QP Newsletter . ...... ,•*- • 4 * ^ :• ■<*« * •-• *?.$>■ ey#:* fv-V;a4«,;.' , ■ ■ VQlmae 26, Number 1 , March] March 1999 Announcing the 1999 NABA-Xerces Fourth of July Butterfly Count The Monarch’s ri j w w • j . _ he 25th annual NABA- Xerces 4th of July Butterfly Count will be held this summer. These counts are fun-filled but they also track the butterfly populations of North America. Volunteers select a count area with a 1 5- mile diameter and conduct a one-day census of all butterflies sighted within that circle. These counts are usually held in the few weeks before or after the 4th of July. The North American Butterfly Association (NABA) organizes the counts and publishes their annual reports. These reports provide important information about the geographical distributions and population sizes of the species counted. Comparisons of the results over the years monitor changes in butterfly populations and reveal effects of weather and habitat change on the different species. In some years the butterfly count shows dramatic changes in butterfly populations, while other years indicate little fluctuation in butterfly numbers. Either way, the butterfly counters are always curious about what next year's results will be. No matter how much or how little butterfly watching you've done, the results of butterfly counting can be surprising and interesting. If a count already exists in your area, please join them for a day of fascinating butterfly counting. If there is no count in your area, you may start your own if you know how to identify the butterflies. Otherwise, inspire a nature center or butterfly club to start one for you. For more information on the count program, counts in your area, how to conduct a count, and NABA, please consult NABA’s website at www.naba.org, or send a self- addressed, stamped business envelope to: NABA, 4 Delaware Rd, Morristown, NJ 07960 USA. V 1998 Wisconsin Lepidoptera Season Summary by Les Ferge The onset of the season was one of the earliest in memory, compa- rable to the early springs of 1977 and 1987. Emergence of Bolorta Jrelja, Boloria frigga, Oenels jutta, and Erebia discoidalis was more than two weeks ahead of “normal" in northern bogs and a full month earlier than last season. The Swengels reported record early dates for Incisalia inis (5 May, Wood Co.) And Lycaeides melissa samuelis (13 May, Jackson Co.), and observed that northwestern Wisconsin seemed more advanced than southern Wisconsin. Ferge and Please see LEPIDOPTERA, Page 4 The Monarch’s Secret Hideaway... L ittle did the Purepecha Indians of Central Mexico know that the American who appeared in their village in 1975 would solve an ancient mystery... where their beloved Monarch butterflies flew off to in spring. The man was Kenneth C. Brugger, an amateur naturalist from Kenosha, WI who was a textile consultant for Jockey International in Mexico City. One day in 1973, Brugger saw an ad in a Mexican news- paper, placed by University of Toronto scientist, Fred Urquhart, who was looking for volunteers to help him track the annual migration of Monarchs. Please see MONARCH, Page 8 1999 Dues Notice Enclosed in this newsletter is your dues envelope for 1999. Your prompt attention will be most appreciated. Dues are to be sent directly to the treasurer, Tom Rocheleau, 3100 Buena Vista St., Madison, WI 53704. To determine your status, please check the address label on this newsletter. Appearing after your name will be the last year dues are paid for and your member- ship category (Individual, Family, Sustaining, or Patron). Also be sure to notify us of any address changes or corrections when you send in your dues or notify Les Ferge at the address below. ^ The Wisconsin Entomological Sodety Newsletter is published three times a year, at irregular intervals. It is provided to encourage and facilitate the exchange of information by the membership, and to keep the members informed of the activities of the organization. Members are strongly encouraged to contribute items for inclusion in the newsletter. Please send all news items, notes, new or interesting insect records, season summaries, and research requests to the editor: Janice Stiefel, W631 1 Mullet Lane, Plymouth. WI 53073. e-mail: jstiefel@excel.net NOTE: Please report any address changes to Les Ferge, 7119 Hubbard Ave., Middleton, WI 53562. e-mail: lesferge@juno.com Wisconsin Entomological Society! Newsletter — MarcBi 1999 Page 2 3L@§)8 PIh©t© Sal©mi Wiameirs Ringed Boghunter ( Willlamsonia llntnerl) — Karl Legler, First Place This is a new dragonfly species for Wisconsin. Discovered by Karl Legler in Jackson Co. on May 9. 1998. Previously, this species' world population was known only from about 30 sites in New England. e-mail: karlndot@bankpds.com Websi te : http ://user pages . chorus . net/ karlndot/ Color Guide to Revised Edition 1 998 by Karl & Dorothy Legler and Dave Westover riphis paperback guide covers 76 JL species of Wisconsin dragon- flies. The guide has 64 pages with 167 color photographs and illustrations. The text also contains 64 line drawings. Each species photo is accompanied by text and graphics, breeding habitat, Wisconsin range map, flight period, identification, abundance, actual length, and brief life-history notes. The guide is designed for nature enthusiasts with no entomological background. The guide is available for $18.95 + $1 .00 postage. Make check payable to Karl Legler and send to 429 Franklin St.. Sauk City, WI 53583. Phone: (608) 643-4926. * Website and e-mail is to the left. 66 ET w ...Tlhie Prayinag MsumMs by Roy Lukes A n Male Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly (Phoebts sennae) Janice Stiefel, Second Place Photographed 9/5/98, Door Co. WI Nikon N50, 55mm lens. Kodachrome 200 Harris's Three Spot Moth ( Harrtsimemna trtsignata ) Janice Stiefel, Third Place Photographed 6/14/97, Sheboygan Co. WI Nikon N50, 55mm lens, Kodachrome 200 n alert person at the Sister Bay Yacht Club and Resort helped me to relive one of the most interesting experiences I have ever lad during my years of helping people of various ages learn more about nature. The phone call told of a Praying Mantis being seen on the outside wall of the yacht club. Yes, they had captured it! My first question was, “Are you sure it isn't a walking stick?" After being assured that indeed it was a Praying Mantis, and me biting my tongue for asking my doubting question, I got to wondering what on earth a genuine Praying Mantis was doing as far north as Sister Bay. Within a few days the beautiful 3 in. European Mantid ( Mantis religiosa ) was hypnotically peering at us from the end of a Basswood stick, perhaps wondering when its next meal would arrive. An advertisement I read in a science education magazine in 1960 told of Praying Mantis egg cases for sale. Soon I had several placed inside one of our terrariums. Surely I had many doubting Thomases in my classes, hopelessly staring into the terrarium at school day after day to see the lifeless and hopeless plastic, foam-like Mantis egg cases. Then one warm, late spring morning there came a “WHOOPEE!" from the students that must have carried throughout most of the junior high school in Wisconsin Rapids. The case was full of “teenzy weenzy” baby Praying Mantises. Finally they had hatched. The students believed me and my spirits soared. Please see MANTIS, Page 3 Female Praying Mantis ( Mantis religiosa) Photo: Roy Lukes Wisconsin Entomological Society Newsletter — March 1999 MANTIS, from Page 3 It wasn’t long before the youngsters realized, by their careful observing, that the tiny insects were eating each other. “They're canni- balistic! What should we do?” One by one, the students took their own pet Praying Mantis home where they would attempt to raise it. How eagerly the quarter-inch-long creatures accepted small bits of raw meat dangled in front of them on a piece of thread. Flies quickly disappeared from the glass case. Our lone surviving Mantis at school grew quickly and became quite the pal to everyone. “It” was a terror to other insects but perfectly harmless to humans. In retrospect, this may have been one of the most Impor- tant lessons my 14 0 science students learned that year. How thrilled I was to watch what at first were very squeamish students eventually allow the fearsome-looking insect crawl up their arm or perch on the tip of an outstretched finger. What really developed my initial interest in the Praying Mantis was a fascinating chapter, “ Dinah Was a Mantis ” that I read in Edwin Way Teale's book. Near Horizons, The Story of an Insect Garden, published by Robert Hale Limited (London) in 1947. Following our highly successful adventure with the Praying Mantis, I wrote a letter to Mr. Teale describing in detail the fun and learning that, in a way, he had helped to promote. Naturally I had hoped to receive a reply from the author but never did. Later, after reading most of the great books he wrote on nature, I came to realize how unusually busy a person he was. Had the movie, “ET” been produced when my students and I were having the times of our lives with the pet Mantis perhaps they, too, would have nicknamed it “ET,” as we have done today— years later. The triangular-shaped head and large compound eyes of the Praying Mantis immediately reminded us of the lovable “ET” of movie fame. Only one species of mantid, of the 1 ,800 worldwide, is native to the United States, the Carolina Mantid. The only mantids fairly common in parts of the northern states are two introduced species — the European Mantid (about two Inches long) and the Chinese Mantid, (about four inches long). The identifying feature of our European Mantid is the black-ringed spot beneath both of its fore coxae, those parts of the front legs nearest the thorax. These legs are heavily armored with spines and teeth and can move with great speed to capture Its prey. These Include many kinds of insects regarded by people to be helpful in some cases and harmful in others. The mantids don't choose. They simply eat. Mantids' very strong mouth parts are capable of biting through the quite hard, plastic-like, chitinous exoskeletons of insects such as beetles and wasps. The long middle and hind legs give the Praying Mantis the ability to remain motionless for many minutes at a time, its front legs, “raised in prayer," as it patiently waits for its prey insects to unsuspectingly crawl or land near the perpetually hungry mantis. Obviously its praying- like attitude is reflected in the “ religlosa ” species name of the European Mantid. In light of the Praying Mantis' amazing front leg speed in seizing Its prey, the mantis is otherwise a slow- moving insect. The winged adults' flight is short and labored. What a thing of beauty to see a mantid slowly turn its head and watch your every movement as though thoroughly captivated. I wonder whether the Mantis is the only insect able to turn Its head and look over its shoulder like a human. Little wonder it Is such an enchanting creature. And so It was with our “ET," like Edwin Way Teale's Dinah, “ Life drifted into death with the calm transition of day passing through twilight into darkness .” Everyone should have at least one pet Praying Mantis in their life, an emotional thrill, an enriching Page 3 From the Editor's Desk 3 I t Is an honor and a privilege to be the new editor of the Wisconsin Entomological Society News- letter. Les Ferge has faithfully edited this publication for over eleven years and I thank him for his efforts on behalf of the organization. He has performed a valuable service in educating all of us and is a special Inspiration to me. If it weren’t for Les, I would have given up long ago in my moth identification project. I can’t thank him enough. Over the years I have studied both plants and insects and have often found that insects are considered insignificant in their relationship to plants, unless they become pests, of course. There seems to be little interest in learning some of these secrets of the natural world. That is one reason I agreed to edit this newsletter. I know there are many anecdotes of insect observations and where else can we learn, but in a publication such as this? Therefore, I encourage everyone to share what they have learned and discovered — no matter if you are an amateur or a professional entomologist. Janice. Stiz^zX, Editor treat, a form of educational therapy at its best, a genuine ET to top them all. « Roy has been writing nature columns for over 30 years In various publications. He and his wife, Charlotte, operate their Nature-Wise business out of their home in the woods near Egg Harbor, WI. They teach nature classes, present illustrated lectures, and sell their nature photographs while trying to KEEP DOOR COUNTY WILDl Presently, they are working on their fifth book, scheduled for publication later this year. Roy and Charlotte can be reached at 3962 Hillside Rd., Egg Harbor, WI 54209-9432 — e-mail: lukes(a)dcwis.com or at his website: http://doorbell. net/lukes/index.htm Praying Mantis egg case Photo: Jantce Stlefel Newsletter — March 1999 Page 4 LBPIDOPTBRA, from Page 1 Eurema lisa, Nathalis iole , and Strymon melinus were Parkinson also noted this, as moths collected in Burnett recorded in southern counties in rather low County In mid-May were as much as three to four weeks numbers-mostly later In the season. A few Individuals earlier than usual. Summer temperatures were con- of Phoebts sennae eubule were seen In Grant County and sistently above average, with severe storms and heavy rains one stra y was documented in Door County (see photo on In June. Many butterfly species were scarcer than usual. ^ a 9 e 2). Among the moths, Hyles llneata became However, the Swengels reported unprecedented high widespread and common by September, numbers of Speyerla tdalta and aphrodite in their prairie Individuals of several southern Noctuid moth species study sites, except for Muralt Prairie, where the tdalta were collec ted, including Antlcarsla gemmatilis, Moots population is In grave trouble. texana, Rachtplusta ou. Pseudoplusla tncludens, and Ferge and Parkinson found relatively low numbers of Ma 9 usa orbtfera. late season and adult hibernating moth species. Noctua New county records are '"Seated by county names pronuba, the introduced European Noctuid, has spread appearing In CAPITAL letters, statewide. Monarchs returned early, with multiple individuals ABBREVIATIONS: SNA = State Natural Area seen by Swengels from 18-22 May in Sauk, Jackson and SFA = State Fisher y A™ Burnett Counties. Despite this seemingly good early start, SF = State Forest Monarch numbers were low throughout the season. Ebner CF = County Forest noted small flights in August and September, with the last individual seen on 1 1 October in Waukesha County Contributors Cited: Coordinator: Les Ferge More species of migrant butterflies were seen than in RJB Robert J • Borth JAE James E ' Ebner the past several years, with Hylephilaphy leus Euptoieta ^ BF Carol B. Ferge LAF Leslie A. Ferge claudia and Junonia coenia the most widespread. JCP James C. Parkinson TR Tom Rocheleau Atalopedescampestris, Pontia protodice, Colias cesonia, Janice J. Stiefel SAS Ann/Scott Swengel MONA No. SPECIES NAME COUNTY SITE NAME DATE CONTR BUTTERFLIES 3961 Erynnis persius (Scudder) Portage Emmons Creek SFA 6 May 1998 TR 4006 Oarisma powesheik (Parker) Green Lake Puchyan Prairie SNA 1 Jui 1998 TR 4013 Hylephila phyleus (Drury) Crawford Prairie du Chien 15 Aug 1998 JCP 4013 Hylephila phyleus (Drury) Crawford Prairie du Chien 28 Sep 1998 CBF 4013 Hylephila phyleus (Drury) Grant Jamestown Twp. 29 Aug 1998 JCP 4013 Hylephila phyleus (Drury) Grant Cassville 5 Sep 1998 CBF 4013 Hylephila phyleus (Drury) JEFFERSON Lake Mills 5 Sep 1998 JCP 4049 Atalopedes campestris (Boisduvai) Crawford Prairie du Chien 28 Sep 1998 LAF 4049 Atalopedes campestris (Boisduvai) Grant Jamestown Twp. 5 Sep 1998 LAF 4052 Problems byssus (Edwards) Grant Cassville 26 Jun 1998 LAF 4058 Poanes massasoit (Scudder) Trempealeau Tamarack Creek Bog SNA 27 Jun 1998 LAF 4064 Poanes viator (Edwards) Green Lake Puchyan Prairie SNA 1 Jul 1998 TR 4072 Euphyes dion (Edwards) Green Lake Puchyan Prairie SNA 1 Jul 1998 TR 4072 Euphyes dion (Edwards) Trempealeau Tamarack Creek Bog SNA 27 Jun 1998 LAF 4080 Atrytonopsis hianna (Scudder) DANE Mazomanie Bluff Prairie 27 May 1998 TR 4096 Amblyscirtes hegon (Scudder) Douglas Oakland Twp. 16 May 1998 LAF 4096 Amblyscirtes hegon (Scudder) Price Fifield Twp. 15 May 1998 LAF 4193 Pontia protodice (Bdv. & LeConte) Sauk International Crane Foundation 21 -Aug-98 SAS 4224 Colias cesonia (Stoll) Sauk International Crane Foundation 23-Aug-98 SAS 4228 Phoebis sennae eubule (Linnaeus) DOOR Bailey's Harbor 5 Sep 1998 JJS 4228 Phoebis sennae eubule (Linnaeus) Grant Jamestown Twp. 5 Sep 1998 LAF 4228 Phoebis sennae eubule (Linnaeus) Grant Cassville 5 Sep 1998 LAF 4248 Nathalis iole Boisduvai Crawford Prairie du Chien 16 Sep 1998 JCP 4253 Lycaena dione (Scudder) Portage Buena Vista Marsh 25-Jun-98 SAS 4256 Lycaena hyllus (Cramer) Grant Jamestown Twp. 5 Sep 1998 LAF 4256 Lycaena hyllus (Cramer) Portage Buena Vista Marsh 27-May-98 SAS 4278 Satyrium acadicum (Edwards) Trempealeau Tamarack Creek Bog SNA 27 Jun 1998 LAF 4278 Satyrium acadicum (Edwards) WAUSHARA Wild Rose 22 Jul 1998 TR 4285 Satyrium liparops strigosum (Harris) Waukesha Okauchee 10 Jul 1998 JAE 4322 Incisalia augustinus (Westwood) MARQUETTE Comstock Bog SNA 9 May 1998 LAF 4324 Incisalia polios Cook & Watson CLARK Foster Twp. 25 Apr 1998 . LAF 4325 Incisalia irus (Godart) EAU CLAIRE Eau Claire County Forest 06-May-98 SAS 4326 Incisalia henrici (Grate & Robinson) PRICE Fifield Twp. 1 May 1998 CBF 4326 Incisalia henrici (Grate & Robinson) Price Fifield Twp. 17 May 1998 JCP 4336 Strymon melinus Hubner Crawford Prairie du Chien 15 Aug 1998 LAF 4362 Everes amyntula (Boisduvai) Burnett Danbury 16 May 1998 LAF Wisconsin Entomoloaical Societu Newsletter — March 1999 Page 5 MONA No. SPECIES NAME COUNTY SITE NAME DATE CONTR 4374 Lycaeides idas nabokovi Masters Forest Nashville Twp. 24-Jun-98 SAS 4374 Lycaeides idas nabokovi Masters Langlade Ainsworth Twp. 24-Jun-98 SAS 4440 Junonia coenia (Hubner) Crawford Prairie du Chien 29 Sep 1998 JCP 4440 Junonia coenia (Hubner) Door Bailey’s Harbor 18 Sep 1998 JJS 4440 Junonia coenia (Hubner) Grant Dickeyville 16 Sep 1998 JCP 4440 Junonia coenia (Huebner) Jackson Jackson CF & Black River SF 26-May-98 SAS 4440 Junonia coenia (Huebner) Waukesha Okauchee 9 Sep 1998 JAE 4447 Euptoieta claudia (cramer) Crawford Hogback Prairie 30-Jun-98 SAS 4447 Euptoieta claudia (Cramer) Crawford Prairie du Chien 5 Sep 1998 LAF 4447 Euptoieta claudia (Cramer) Grant Cassville 28 Sep 1998 LAF 4447 Euptoieta claudia (cramer) Portage Buena Vista Marsh 01-Jul-98 SAS 4452 Speyeria idalia (Drury) Crawford Hogback Prairie 30-Jun-98 SAS 4452 Speyeria idalia (Drury) Green Muralt Bluff Prairie 06-Jul-98 SAS 4452 Speyeria idalia (Drury) Portage Buena Vista Marsh 25-Jun-98 SAS 4452 Speyeria idalia (Drury) St. Croix W of Roberts 07-Jul-98 SAS 4466 Boloria frigga (Thunberg) Price Fifield Twp. 15 May 1998 LAF 4471 Boloria freija Thunberg Douglas Oakland Twp. 16 May 1998 LAF 4471 Boloria freija Thunberg Price Fifield Twp. 1 May 1998 LAF 4489 Chlosyne gorgone carlota (Reakirt) Jackson Jackson CF & Black River SF 1 3-May-98 SAS 4489 Chlosyne gorgone carlota (Reakirt) Portage Buena Vista Marsh 26-Aug-98 SAS 4596 Erebia discoidalis (Kirby) Price Fifield Twp. 1 May 1998 LAF 4611 Oeneis jutta ascerta Masters & Sorenson BURNETT Webb Lake Twp. 16 May 1998 LAF 4611 Oeneis jutta ascerta Masters & Sorenson MOTHS Douglas Oakland Twp. 16 May 1998 JCP GEOMETRIDAE 6583 Anacamptodes ephyraria (Wlk.) WAUSHARA Lunch Creek Fen 1 Jul 1998 TR 6595 Cleora projecta (Wlk.) PRICE Fifield Twp. 1 May 1998 LAF 6663 Paleacrita merriccata Dyar TREMPEALEAU Trempealeau 26 Mar 1998 LAF 6704 Erastria coloraria (F.) Burnett Kohler-Peet Barrens SNA 15 May 1998 LAF 6704 Erastria coloraria (F.) Jackson Black River Falls 15 May 1998 RJB 6738 Euchlaena milnei McD. Grant Cassville 26 Jun 1998 LAF 7140 Cyclophora nanaria (Wlk.) GREEN Brooklyn State Wildlife Area 28 Aug 1998 TR 7140 Cyclophora nanaria (Wlk.) WAUSHARA Lunch Creek Fen 11 Sep 1998 TR 7218 Thera contractata (Pack.) Door Bailey's Harbor 19-Sep-98 JJS 7433 Epirrita autumnata henshawi (Swett) DOOR Bailey's Harbor 17-Oct-98 JJS 7433 Epirrita autumnata henshawi (Swett) MARQUETTE Comstock Bog SNA 16 Oct 1998 LAF 7433 Epirrita autumnata henshawi (Swett) TREMPEALEAU Trempealeau 24 Oct 1998 JCP LASIOCAMPIDAE 7685 Heteropacha rileyana Harv. RICHLAND Richwood Twp. 14 Aug 1998 JCP SATURNIIDAE 7719 Anisota senatoria (J. E. Smith) MARATHON Mosinee 11 Jun 1998 JCP 7723 Anisota virginiensis (Drury) BURNETT Danbury 16 May 1998 JCP SPHINGIDAE 7775 Manduca sexta (L.) MARQUETTE 18 Sep 1998 JCP 7789 Ceratomia catalpae (Bdv.) Green Brooklyn State Wildlife Area 28 Aug 1998 TR ARCTIIDAE 8051 Crambidia casta (Pack.) BURNETT Kohler-Peet Barrens SNA 24 Aug 1998 LAF 8051 Crambidia casta (Pack.) COLUMBIA Rocky Run Oak Savanna SNA 10 Aug 1998 TR 8051 Crambidia casta (Pack.) WAUSHARA White River Wildlife Area 15 Aug 1998 TR 8052 Crambidia pura B. & McD. BURNETT Kohler-Peet Barrens SNA 24 Aug 1998 LAF 8136 Spilosoma dubia (Wlk.) WAUSHARA Bass Lake Fen SNA 17 Jun 1998 TR 8146 Ecpantheria scribonia (Stoll) Burnett Namekagon Barrens 16 May 1998 RJB 8162 Platarctia parthenos (Harr.) Burnett Namekagon Barrens 16 May 1998 RJB 8187 Grammia celia (Saund.) DANE Mazomanie Bluff Prairie 15 May 1998 TR NOCTUIDAE 8329 Idia diminuendis (B. & McD.) WAUSHARA White River Wildlife Area 17 Jul 1998 TR 8359 Macrochilo bivittata (Grt.) Marquette Comstock Bog SNA 10 Jul 1998 LAF 8366 Tetanolita mynesalis (Wlk.) DANE Middleton 17 Sep 1998 LAF 8368 Tetanolita floridana (Sm.) GREEN Brooklyn State Wildlife Area 10 Sep 1998 TR 8412 Melanomma auricinctaria Grt. DANE Walking Iron Park 29 Jul 1998 TR 8574 Anticarsia gemmatalis Hbn. MARQUETTE Comstock Bog SNA 16 Oct 1998 LAF 8592 Cissusa spadix (Cram.) COLUMBIA Rocky Run Oak Savanna SNA 19 May 1998 TR 8592 Cissusa spadix (Cram.) Trempealeau Trempealeau 24 Apr 1998 LAF 8699 Zale obliqua (Gn.) Burnett Namekagon Barrens 16 May 1998 RJB 8745 Mocis texana (Morr.) Marquette Comstock Bog SNA 16 Oct 1998 LAF 8792 Catocala vidua (J. E. Smith) MARQUETTE Comstock Bog SNA 18 Sep 1998 JCP 8796 Catocala nebulosa Edw. Green Albany 14 Aug 1998 RJB Wisconsin Entomoloaical Society Newsletter - — March 1999 Page 6 CONTR MONA No. species name COUNTY site mm DATE 8841 Catocala abbreviated Grt. Waushara Wedde Creek SFA 1 Jul 1998 TR 8844 Catocala amestris Stkr. Jackson Black River Falls 19 Jul 1998 JCP 8844 Catocala amestris Stkr. Waushara Wedde Creek SFA 17 Jul 1998 TR 8865 Catocala praeclara G. & R. WAUSHARA Lunch Creek Fen 17 Jul 1998 TR 8890 Pseudoplusia includens (Wlk.) Dane Middleton 25 Sep 1998 LAF 8895 Rachiplusia ou (Gn.) Dane Middleton 6 Sep 1998 LAF 8909 Autographa rubida Ottol. Burnett Danbury 16 May 1998 JCP 8946 Syngrapha microgamma (Hbn.) Marathon Hatley 19 Jun 1998 JCP 9061 Cerma cora Hbn. Burnett Danbury 16 May 1998 JCP 9061 Cerma cora Hbn. Burnett Namekagon Barrens 16 May 1998 RJB 9061 Cerma cora Hbn. Columbia Rocky Run Oak Savanna SNA 14 May 1998 TR 9085 Tarachidia semiflava (Gn.) WAUSHARA White River Wildlife Area 17 Jul 1998 TR 9085 Tarachidia semiflava (Gn.) WAUSHARA Wedde Creek SFA 17 Jul 1998 TR 9089 Tarachidia binocula (Grt.) COLUMBIA Rocky Run SNA 19 May 1998 TR 9343 Apamea apamiformis (Gn.) WAUSHARA Bass Lake Fen SNA 26 Jul 1998 TR 9344 Apamea plutonia (Grt.) WAUSHARA Lunch Creek Wildlife Area 17 Jun 1998 TR 9380 Apamea relicina (Morr.) WAUSHARA White River Wildlife Area 11 Sep 1998 TR 9396 Eremobina claudens (Wlk.) VILAS Boulder Junction 31 Jul 1998 JCP 9415 Oligia bridghami (G. & R.) LANGLADE Summit Lake 25 Aug 1998 JCP 9415 Oligia bridghami (G. & R.) VILAS Boulder Junction 2 Aug 1998 JCP 9415 Oligia bridghami (G. & R.) WAUSHARA Bass Lake Fen SNA 17 Jul 1998 TR 9427 Meropleon diversicolor (Morr.) BURNETT Kohler-Peet Barrens SNA 24 Aug 1998 LAF 9427 Meropleon diversicolor (Morr.) GREEN Brooklyn State Wildlife Area 28 Aug 1998 TR 9427 Meropleon diversicolor (Morr.) PRICE Fifield Twp. 21 Aug 1998 LAF 9427 Meropleon diversicolor (Morr.) WAUSHARA Wild Rose 26 Aug 1998 TR 9428 Meropleon ambifuscum (Newman) Marquette Comstock Bog SNA 28 Aug 1998 LAF 9428 Meropleon ambifuscum (Newman) WAUSHARA Wild Rose 11 Sep 1998 TR 9428 Meropleon ambifuscum (Newman) WAUSHARA Lunch Creek Fen 26 Aug 1998 TR 9428 Meropleon ambifuscum (Newman) WAUSHARA Bass Lake Fen SNA 31 Aug 1998 TR 9429 Lemmeria digitalis (Grt.) WAUSHARA Wild Rose 18 Sep 1998 TR 9429 Lemmeria digitalis (Grt.) WAUSHARA Lunch Creek Fen 29 Sep 1998 TR 9435 Spartiniphaga inops (Grt.) MARQUETTE Comstock Bog SNA 28 Aug 1998 JCP 9439 Chortodes basistriga (McD.) PRICE Fifield Twp. 21 Aug 1998 LAF 9443 Chortodes defecta (Grt.) WAUSHARA Bass Lake Fen SNA 1 Jul 1998 TR 9450 Archanara subflava (Grt.) Waushara Bass Lake Fen SNA 15 Aug 1998 TR 9450 Archanara subflava (Grt.) Waushara Bass Lake Fen SNA 17 Jul 1998 TR 9450 Archanara subflava (Grt.) WAUSHARA Bass Lake Fen SNA 26 Jul 1998 TR 9451 Archanara iaeta (Morr.) GRANT Blue River 14 Aug 1998 LAF 9464 Papaipema cerina (Grt.) Richland Richwood Twp. 16 Sep 1998 JCP 9464 Papaipema cerina (Grt.) Waukesha Eagle 13 Sep 1998 JCP 9464 Papaipema cerina (Grt.) WAUSHARA Wild Rose 11 Sep 1998 TR 9464 Papaipema cerina (Grt.) WAUSHARA Wild Rose 31 Aug 1998 TR 9466 Papaipema cataphracta (Grt.) RICHLAND Richwood Twp. 16 Sep 1998 JCP 9472 Papaipema harrisii (Grt.) WAUSHARA Lunch Creek Fen 11 Sep 1998 TR 9472 Papaipema harrisii (Grt.) WAUSHARA Wild Rose 26 Aug 1998 TR 9482 Papaipema speciosissima (G. & R.) Marquette Comstock Bog SNA 28 Aug 1998 LAF 9482 Papaipema speciosissima (G. & R.) WAUSHARA Bass Lake Fen SNA 26 Aug 1998 TR 9485 Papaipema baptisiae (Bird) Columbia Rocky Run Oak Savanna SNA 10 Aug 1998 TR 9485 Papaipema baptisiae (Bird) WAUSHARA White River Wildlife Area 18 Sep 1998 TR 9486 Papaipema birdi (Dyar) Green Brooklyn State Wildlife Area 10 Sep 1998 TR 9490 Papaipema nepheleptena (Dyar) RICHLAND Richwood Twp. 16 Sep 1998 JCP 9490 Papaipema nepheleptena (Dyar) WAUSHARA Wild Rose 18 Sep 1998 TR 9490 Papaipema nepheleptena (Dyar) WAUSHARA Bass Lake Fen SNA 31 Aug 1998 TR 9493 Papaipema appassionata (Harv.) LANGLADE Summit Lake 25 Aug 1998 JCP 9493 Papaipema appassionata (Harv.) Marquette Comstock Bog SNA 28 Aug 1998 JCP 9493 Papaipema appassionata (Harv.) WAUSHARA Bass Lake Fen SNA 31 Aug 1998 TR 9495 Papaipema furcata (Sm.) WAUSHARA Wild Rose 11 Sep 1998 TR 9497 Papaipema necopina (Grt.) Green Brooklyn State Wildlife Area 28 Aug 1998 TR 9500 Papaipema maritima Bird WAUSHARA White River Wildlife Area 18 Sep 1998 TR 9500 Papaipema maritima Bird WAUSHARA Wild Rose 5 Sep 1998 TR 9501 Papaipema eupatorii (Lyman) OCONTO Pensaukee 12 Sep 1998 LAF 9501 Papaipema eupatorii (Lyman) RICHLAND Richwood Twp. 16 Sep 1998 JCP 9501 Papaipema eupatorii (Lyman) WAUSHARA Lunch Creek Fen 18 Sep 1998 TR 9501 Papaipema eupatorii (Lyman) WAUSHARA Wild Rose 29 Sep 1998 TR 9502 Papaipema nelita (Stkr.) WAUSHARA Wild Rose 26 Aug 1998 TR 9503 Papaipema rigida (Grt.) Marquette Comstock Bog SNA 28 Aug 1998 LAF 9503 Papaipema rigida (Grt.) WAUSHARA Wild Rose 11 Sep 1998 TR 9503 Papaipema rigida (Grt.) WAUSHARA Lunch Creek Fen 26 Aug 1998 TR Wisconsin Entomoloaical Society Newsletter — - March 1999 Page 7 MONA No. SPECIES NAME COUNTY SITE NAME DATE CONTR 9506 Papaipema sciata Bird WAUSHARA Lunch Creek Fen 18 Sep 1998 TR 9509 Papaipema unimoda (Sm.) BURNETT Kohler-Peet Barrens SNA 24 Aug 1998 LAF 9509 Papaipema unimoda (Sm.) DOUGLAS Superior 23 Aug 1998 LAF 9509 Papaipema unimoda (Sm.) OCONTO Pensaukee 12 Sep 1998 LAF 9509 Papaipema unimoda (Sm.) WAUSHARA Lunch Creek Fen 11 Sep 1998 TR 9509 Papaipema unimoda (Sm.) WAUSHARA Bass Lake Fen SNA 31 Aug 1998 TR 9516 Hydraecia stramentosa Gn. MARQUETTE Comstock Bog SNA 28 Aug 1998 JCP 9522 lodopepla u-album (Gn.) MARQUETTE Comstock Bog SNA 21 May 1998 LAF 9523 Bellura gortynoides Wlk. WAUSHARA Bass Lake Fen SNA 15 Aug 1998 TR 9524 Bellura brehmei (B. & McD.) PRICE Fifield Twp. 19 Jun 1998 LAF 9548 Conservula anodonta (Gn.) Marquette Comstock Bog SNA lOJul 1998 LAF 9548 Conservula anodonta (Gn.) WAUSHARA Lunch Creek Fen 1 Jul 1998 TR 9551 Enargia mephisto Franc. WAUSHARA Lunch Creek Fen 1 Jul 1998 TR 9557 Chytonix sensilis Grt. WAUSHARA Wedde Creek SFA 17 Jul 1998 TR 9629 Fagitana iittera (Gn.) Marquette Comstock Bog SNA 10 Jul 1998 LAF 9629 Fagitana Iittera (Gn.) WAUSHARA Bass Lake Fen SNA 17 Jun 1998 TR 9629 Fagitana Iittera (Gn.) WAUSHARA Lunch Creek Wildlife Area 17 Jun 1998 TR 9637 Magusa orbifera (Wlk.) Dane 25 Oct 1998 LAF 9640 Amphipyra glabella (Morr.) WAUSHARA Lunch Creek Fen 17 Jul 1998 TR 9649 Athetis mendosa (McD.) DOUGLAS Superior 23 Aug 1998 LAF 9754 Plagiomimicus pityochromus Grt. Dane Walking Iron Park 29 Jul 1998 TR 9887.1 Lithophane franclemonti Metzler Dane Festge Park 28 Mar 1998 TR 9887.1 Lithophane franclemonti Metzler GRANT Cassville 28 Mar 1998 LAF 9887.1 Lithophane franclemonti Metzler TREMPEALEAU Trempealeau 26 Mar 1998 LAF 9891 Lithophane amanda (Sm.) TREMPEALEAU Trempealeau 24 Apr 1998 JCP 9892 Lithophane disposita Morr. Dane Festge Park 28 Mar 1998 TR 9892 Lithophane disposita Morr. TREMPEALEAU Trempealeau 26 Mar 1998 LAF 9946 Epiglaea decliva (Grt.) MARQUETTE Comstock Bog SNA 16 Oct 1998 LAF 9946 Epiglaea decliva (Grt.) TREMPEALEAU Trempealeau 24 Oct 1998 JCP 9946 Epiglaea decliva (Grt.) WAUSHARA Wild Rose 29 Sep 1998 TR 9967 Hillia iris (Zett.) OCONTO Pensaukee 12 Sep 1998 LAF 9999 Brachylomia discinigra (Wlk.) LANGLADE Summit Lake 26 Auq 1998 JCP 10008 Feralia comstocki (Grt.) TREMPEALEAU Tamarack Creek Bog SNA 24 Apr 1998 LAF 10059 Homohadena badistriga (Grt.) GRANT Cassville 26 Jun 1998 LAF 10108 Oncocnemis viriditincta Sm. BURNETT Kohler-Peet Barrens SNA 24 Aug 1998 LAF 10434 Faronta rubripennis (G. & R.) Green Albany 14 Aug 1998 RJB 10440 Leucania linita Gn. WAUSHARA Bass Lake Fen SNA 17 Jun 1998 TR 10694 Eucoptocnemis fimbriaris (Gn.) MARQUETTE Comstock Bog SNA 18 Sep 1998 JCP 10738 Euxoa mimallonis (Grt.) WAUSHARA White River Wildlife Area 11 Sep 1998 TR 10755 Euxoa declarata (Wlk.) . MARQUETTE Comstock Bog SNA 28 Aug 1998 LAF 10755 Euxoa declarata (Wlk.) WAUSHARA White River Wildlife Area 15 Aug 1998 TR 10801 Euxoa ochrog aster (Gn.) DOUGLAS Superior 23 Aug 1998 LAF 10817 Euxoa obeliscoides (Gn.) Columbia Rocky Run Oak Savanna SNA lOAug 1998 TR 10831 Euxoa niveilinea (Grt.) MARQUETTE Comstock Bog SNA 28 Aug 1998 LAF 10863 Euxoa manitobana McD. Columbia Rocky Run Oak Savanna SNA 7 Jul 1998 TR 10869 Richia grotei (Franc. & Todd) COLUMBIA Rocky Run Oak Savanna SNA 10 Aug 1998 TR 10869 Richia grotei (Franc. & Todd) GREEN Albany 14 Aug 1998 RJB 10997 Cerastis fishii (Grt.) BURNETT Webb Lake Twp. 16 May 1998 LAF 11012.1 Noctua pronuba (L.) GRANT Cassville 29 Aug 1998 JCP 11012.1 Noctua pronuba (L.) VILAS Boulder Junction 2 Aug 1998 JCP 11012.1 Noctua pronuba (L.) WAUSHARA Wedde Creek SFA 1 Jul 1998 TR 11012.1 Noctua pronuba (L.) WAUSHARA Bass Lake Fen SNA 26 Jul 1998 TR 11063 Pyrrhia umbra (Hufn.) COLUMBIA Rocky Run Oak Savanna SNA 7 Jul 1998 TR 11072 Heliothis phloxiphagus G. & R. Dane Walking Iron Park 15 May 1998 TR 11072.1 Heliothis acesias F. & R. Dane Walking Iron Park 15 Jul 1998 TR 11072.1 Heliothis acesias F. & R. WAUSHARA White River Wildlife Area 17 Jul 1998 TR 11072.1 Heliothis acesias F. & R. WAUSHARA Bass Lake Fen SNA 26 Jul 1998 TR 11095 Schinia indiana (Smith) Jackson Jackson CF & Black River SF 02-Jun-98 SAS 11148 Schinia oleagina Morr. Columbia Rocky Run Oak Savanna SNA 10 Aug 1998 TR 11149 Schinia trifascia Hbn. Marquette Comstock Bog SNA 28 Aug 1998 JCP 11174 Schinia lucens (Morr.) Waushara Wedde Creek SFA 1 Jul 1998 TR 11177 Schinia nundina (Drury) Columbia Rocky Run Oak Savanna SNA 22 Jul 1998 TR paisanba# uopoajjoo ssajppy £LO£Q IIA ‘ymouifijd auTD^mPin IT£9M joijps ‘jafans 30 )unp A|3|30$ ge3|l»C»|OUIBO|UI] ISDSUI03S9M Wisconsin Entomological Society Newsletter — March 1999 MONARCH, from Page 1 With 3,000 volunteers, Urquhart had been tagging and monitoring the annual flights south but had not learned exactly where the Monarchs spent the winter. Brugger recalled that he had once driven through a sudden storm of Monarch butterflies during a trip through the volcanic mountains west of Mexico City. He related this experience to Urquhart by letter and, ultimately, was talked into returning to the area to search for the butterflies. THEN IT HAPPENED! On January 2, 1975, Brugger, along with his wife, Catalina, were making their way through a forest of Oyamel Firs. When they reached the 10,000 ft. level, all of a sudden they became aware that the trees were covered with Monarchs. Later estimates indicated that there were as many as 4 million butterflies per acre. Brugger’s discovery opened the flood gates for tourists, as they flocked to see the beauty of the massed orange and black Monarchs in their winter sanctuary. This was a colorful splendor which was not to be visualized by Brugger, however. He was totally color-blind and could only see the Monarchs in shades of gray. Unfortunately, we all suffered a great loss when Brugger died at his home in Austin, Texas on November 25, 1998 at the age of 80. Although Kenneth Brugger never obtained a college degree, his mathe- matical genius and mechanical aptitude served him well. He was chief engineer for Jockey International’s worldwide knitting operations, which involved designing , Installing and working with innovative textile machines. One of the machines was the compactor, which compressed cotton fibers so that when they would spring back in the wash, the machine compensated for the inevitable shrinkage. If Brugger had not picked up that Mexican newspaper on that momentous day in 1973, his achievements might have been limited to underwear. Page 8 BUG BYTES Backyard and Field Observations A n e-mail was received from Pat Seawell, in San Antonio, Texas on March 5, 1999. Compared to our climate, where we are still looking at prospects of more snow before we actually can say spring is here, she has butterflies nectar ing on blooming plants in her yard. Here is a paragraph from her e-mail: “ Yesterday , while clipping the dead Passion vines, * I spied three- or four-day-old Gulf Fritillary cater- pillars on fresh new sprouts. There are also about 40 Fritillary eggs on the outside of the net-covered protective custody cage I built last summer. I’m going to have my hands full when they all hatch and must be transferred to plants!” ^ *Host plant for Gulf Fritillaries. Please send any observations for our future BUG BYTES column to: Janice Stiefel, W631 1 Mullet Lane. Plymouth. WI 53073 or e-mail: jstiefel@excel.net