www.lepsoc.org 2013 Season Summary ________________________________________________________ _____________________________ Index Zone 1: Northwest Territories ..................................................................... 3 Yukon Territory ................................................................................ 4 Alaska ............................................................................................. 7 Zone 2: British Columbia .............................................................................. 9 Idaho, Oregon ................................................................................ 10 Washington .................................................................................... 13 ____________________________________ Zone 3: Arizona ........................................................................................... 17 Volume 56, Supplement S1 California ........................................................................................ 18 Hawaii, Nevada .............................................................................. 16 The Lepidopterists’ Society is a non-profit ed- Zone 4: Colorado .......................................................................................... 24 ucational and scientific organization. The ob- Montana ......................................................................................... 32 ject of the Society, which was formed in May New Mexico .................................................................................... 43 1947 and formally constituted in December 1950, is “to promote internationally the sci- Utah ................................................................................................ 49 ence of lepidopterology in all its branches; to Wyoming ........................................................................................ 59 further the scientifically sound and progres- Zone 5: Manitoba ........................................................................................ 60 sive study of Lepidoptera, to issue periodicals Saskatchewan, Kansas .................................................................. 61 and other publications on Lepidoptera; to fa- Nebraska, North Dakota ............................................................. 64 cilitate the exchange of specimens and ideas Oklahoma ....................................................................................... 65 by both the professional worker and the am- Zone 6: Texas ............................................................................................... 73 ateur in the field; to compile and distribute Zone 7: Ontario .......................................................................................... 118 information to other organizations and indi- viduals for purposes of education and conser- Quebec ......................................................................................... 120 vation and appreciation of Lepidoptera; and Zone 8: Illinois .......................................................................................... 124 to secure cooperation in all measures” direct- Indiana ......................................................................................... 126 ed towards these aims. (Article II, Constitu- Iowa .............................................................................................. 127 tion of The Lepidopterists’ Society.) Kentucky ...................................................................................... 129 Michigan ....................................................................................... 131 The News of the Lepidopterists’ Society Minnesota ..................................................................................... 136 (ISSN 0091-1348) is published quarterly by Ohio, Wisconsin ............................................................................. 141 The Lepidopterists’ Society, c/o 735 Rome Zone 9: Alabama ....................................................................................... 149 Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90065-4040, and includes one or two supplements each year. Arkansas ....................................................................................... 150 The Season Summary is published every Florida, Georgia ............................................................................ 159 year as Supplement S1 and is mailed with Louisiana ...................................................................................... 167 issue 1 of the News. In even numbered years Mississippi, North Carolina ........................................................ 175 a complete Membership Directory is pub- South Carolina ............................................................................. 177 lished as Supplement S2 and is mailed with Tennessee, Virginia ..................................................................... 180 issue 4 of that volume of the News. Please see Zone 10: Maine, Maryland .......................................................................... 181 the inside back cover for instructions regard- Massachusetts .............................................................................. 183 ing subscriptions, submissions to, and dead- line dates for, the News. New Hampshire ............................................................................ 184 New Jersey, New York ................................................................. 185 Periodicals Postage paid at Los Angeles, CA Pennsylvania ................................................................................ 186 and at additional mailing office (Lawrence, Rhode Island, Vermont ............................................................... 187 KS). Zone 11: Mexico: Distrito Federal .............................................................. 188 Mexico: Estado de Mexico, Nayarit ............................................ 189 POSTMASTER: Please send address chang- Mexico: Queretaro ....................................................................... 190 es to News of the Lepidopterists’ Society, Mexico: Quintana Roo .................................................................. 191 c/o 735 Rome Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90065- Mexico: Veracruz, Yucatan ......................................................... 192 4040. ........................................................................................... 192 Abbreviations Copyright © 2014 by The Lepidopterists’ Season Summary Zone Coordinators. ................................................. 195 Society. All rights reserved. The statements Issue Date: May, 2014 ISSN 0091-1348 of contributors do not necessarily represent Edited by: Leroy C. Koehn (address inside back cover) the views of the Society or the editor and the Cover pages/index edited by: James K. Adams (address inside back cover) Society does not warrant or endorse products or services of advertisers. Front Cover: First Alaska record for Catocala semirelicta (Photo by Ken Philip, see pg. 8) ________________________________________________________ _____________________________ Season Summary 2013 Zone 1 Far North Alaska, Yukon, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories Coordinator: Kenelm W. Philip Contributors Cited: ALS : Alaska Lepidoptera Survey ICB : Isabel C. Barrio IMD : Ian MacDougall EEG : Elizabeth E. Graham TH2 : Takashi Hino MLL : Michael L. Leski KWP : Kenelm W. Philip SWE : Susan Wise-Eagle General Comments: Note regarding the Alaska Lepidoptera Survey: No remote-site field trips by KWP. As usual, the Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest, and the Chena Flood Control Project, were checked regularly throughout the summer when weather permitted, and the Steese Highway was occasionally checked. Collecting by ALS volunteers was continued at the mining community at Nyac (near Bethel), and at King Salmon. NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Butterflies HESPERIIDAE Erynnis persius borealis Mackenzie R valley: Dempster Highway at Rengling River 05-Jul-13 MLL Erynnis persius borealis Mackenzie R valley: Dempster Highway at Mackenzie River 06-Jul-13 MLL PAPILIONIDAE Papilio canadensis Mackenzie R valley: Dempster Highway 74 km S Inuvik 05-Jul-13 MLL Papilio canadensis Mackenzie R valley: Dempster Highway at Mackenzie River 06-Jul-13 MLL Papilio machaon aliaska Tsiigehtchic Rv Vly: Dempster Highway 3 km W Frog Creek 06-Jul-13 MLL PIERIDAE Colias palaeno chippewa Mackenzie R valley: Dempster Highway 70 km S Inuvik 05-Jul-13 MLL Colias palaeno chippewa Mackenzie R valley: Ice Road 8 km N Inuvik 05-Jul-13 MLL Colias palaeno chippewa Peel River valley: Dempster Highway km 40 06-Jul-13 MLL LYCAENIDAE Cupido amyntula Mackenzie R valley: Dempster Highway 74 km S Inuvik 05-Jul-13 MLL Cupido amyntula Mackenzie R valley: Dempster Highway at Rengling River 05-Jul-13 MLL Glaucopsyche lygdamus couperi Mackenzie R valley: Dempster Highway at Rengling River 05-Jul-13 MLL Glaucopsyche lygdamus couperi Mackenzie R valley: Ice Road 8 km N Inuvik 05-Jul-13 MLL Plebejus idas alaskensis Mackenzie R valley: Dempster Highway at Rengling River 05-Jul-13 MLL Plebejus idas alaskensis Tsiigehtchic Rv Vly: Dempster Highway 3 km W Frog Creek 06-Jul-13 MLL Plebejus optilete yukona Mackenzie R valley: Dempster Highway 80 km S Inuvik 05-Jul-13 MLL Plebejus optilete yukona Mackenzie R valley: Dempster Highway 74 km S Inuvik 05-Jul-13 MLL Plebejus saepiolus amica Mackenzie R valley: Dempster Highway at Rengling River 05-Jul-13 MLL Plebejus saepiolus amica Mackenzie R valley: Dempster Highway 74 km S Inuvik