, The New York Times in Central Park." URL 's for the event and Newsday as well as media and supporting organizations are representing Mexico . posted below. New York Parks Commissioner Henry In speeches and printed statements, Stern introduced the event, empha­ Drs. Lincoln Brower, Orley Taylor, sizing its international importance. Dr. Lincoln P. Brower, noted Monarch butterfly Paul Opler, Robert Michael Pyle, and Alexander Brash, head of New York expert, co-authored the new study which officials from the Mexican government suggests that the Monarch overwintering Urban Park Rangers, introduced Dr. and the World Wildlife Fund, declared grounds are in a crisis situation. Brower, noting he had first been it is "crunch time" for the now-famous inspired by Brower twenty years ago Reviewed were results of the first Monarch overwintering grounds while still a young student. New York's scientific study measuring deterioration located in mountain fir forests of Mexican consulate provided festive of the Monarch's habitat in central Michoacan State, Mexico. Supporting music and dancing while Dr. Taylor's Mexico over the last years. The study, Monarch Watch program and New York by an international scientific team Urban Park Rangers helped New cooperating with the Mexican govern­ Yorkers tag and release Monarchs for ment, was authored by Dr. Brower and their annual flight southward. The colleagues at the National Autonomous colorful festivities were soon over­ University of Mexico and the World shadowed, however, by the gravity of Wildlife Fund. the Monarch crisis described by event's Reviewed September 12 in The New featured speakers. York Times, the research showed that, Monarch Crisis within the Monarch roosting areas, barely more than half of what used to Drs. Brower and Taylor, Monica Missrie be intact forest now remains. At that of the World Wildlife Fund and Jorge rate of deterioration, the researchers Pinto, Consul General of Mexico in New estimated that, by 2050, nearly all York, emphasized that there is only one original forest now used for Monarch chance remaining to achieve a Consul General of Mexico in New York, Jorge roosting would be similarly degraded. successful conservation solution for Pinto, emphasized the important partnership More frightening, however, was the Monarch butterflies in Mexico. Without of American and Mexican conservationists. likelihood that forest thinning, com-

96 Autumn 2000 Autumn 2000 News of the Lepidopterists' Society bined with complex niche requirements of the overwintering Monarchs, would make successful mass roosting by the species in Mexico impossible much Metamorphosis••• sooner, perhaps within a decade. Dr. Brower stated "From what I've seen there year after year, I predicted it would be bad and getting worse. But I didn't predict it would be this bad. The The Society has learned of the death of the following members. Our condolences maps just floored me." Dr. Karen to their families. Oberhauser, a Monarch ecologist at the University of Minnesota interviewed by Dr. Sonja E. Teraguchi Richard Fall The New York Times noted "It's the first really important study. We didn't of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. We have Founder & President of BioQuip, died expect the change to be this great." received delayed word of Dr. Teraguchi's of a massive heart attack on Nov. 1st. death approximately two years ago. She at the age of 72. Our Society and many Dr. Orley Taylor, of Monarch Watch, had been a member of the Society in of us have lost a devoted friend. A full said "Conservation of the Monarch 1986-87, 1990, and 1998. obituary will appear in the next issue migration is a now a significant of the News. concern. In good years as many as 500 million Monarchs in eastern North America migrate to Mexico...truly one of the world's wonders. Yet the continuation of this phenomenon is Membership Update••• threatened by deforestation in Julian Donahue Mexico...." Emphasizing the inter­ national context both the crisis and possible solutions, Dr. Paul Opler stated "Monarch conservation is a two-way This update includes all changes received by 8 November 2000. street...it behooves us to give as much assistance to efforts in Mexico as we can from the United States." Dr. Ober­ "Lost" Members" Address Changes. hauser, in subsequent comments, noted (publications returned: "temporarily Members who have recently moved are continued on pp . 102... away," "moved," "left no address," or listed here by name only; their new "addressee unknown"): address will be found in the 2000 Alison Eichelberger (Lancaster, PA); Membership Directory being mailed Linda C. Haulk (Sevierville, TN). with this issue. Please notify Julian Donahue, Beebe, Warden W; [email protected], if you can De Swarte, David H. provide a current address. Cho, Soowon Koehn, Leroy C. New and Reinstated Members: Savignano, Dolores A. new members are listed here by name only; their full address will be found in the 2000 Membership Directory being mailed with this issue. Dillonaire, Jane Donham, Kathleen R. Johnson, M. Virginia (Ms.) Morton, J.K. (Dr.) Sunford, Roger K.

A tagged Monarch butterfly (courtesy of Monarch Watch) ,

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The Lepidopterists' Bookshelf M. Alma Solis, Editor

Recently Published Books

Anyone knowingof Guide to the Butterflies of Lycaenidae, occurring in the the publication of Russia and Adjacent area of the former Soviet Union. new titles of books, This comprises one-sixth of the video, or audio Terrritories, Volume 2: world's landmass. Volume 2 tapes of interest to Libytheidae, Danaidae, lepidopterists, and retains the format of Volume 1 especially of books Nymphalidae, Riodinidae, published in 1997, and has been published outside Lycaenidae compiled principally by the same the United States, authors of the previous volume are requested to edited by V. K, Tuzov. 2000. (Y.K. Tuzov, P.Y. Bogdanov, S.Y. send full particu­ Hardcover, 580 pp., 3 color Churkin, A.Y. Dantchenko, A. L. lars to the Book photos, 88 color plates, 57 black Review Editor, The Devyatkin, Y.S. Murzin, G.D. & white line drawings, 219 x 295 Lepidopterists' Samodurov, A.B. Zhdanko). Society, both for mm. Available from PENSOFT announcement in Publishers, Acad. T. Bonchev Information is provided in this column and to Str. Bl. 6, 113, Sofia, Bulgaria, Volume 2 for more than 870 allow for timely Tel./FAX: 359-2-704508, e-mail: species or subspecies, of which review in the [email protected]. ISBN: nine lycaenid species are perceived butterflies. Butterfly Journal or News described as new to science. goddesses have reigned in of The Lepidopter­ 954-642-095-6. $170.00 (Postage Numerous taxonomic innova­ ists' Society. U.S.A. $14.00) cultures as diverse as Minoan tions, especially with regard to Crete and Toltec, Mexico. In this, the second of the two Publishers are in­ the Lycaenidae, are proposed. Butterflies have appeared in vited to send review volume set "Guide to the Volume 2 contains some poetry by Blake and Neruda, in copiesdirectly to the Butterflies of Russia and additional information and paintings by Bruegel, Picasso, BookReviewEditor Adjacent Territories," informa­ for consideration several amendments to Volume and Warhol, and in the dances of tion is provided for the butterfly for review in the 1, and includes a pertinent Native Americans, Africans, and families Libytheidae, Danaidae, News or Journal. bibliography, comprehensive Japanese among others. This Members interested Nymphalidae, Riodinidae, and index, a full checklist of the book researches and illustrates in reviewing books for the News or the butterfly taxa encountered, and images ranging from ancient Journal should an index to the host plants stone carvings to modern send their requests referred to in the text. furniture, body tatoos, jeweled or interests to: The Spirit of Butterflies: combs, and haute couture. Dr. M. Alma Solis Systematic Ento­ Myth, Magic, and Art Elsevier's Dictionary of mology Lab., USDA, Butterflies and Moths c/o National Mu­ by Maraleen Manos-Jones, 2000 seum of Natural Hardcover, 136 pp., 175 illustra­ edited by M. Wrobel. 2000. History, MRC 127, tions, 150 in color, 9" x 11". Hardcover, 292 pp. ISBN: 044­ Washington, D.C. Available from www.amazon. 450-433-8. #131.00 [not received] 20560, (202) 382­ 1785 (office), (202) com. ISBN: 081-094-115-5. This dictionary gives an over­ 786-9422 (fax) $27.96 [not received] view of the common names of E-mail: asolis@ This book combines myth, many of the scientific names sel.barc.ueda.goo legend, poetry, and art to explore applied 0 the order Lepidoptera the ways in which humans have (the name of the family for each

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entry of a genus, species, and North America, South Africa, Names used in French-speaking subspecies) occurring in Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. Canada are also included. For Children of All Ages The Family Butterfly Book What Do You Call a Group From Caterpillar to Moth by Rick Mikula. 2000. Paper­ of Butterflies1 And Other (How Things Grow) back, 176 pp., Storey Books. Insect Groups (What Do by Jan Kottke. 2000. Paperback, ISBN: 158-017-292-X. $16.95. You Call a Group Of Series) 24 pp., 6" x 7". Children's Press. ISBN: 051-623-507-9. $4.95. Though many of us know that by Emma Nathan. 2000. Library caterpillars turn into butter­ Binding; 24 pp., 7" x 9". Butterflies and Moths (True flies, this book explains the Blackbirch Marketing. ISBN Books-Animals) transformation from start to 156-711-359-1. $15.95. finish-egg to caterpillar to by Larry Dane Brimner. 2000. chrysalis to butterfly-and The Moth and the Flame Paperback, 48 pp., 8" x 7". reveals where each stage can be (History Starts Here) Children's Press. ISBN: 051­ found in the wilds of our own by Dylan Bolduc with J. Lyn 626-756-6. $6.95. backyards. With color photo­ Martin and Lyn Martin (Illustra­ Magnificent Monarchs graphs and detailed illustra­ tors). 2000. Paperback, 24 pp., by Linda Glaser and Gay Hol­ tions, the book explains how to 8" x 10". Raintree/Steck­ land (illustrator). 2000. Library attract, safely catch and handle, Vaughn. ISBN: 073-982-369-8. binding, 32 pp., 9" x 9". and raise and support $7.95. butterflies. It also discusses how Millbrook Press. ISBN 076-131­ to make habitats for butterflies 700-7. $21.40. and emphasizes the importance of basking sites, water sources, and shelter. It features many do­ Announcement: it-yourself projects that can be completed for under $10. Butterflies and Moths Macromoths of (Collins Gem) Northwest Forests and by M. Chinery with D. Hosking and J. Hosking (Photographers). Woodlands 2000. Paperback. Trafalgar Square. ISBN: 000-472-337-6. by Jeffrey C. Miller and Paul C. Hammond. 2000. USDA Forest $7.95. Service, Morgantown, West Virginia. 133 pp . Butterflies and Moths This book is intended to be an introductory illustrated guide to (Looking at Minibeasts) the macromoth fauna of western forest ecosystems. Regional emphasis is placed on the Pacific Northwest extending from central by Sally Morgan. 2000. Library California to southern British Columbia, and east through western Binding, 32 pp . Thameside Montana and Wyoming. A total of 251 representative species are Press. ISBN: 192-929-880-3. illustrated in color with an additional 300 species discussed in the $22.60. text. The distribution, habitat, flight period, and larval foodplants are included for each species. A theme for the book is using Lepidoptera faunas as ecological indicators for assessing environmental impacts of land management programs, and for the analysis of biodiversity across forest landscapes. Copies can be obtained free of charge by contacting either Richard Reardon, USDA Forest Service, Morgantown, WV (phone: 304-285­ 1566, email: [email protected]); or the Cooperative Forest Ecosystem Research (CFER) program in Corvallis, Oregon (phone: 541-737-7612, email: [email protected]).

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100 Autumn 2000 Autumn 2000 News of the Lepidopterists' Society Karner Blue Update: Harvard Museum Presents Albany Court Continues to Rule Butterflies-and NabokoY Against Nabokov's Kurt Johnson Karner Blue Environmental Affairs, The Ethical Culture Society, Brooklyn, New York Kurt Johnson Environmental Affairs, The Ethical The Harvard Museum of Natural founder of the Lepidopterists' Society), Culture Society, Brooklyn, New York History (incorporating the former Robert Michael Pyle (co-editor of Museum of Comparative Zoology, Nabokov's Butterflies [Beacon Press Lynne Jackson, Secretary of Save the Botanical Museum and Mineralogical 2000]) and Kurt Johnson and Steve Pine Bush reports (Oct. 31, 2000) only Museum) is host to a new exhibition Coates (co-authors of Nabokov's bad news from Albany. The decision "Beauty on the Wing: the Double Lives Blues [Zoland Books 1999; McGraw came down on Friday with our landfill of Butterflies" running from Sept. 29, Hill 2001]. Dr. Remington reminisced case and Save the Pine Bush lost. The 2000 to March 4, 2000. The exhibit about Nabokov, Bob Pyle read Nabokov, judge ruled that it is OK to build a greets visitors with a dazzling display and Steve Coates and Kurt Johnson landfill on an aquifer thus making all of skillfully mounted and arranged showed slides highlighting Nabokov's that pine bush land available to butterflies from around the world. It biography and scientific work, development. We want to appeal, but, then moves on to the "double lives" of respectively. just to copy the record may cost butterflies-their fascinating immature The next day, Oct. 24th, Johnson, and $10,000. stages and life histories. Based on work Nabokov's biographer Brian Boyd, We brought suit against the City for by Harvard's "Blue Butterfly" patched in by telephone from New violations of the State Environmental specialist Dr. Naomi Pierce, the exhibit Zealand, presented an hour-long Quality Review Act on a 12-acre office boasts a fascinating live display of ants discussion on Nabokov, scientist and complex proposal. We lost on the tending lycaenid caterpillar "cows". writer, on National Public Radio's "The Supreme Court level, and a couple of The "Beauty on the Wing" program Connection". This program can be weeks before we were able to file our kicked off its special events with a accessed on computer audio at appeal, the developer began con­ celebration of the MCZ's famed former www.theconnection.org. (go to struction. We tried to get a stop work curator, literary superstar Vladimir "Archive", "Last Ten Shows", order, but, though the Judge liked our Nabokov. On the evening of October "Nabokov's Butterflies", "Listen affidavits and briefs, he did not give us 23rd, over two hundred guests enjoyed Now"). "Beauty on the Wing" next one. an evening with Dr. Charles Remington hosts author Maraleen Manos-Jones on As our lawyer notes sardonically "The (personal friend of Nabokov while at December 5th at 6 p.m , Maraleen is an Courts are not made for butterflies and Harvard, emeritus Professor of environmentalist associated with the poor people." Genetics at Yale University and a co- Michoacan Reforestation Fund, working on Monarch preservation in Mexico and author of the fascinating book The Spirit of Butterflies: .--More Photos from LepSoc 2000: Myth, Magic and Art (Abrams, Top: Reynolda Hall, Wake Forest University; 2n d Row, left: Charlie Covell and 2000) . The book traces the significance his young cadre of helpers; 2 n d Row, right: Ruth Ann Peacock, Pat & Eric of butterflies in world cultures through Metzler, John Peacock and John Shuey; 3 r d Row, left: unknown, Toomas the millennia. Lepidopterists living near Tammara (standing), Astrid Caldas, Bob Robbins, Francie Chew and Bill Miller; or visiting Cambridge, MA, should 3 n d Row, right: unknown, Rebecca Simmons (Clench Award winner), Marc make sure they take in the "Beauty on Epstein; Lazaro Roque, Susan Weller and Karolis Bagdonis; Bottom Row, left: the Wing" exhibition. Michael Holy, Suzette Slocomb and June & Floyd Preston; Bottom Row, right: It's a treat. John Burns, Jerry Powell and John Brown. All photos by Kit Stanford.

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Monarchs...continued from pp. 97 address the needs of local residents. surprised that two professionals on my this as well, saying "Monarchs also The new entity-the Monarch Butterfly contact list indicated it was inevitable require habitat conservation in the Conservation Fund, to be administered the Mexican overwintering grounds United States and Canada; every by World Wildlife Fund and the would eventually "tank". Is this what Monarch that overwinters in Mexico Mexican Fund for the Conservation of we really want or expect? comes from here, so we cannot simply Nature-will provide financial incent­ Dr. Brower was asked this same look at the Mexican problem in ives for local residents to support the question by a television reporter isolation. We need to conserve breeding overall conservation strategy of the attending the event. He gave the answer and migratory habitat as well ." region. It is designed to streamline aid he has become famous for : that world directly to the local area with minimal Expanded Conservation Strategy citizenry protects wonders like the hierarchical interference. The new Mona Lisa, the great cathedrals and the In response to the immediate crisis, MBCS has been seeded with $5 million Crown Jewels. At face, their value Mexican representatives and Monarch initial funding but, Brower and Missrie might seem just as ethereal as a specialists explained a more aggressive stated, will require $30 million to meets butterfly's, yet people believe these art conservation strategy calling for, its ultimate goals. They emphasized treasures have inherent value. among other things, an expanded that to achieve these financial targets "Shouldn't natural wonders be ac­ preserve totaling more than three times worldwide public support is needed, but corded the same inherent value?" Dr. the size of current protected areas. Ms. especially aggressive efforts from the Brower asked. There was applause. Missrie noted that this new effort was lepidopterist and butterfly enthusiast needed because, since 1986 when the community. Mexican government created the The new conservation strategy has been current reserve, 44% of it's high quality praised by Mexico's Ministry of the forest had still been destroyed, mostly Environment, Natural Resources and due to blatant disregard of the reserve Fisheries, noting that it more compre­ by the local population. She and Dr. hensively addresses the biological needs Brower emphasized that the "achilles of the Monarch as well as the social and heel" of previous reserve strategy had political realities surrounding the been resistance from the local reserve. The expanded reserve acreage, they said, more adequately covers known wintering sites and is intended to protect not only active roosting areas but the entire watersheds of which the Richard Stadin, President of Mastervision (an fir forests form an integral part. event sponsor), and Marleen Manos-Jones of the Michoacan Reforestation Fund. Lepidopterists Respond To facilitate lepidopterists dissemina­ In discussions following the Central ting information on the Monarch's Park event, many lepidopterists urgent situation, websites are emphasized that the current crisis assembling succinct information, and requires butterfly lovers (the Monarch's colorful graphics, which can be copied closest ally) to each take personal part into emails and easily disseminated (see in information dissemination- using Drs. Orley "Chip" Taylor (left) and Lincoln P. the URL lists below). As information their own personal "networks", Brower (right) discuss the Monarch crisis . flow is essential to protecting the especially through emails and the Monarch, Richard Stadin, President of population. Their needs and demands, internet, which are fast and Mastervision (producers of, among they said, must be met or there is little inexpensive. However, comments I other documentaries, the Audubon chance for a successful long term caught both before and after the Central Society's Butterflies for Beginners, solution for the Monarch. Park gathering indicated that such an Audubon Society's Butterfly Gardening effort is going to require some extreme Brower and Missrie observed that not and Audubon Society's VideoGuide to vigilance and energy. Heading out to only is enhanced support needed for Birds ofNorth America) has initiated Central Park, I was stopped briefly by reforestation and preservation efforts Monarch Watch 2000 which will offer a colleague. "Kurt", he said, "come on, currently effected by the Michoacan a variety of technological supports to what difference would it really make if Reforestation Fund and Monarch the overall education effort. Butterfly Sanctuary Foundation, a this butterfly went extinct?". And, later, Money is also going to be needed. As hallmark of the new strategy is an when I initiated followup communica­ many people know, professional fund­ entirely new fund established to tion with fellow lepidopterists, I was raisers themselves recognize how

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Each year, Monarch Watch issues Lepidopterists! Use These 250,000 tags to schools and volunteers. Information Resources and These assistants, including tens of Contribute to the Listed thousands of children, tag approx. 70,000 Monarchs each season. The data Conservation Organizations: from recoveries of tagged Monarchs in Support and financial contributions to the United States and in Mexico enable any of the organizations under (A [On­ us to 1) Determine the origins of the site ConservationD and (B [Monarch Monarchs that reach Mexico; 2) Education and Research) will directly Calculate the mortality of monarchs aid Monarchs at their Mexican during migration, and 3) Estimate the Overwintering Grounds overall size of the migratory popula­ Dr. Orley "Chip" Taylor and his Monarch A. On-Site Conservation in Mexico Watch program headed up Monarch tagging tion. In the future, data on population with park visitors before the event. size and dynamics will be extremely 1. World Wildlife Fund: watch for important in determining whether the particulars of a new WWF difficult it is to raise money. Even for a Monarch populations are declining or administered foundation organized favored cause, it is estimated only one­ increasing as a result of human with the Mexican government tenth of supportive people actually activities". Dr. Taylor emphasized that specifically for this purpose: contribute funds to help. The reason this was why illustrating tagging at the "Monarch Butterfly Conservation usually is simple; they just don't get New York event was an important Fund" at www.worldwildlife.org around to posting the donation in the educational and conservation tool. 2. On-site Support for Community Infrastructure: Monarch Butterfly mail. However, these same people Dr. Robert Michael Pyle's written Sanctuary Foundation at www. readily spend as much or more than a statement shared this view, noting that mbsf.org small donation would require on lunch other issues regarding the Monarch are 3. Reforestation: Michoacan Reforesta­ or a drink with friends or family. Given in play today as well. "Wh ile, the tion Fund at www.michoacan this reality, we must reinforce the regrettable trend of scattering monarchs.com notion that lepidopterists may be the Monarchs hither and yon at weddings key to saving the Monarch. Accordingly, and other events", he said,"h as only B. Monarch Education and we have to "get on the horn" and make muddied our ability to study their true Research Monarch conservation our urgent movements, this enlightened event can 4. Monarch Research, Education and priority. Try it. Go to that email and only help-help our understanding, help Migration Tagging: Monarch Watch send information out to everyone you our community devotion to saving this at www.MonarchWatch.org know, urging them to provide support. great and endangered phenomenon, 5. Research on Overwintering Ground It just might work. help the Monarchs themselves." The Deterioration: contact Monarch All speakers at the Central Park event final paragraph of Dr. Pyle's statement Butterfly Fund, Sweetbriar College emphasized that the Monarch problem also well summarized the feelings most through [email protected] and solution is an international one. lepidopterists have for the Monarch 6. Monarch Education: Monarchs in Dr. Taylor explained that, although butterfly and illustrates the common the Classroom at www.mnarchlab. preserving the overwintering sites in ground that can must galvanize umn.edu. Mexico is fundamental to Monarch lepidopterists in aggressively support­ C. Information Dissemination conservation, we still need to know ing their conservation: " In 1976, more about Monarchs everywhere. shortly after the Mexican sites came to 7. Monarch Crisis Information: Master­ Accordingly, he said "Our goals at light", he said "the North American vision at www.mastervision.coml Monarch Watch are not only to draw migratory Monarchs were declared the mw2000 attention to these threats to the top priority in world butterfly 8. Monarch Crisis and Other Endan­ migration but also to evaluate the conservation. That judgment has not gered Species: Endangered Butter­ impact of overall human activities on changed, and has become much more flies Website (Am er ican Ethical monarch populations. If we are going urgent with recent disclosures of forest Union) at www.edutrek.netl to protect the monarch migration, we loss and chemical and genetic threats. endangeredbutterflies.litml need to develop a baseline for the This animal is truly the Monarch of the 9. Monarch Crisis and Other Endan­ population, that is, to know the size of Americas, with an enormous potential gered Species: The Children's the population and to identify those to link Canadian, American, and Butterfly Site at uruno.mesc.uegs, factors that cause monarch numbers to Mexican conservation action. Long may gonlbutterflvlbutterftv.ntmi and decline or increase. The tagging pro­ the Monarchs reign over the skies and all included links gram is helping us get these answers. milkweed meadows of North America!"

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I'll start this column by shamelessly and intact when you get this. It is the Sub-families and Genera. Clicking a ingratiating myself with Our Beloved site of an elementary school in Family entry produces a description of Editor, Phil Schappert, who has hauled Whitehorse, Yukon, and it has an the Family and a Genus listing, etc. A off and written a book. You may read interest for all of us who sometimes feel click on an individual entry gets you a about it and its author at www. our schools are going to Hell sans great photograph (with a mm scale), atoorldforbutterflies.com, That, by handcart. Please take a look at the along with the distribution of the bug the way, is the name of the book-"A school. (I justified the inclusion of this pictured, type locality, etc. This is a World For Butterflies." (It has a sub­ site in this column by looking under meticulous piece of work. title as well , somet hing like "A Tale of "School projects," where the third On the LEPLIST a little bit ago Mark Two Cities," but I don't remember graders are working with painted Walker reminded us of "Bugbios, exactly.) The site describes the book, ladies.) Also, I urge one and all to take shameless promotion of insect the author, and the World Series of the virtual tour of the school and the appreciation" at uruno.bugbios.com, 1920-in which, incidentally, Cleveland community. If the climate were closer Here is the full text of Mark's posting: defeated Brooklyn. Instructions are to my body temperature, it would make there for ordering the book AUTO­ me want to be a Canadian. A very talented and dedicated guy GRAPHED, although by whom it is not named Dexter Sear has created a Love this address. I received an e-mail colorful, visually stunning site stated. I checked Phil's prices against from Matthew J. C. Barnes at (Matt's Amazon, and he is more than competi­ that's perfect for kids and curious caps , not mine) Upper Cow Leys Farm, adults. It's broken down into four tive. Too, if you buy from him, you can Piddington, BICESTER aXON OX6 have a good laugh at his handwriting. sections. Entophiles is a database of OQE ENGLAND. I quote his note to hundreds of insects, from Since this is an international me, in part: Dragonflies to Walking Sticks. Look organization, have a look at tpittaway. I am putting together a modest up each insect's common name, tripod.comlsilhlsatliet.htm, at which colour-illustrated website on the scientific name, description, and you 'll find a list of Western Paleoarctic Larger Moths of Belize at the URL photo. Cedigest contains articles on giant silkworm moths-many of which www.tropical moth.s.org...the Cultural Entomology, which studies are pictured. You might also try "Moths sort of thing that might be of interest how bugs affect human society. and Butterflies of Europe" at to members of the Lepidopterists' (Surprise! It's more than just bites uieb.tisealinet.itllepel, Here a table of Society.. .My aim is not to present and stings.) Class:Insectia explores contents begins with Family and (with all definitively-determined specimens different aspects of insects, such as clicks) works its way down to species. at this stage, but rather to make studying moth wing patterns. It's a The pictures are great. available in pictorial form the moth great resource for teachers and The Wedge Foundation now has a web fauna of one small Central American students alike. Finally, Entolinks is site at www.moths.org.This is the country... I aim eventually to put up a list of other useful insect Web sites. good ole MONA folks, publishers of the all 700 of the Belizean moth No sense in my writing a precis­ authoritative fascicles of "Moths of morphospecies I have at present that Mark's is perfect. I would just urge you North America north of Mexico." At are mounted and more or less leppers (aren't you grateful for the this writing, it is embryonic (to be kind); 'identified' ... The site ... is currently second 'p'?) to look at the wing perhaps when you read this in three or hosted [with advertisements] ... patterns. four months the site will have a little 'free' .. .[but] unless I can find an more pizzazz . In any event, the site now academic host I need as many 'hits' Most of you know of YAHOO!-perhaps includes a list of the fascicles published as I can get to persuade the host to as a stock you own, perhaps as a home so far, a description of each, the price, keep the site up. page (I use it for that), or perhaps as a distributor, etc. search engine. If you are looking for Folks, give him some hits; this is a site bugs, try dir.yahoo.comISciencel I hope www.yesnet.yk.calschoolsl that should survive. Represented are Biology I Zoology IAn i m a ls_ jackhullandlindex.html is still there about twenty Families and a host of Insects_and_Petsllnsectsl, a listing of

104 Autumn 2000 Autumn 2000 News of the Lepidopterists' Society insects and sites on the internet. The category, "Butterflies and Moths" has 67 entries, but look at the beetles, .From the antlions, etc., as well. There are also categories such as "Forensic Editor's Desk Entomology," which covers such esoteric subjects as using evidence from Phil Schappert cooperative maggots and the like to determine whether a body has been moved, estimating the "post mortem Hi all! which has been a monthly since its interval" (how about THAT Or should that be "Hi Y'all!"? I've been inception (10 years or sol), will, with euphemism) and so on. in Texas for more than 3 years now and the next volume, become quarterly. I Here you will also find directions to the I'm still just gettin' used to the local guess I'll have to look elsewhere for my "Yuckiest Site on the Internet" where lingo. The worst part is that, even after monthly "Monarch fix!" you can test your dexterity with a 3 years, as soon as I say "out" or On a brighter note, this issue, my 16th mouse by playing "Whack-a-Roach," "about" everyone around here looks at (!), puts volume 42 to bed. It's hard to learn about belching, barfing, and me strange and says, "just exactly believe that I've been doing the News blackheads, visit "Worm World," and where are you from, boy?" Interestingly, for four years now. It's even harder to many other activities which my as long as I say, "I'm Canadian," it's believe that you who attended the 2000 grandchildren and I find highly ok (but if I just say, "north of here" meeting at Wake Forest (sorry that I entertaining (but my wife of forty-odd then I get that strange look again). The couldn't be there, for sure) gave me the years views as disgusting). Worth the best part of being in Texas, however, is vote of confidence to continue on doing trip. that it generally doesn't get Canada's what I've been doing. Thanks, I'll try ***** weather (this morning, chilly, verging to live up to your expectations (or on freezing, being the exception rather should that be "live down" to your I looked back over my files (to see what than the rule). On the other hand, expectations). URL's had been covered), and morning's like this make me wonder if discovered that this is the sixteenth of Despite the practice that I get doing the I haven't yet moved far enough south­ News, there are always typos, errors these columns. I began in mid-1996 at maybe I should just keep going another the request of Maria Minno (it was she and mistakes that slip through. Here's 5 or 6 hours south until I'm down in more from the "batting 1000" dept: who came up with the title.) Maria and that haven of butterflydom, the LRGV Marc, her husband, were editors of the (Lower Rio Grande Valley for the Ray Stanford made me aware of two News that year, and a bolt of lightning uninitiated-hey that was me just a few "minor" corrections to the previous struck their computer as they were short years ago). What d'ya think? issue: First, on page 69 of Vol 42(3). putting together the issue that was to William D. Winter, Jr. M.D., always include the first of these columns. I've recently received word of a number went by Dave, not Bill. Ray says "I Maybe God was trying to tell them of publications that are either ceasing believe that his father, William D. something. Phil took over as Editor in publication, are having some "issues" Winter, Sr., went by Bill, so Dave had 1997 (cleverly publishing the second (bad pun) or are significantly altering to pick another name and he did so." column before the first) and has been their schedules. Claire Hagen Dole, Second, on page 84 of the News, the picking on me ever since. publisher and editor of Butterfly photo of "Mark Epstein and Don Gardener's Quarterly, is calling it Over the four years, and not counting Harvey" is wrong for both! The left quits after some 27 issues. Such a person is Marc Epstein, not Mark, and blasts from the Editor about the shame... The other major publication column, I have received a grand total the other is Lazaro Roque, from the for us gardeners, NABA's Butterfly Galapagos field station. of three emails and one letter. (The Garden News, is also having its share letter was addressed to 'Current of problems. Laurel Sherwood, who has You gotta give me part marks for Resident'.) That is an average of one been doing such a wonderful job as consistency, however, I really blew the fourth of a message for each column. In editor, is searching for editorial next one! Bob Ratterman placed an the columns I have asked you, the assistance. If you can help then contact advert in the Marketplace in the last Sacred Communion of the Doctors of Laurel at [email protected]. It issue. Unfortunately, I gave the wrong Philosophy in Entomology Assembled, really would be a shame to lose both of email address for him. It should be two questions, neither of which has the butterfly gardening publications! [email protected] not been answered. I ask: do you feel all this Finally, David Marriott has announced [email protected]. Mea is worth the effort? that Monarch News, the publication culpa, mea sorry! of The Monarch Program in California, Til' next time, mi amigos!

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BooksNideos lent condition with library stamp to fly­ 468-2861. [email protected]. 423 For Sale: Journal of the leaf. $200. Tony Moore, 162 Uxbridge Captive bred Philippine butterfly pupae Lepidopterists' Society, 1972-1974 Rd ., Sutton, MA 01590, Amoore@ for sale, available all year. Imogene and 1976-1999. In good condition. infonet.tufts.edu 422 Rill0 , P.O. Box 2226, Manila 1099, $100.00. Payment by money order or Philippines. Fax: (632) 824-02-22. perseonal check. Thomas S. Williams, Livestock [email protected] 423 Sunnyside Village, 5149 Menno Place For Sale or Trade (USA only): Cocoons Sarasota, FL 34232-0000. 423 of Antheraea harti. Will trade for same Wanted: Coccoons and specimens of Urbanus proteus and Appias drusilla. For Sale: J. Lepid. Soc., vols 22 of Hyalophora cecropia. Send SASE to Dried and papered ok if in very good to (1968)-53 (1999), including Suppl. to Karl Ploran, 110 Route 20, Chester, MA excellent condition. Common in the vols . 23 (1,2,3), 25 (1,2,3) and 33; and 01011-9642,413-354-7852 (evenings, 7­ 9 pm EST). 424 southeastern US but not often reared, Commemorative Volume, 1977. Best I am trying to complete a collection of offer by March 13, 2001. Also, J. Res. For Sale: Cocoons of Actias luna and butterflies common to the region. I have Lepid., vols . 22 (1983)-31 (nominally Automeris io. Also pupae of Papilio the necessary PPQ form 526 APHIS 1992) 27 Volume Index, 1962-1988 glaucus and P. troilus. SASE for prices. + permit for living pupae. Dried (89): will be sent to first respondent for Larry J. Kopp, Rd. 1, Box 30, specimens do not need a permit. Please cost of shipping. D. A. West, 607 Giles Klingerstown, PA 17941-9718. 423 fax (408) 927-0429 and note on top of Rd., Blacksburg, VA 24060. (540) 552­ Cocoons of Actias luna, Antheraea page "Contact Jay at (408) 927-5884." 2023. Fax: 552-1040. 423 polyphemus, available falllwinter 00/01. Jay Gmerek, 6683 Mt. Hope Dr., San For Sale: D'Abrera Butterflies of the Visit iouno.uiingart.com for more info Jose, CA 95120. 423 Neotropical Region, Part 1, or SASE to Alan Vosefski, P.O. Box For exchange: limited number of co­ 10527, Virginia Beach, VA 23450, (757) Papilionidae and Pieridae. Excel- coons of Hyalophora euryalus (Saturni-

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idae; eggs from wild female from Santa For Sale: Rarest of Agrias, esp. of the Help Qffered Ynez Valley). Also, pupae of Euphydryas phalcidon group and others. Send SASE chalcedona chalcedona (Nymphalidae) to: Henry Hensel, 145 Bellevue St., Wish to collect legally in Costa Rica? We and Philotes sonorensis (Lycaenidae) Edmundston, NB, E3V 2E2, Canada. can help you obtain your Official available in spring. Interested in speci­ Tel: (506) 735-3223. 422 Collecting Permit for the time of your stay. You would be allowed to collect in mens of Euphydryas phaeton ozarkei, For Sale: Butterflies from interior and all the country (except National Parks). Callosamia securifera, Citheronia arctic Alaska, especially Boloria, Costa Rica rain forests are unique in sepulchralis and others. SASE to Rich­ Colias, Erebia and Oeneis. Also a few what you can get: species originally ard Priestaf, 833 La Roda Ave., Santa species from the Northwest Territories. 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Together or in combination. sive, detailed texts/papers with color Sciences, Jamestown Community Electrical controls, photoelectric pictures would be very useful. Postage College, 312 North Barry Street, Olean, switches, rain drains and sorting prepaid and all literature/material will NY 14760. BobRatterman@mail. screen. Will design enclosures and in­ be returned to you. Contact: John sunyjcc.edu. 423 clude enclosure plans with purchase of Holoyda, 5407 N. Oketo Ave., Chicago, For sale: solid oak custom display cases fixture. To obtain a quote, your specifi­ IL 60656-1746. 421 for viewing lepidoptera and and other cations are required. For information, anthropods from both sides. Butterfly contact: Leroy C. Koehn, 6085 Wedge­ Inseetes Mondiaux and moth displays, custom framing of wood Village Circle, Lake Worth, FL this lepidoptera of your choice. Visit 33464-7371; Tele: 561-966-1655; Lep­ www.wingart.com for details or [email protected] 423 SASE to Alan Vosefski, P.O. 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Seitz.. .continued from pp. 95 stated in that first preface (dated 10 Acknowldegements June 1909) that there was agreement 1930). Dr. Michael R. Weiler of Salt We thank Erich Bauer, Kathie Gully, for the entire series to be completed and Lake City is currently assembling a and especially Michael R. Weiler for published by the end of 1912! detailed compendium of all of the pages providing information used in this and plates that were published in this Seitz was dismayed by excessive article. Indeed Weiler is to be credited series and their publication dates. splitting of taxa and strongly expressed with the rediscovery that a small Who was Professor Seitz (1860-1938)? his concerns in his preface to the portion of Volume 17 was actually He was at various times a medical Supplement to Vol. 2, dated December published. Reinhard Gaedike doctor in the Navy, a university lecturer 1933. He wrote that the situation "has (Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, and director of the zoological garden in become almost intolerable" and that a Eberswalde, German) sent the negative Frankfurt am Main (Kudrna & quarter of the entire volume had to be of the photograph of Adalbert Seitz, and Wiemers 1990). Biographical sketches devoted to recently named forms and Adela Gott (Multimedia Specialist, and obituaries of Seitz were published aberrations within the genus Zygaena. University of the Incarnate Word) by Kleinschmidt et al. (1930), Draudt The situation today is better because prepared it for publication. the International Code of Zoological (1938), Franz (1938a) and Noack Literature Cited (1939) and a bibliography of his Nomenclature mandates that such publications (which totalled at least names have no formal nomenclatorial Draudt, M., ed. 1938. [tributes to Seitz by standing, thus taxonomists are free to Draudt, Hering, Muller, von der Goltz, 300) was given by Franz (1938b). Warnecke, von Rosen, Franz and Kernen]. ignore them. In his preface to Vol. 1 Seitz outlined Entomologische Rundschau 55(24): 261-276. Ehrman, R. 1972. Un monument: Ie Seitz. how the project was conceived. On a As mentioned above, Louis Beethoven Prout wrote the text of the volumes Bulletin de la Societe Sciences Nat 1: 2-3. visit to Australia in 1887 by Seitz, Ehrman, R. 1976. Le Seitz : composition exaete William Macleay first suggested the covering Geometridae and translated de l'edition francaise, Bulletin de la Societe idea which was supported the following some other volumes from German to Sciences Nat 11: 12. Franz, E. 1938a. Adalbert Seitz. Natur und year when Seitz visited Emilio A. Goeldi, English. Eric Classey never met Seitz personally but well remembers Prout Volk 68(7): 354-359. Director of the Zoological Museum in Franz, E. 1938b. Verzeichnis der von Prof. Dr. Rio de Janeiro. Goeldi and Seitz were who worked in the Department of Adalbert Seitz veroffentlichen Arbeiten. probably motivated by the similar work Entomology at the British Museum Senckenbergiana 20(3/4) : 279-286. Gaede, M. 1928. Familie Uraniidae, pp. 387­ of Staudinger (1888) on butterflies of (Natural History) in London. Classey was also employed there from 1934 until 394, pl. 67, in A. Seitz, ed ., Die Gross­ the world containing 100 hand-colored Schmetterlinge der Erde, vol. 14: Die plates. (We know that Goeldi owned the outbreak of World War II in 1939 afrikanischen Spinner und Schwiirmer. that work by Staudinger because and says, "Prout was a small, bent Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart. 599 pp., 80 col. pls. Peigler bought a set from a bookdealer figure with a white beard, always in a hurry and, once he had left the museum Griffin, F. J. 1936. The contents of the parts in Colorado Springs in 1996 with and the dates of appearance of Seitz' Gross­ bookplates showing it had formerly premises, always with an umbrella Schmetterlinge der Erde (The Macro­ been owned by F. Martin Brown and whatever the weather. In 1943 whilst lepidoptera of the World), Lieferungen 1 to 130 Palaearctic and 1 to 575 exotic, vols. 1 to Emilio Goeldi and with a bookdealer's serving in the armed forces I heard to my distress that Prout had been killed 16, 1907-1935. Trans. Royal Entomol. Soc. stamp from Rio de Janeiro.) Within a London 85(10): 243-279. few more years the project began to when trying (in his usual hurry) to Kirby, W F. 1892. A synonymic catalogue of seem feasible after publication of major jump onto a moving bus outside the Lepidoptera Heterocera (Moths), 1: Sphinges museum." and Bombyces. Gurney & Jackson, London. catalogs on Lepidoptera by Kirby (1892) xii + 951 pp. and Staudinger and Rebel (1901) and Adalbert Seitz was a visionary. Kleinschmidt, 0., K. von Rosen & A. von Herff. improved technology of color Lepidopterists and librarians owe a 1930. Herrn Prof. Dr. Adalbert Seitz zum reproduction. After nearly 20 years of great debt of gratitude to him for siebzigsten Geburstag am 24. Februar 1930. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart. 11 pp. collecting in Australia, South America, conceiving and carrying out this truly Kudrna, O. & M. Wiemers. 1990. India, China, Japan and several colossal project of treating and Lepidopterology in Europe, pp. 13-77, in O. excursions to Africa, Seitz visited major illustrating in color all of the known Kudrna, ed., Butterflies of Europe, vol. 2: museums in Europe to garner support butterflies and larger moths of the Introduction to Lepidopterology. AULA­ Verlag, Wiesbaden. 557 pp., 4 col. pls. and participation of numerous world. The high level of success and Noack, H. 1939. Erinnerungen an Professor professional lepidopterists and some near completion of the series is a Seitz. Entomologische Rundschau 56(10): artists. From North America he testament to his perseverance and 92-95. obtained assistance of A. S. Packard, ability to motivate others who were Nielsen, E. S., E. D. Edwards & T. V. Rangsi, eds . 1996. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Ellison Smyth and A. R. Grote and later taxonomists, collectors, curators, Australia. Monographs on Australian William Schaus. The first parts were artists and publishers. Lepidoptera, vol. 4. CSIRO, Canberra. xiv + published in October 1906 and Seitz 529 pp., CD-ROM.

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Rigout, J. 1986. Adalbert Seitz: Les O. Staudinger & E. Schatz, eds., Exotische Announcement... Macrolepidopteres du globe . Bulletin de la Schmetterlinge. G. Lowensohn, Furth. 2 Societe Sciences Nat 49: 1-4. vols., 333 pp., 1 folding map, 100 col. pls. Seitz, A. 1928-1930. Famille des Sphingidae, Staudinger, O. & H. Rebel. 1901. Catalog der Basic Techni~ues pp. 523-576, pls, 60-68, in A. Seitz, ed., Les Lepidopteren des palaearktischen Macrolepidopteres du globe, vol. 10: Les Faunengebietes. R. Friedlander & Sohn, Manual available••• Bombyx et Sphinx de la region Indo­ Berlin. xxxii + 411 pp. Basic Techniques for Observing Australienne. Cabinet Entomologique E. Le Stichel, H. 1906. Genera Doritis and Moult, Paris. 663 pp., 104 col. pls. Parnassius, pp. 18-36, pls, 10-16, in A. Seitz, and Studying Moths & Butterflies Staudinger, O. 1888 . Exotische Tagfalter in ed., The Macrolepidoptera of the world, vol. systematischer Reihenfolge mit 1: The Palaearctic Rhopalocera. Fritz by William D. Winter. Berucksichtigung neuer Arten, 1. Theil in Lehmann, Stuttgart. 379 pp., 89 col. pls, Lep. Soc. Memoir #5 is a 350-page book (with 82 pages of Appendices) packed with information for study of Lepido­ Observation of Orange­ ptera no matter what the reader's interests are. The introductory chapter barred Giant Sulphur, tells where and when to look for butterflies: Best bets are disturbed Phoebis phi/ea, in Indiana areas, edge zones (roadsides, railroad verges) and openings in the forest. Since each group of species has its own Ernest M. Shull habits and flight times, it is best to try 402 N Wayne St., North Manchester, IN 46962 different times, seasons and habitats. Other chapters describe photo tech­ The orange-barred giant sulphur occurs I have collected Phoebis philea in Tajir, niques, gardening for butterflies, and in the US primarily in the New World Mexico (July 20-22, 1973) and I collecting methods. The latter subject tropics of south Florida and south collected three females of this species in is expanded to show how to obtain Texas. Infrequently, it strays northward Rondonia, Brazil on Nov. 15, 1982. On maximum scientific information within to Nebraska, New York, Kansas and September 13, 2000, much to my proper environmental guidelines. Both Indiana. Plate xxvi in my book, The surprise, I saw a beautiful male beginners and experienced students of Butterflies of Indiana, provides good Phoebis philea flying over Buddleia Lepidoptera will find this book to be a pictures of both sexes of this species. (butterfly bush) in North Manchester, valuable reference. Blatchley (1891) recorded a single Wabash County, Indiana. I was within To get your copy, send check or Money specimen from Jefferson County, three feet of it but, unfortunately, did Order ($25.00 (Members), $40.00 (Non­ collected by Mr. C.C. Hubard. A second not have a net. I would have paid $50 members) + $4.00 (US and Canada) or record is from Cooper (1938) who for a net at that time. $6 .00 (Other Countries) postage and collected an imago from a larva found This sight record is more than a handling, made payable to "The in Shelby County. Klots (1951) includes Wabash County record, it is probably Lepidopterists' Society," to: Indiana in the range but provides no only the third record for the state of Ken Bliss, Publications Mgr. other information. Indiana. Possibly global warming is P. O. Box 1366 causing some tropical species to fly Edison, NJ 08817 further northward? Nabokoy's Blues: The Scientific Odyssey of a Literary Genius by Kurt Johnson and Steve Coates (Zoland Books), ISBN 1-58195-009-8 retail $27.00; www.zolandbooks.com; at all bookstores and book websites Recommended in reviews at... Scientific American, Natural History, Nature Conservancy, American Scientist, National Geographic.com, Amazon.com, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal, National Wildlife, Washington Post, New York Times, New Yorker, Boston Globe, Seattle Times, HarvardMagazine, London ReviewofBooks, Chicago Tribune, BookForum, NewCriterion, NewRepublic, BloomsburyReview, San Francisco Chronicle, CaliforniaWild, Microbiology Today, ClevelandPlaindealer, SanFrancisco Metropolitan, San Diego Union, Anniston Star, among others. An especially inspiring read for the young lepidopterist•••

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