Opler and krizek 1984 book 3

Opler and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In general, the adult life span of a butterfly may extend from 712 days opler and krizek, 1984. Email of january 1, 2000 to kathryn schneider on pieris virginiensis. The appalachian azure celastrina neglectamajor is a butterfly in the gossamer wings family lycaenidae. If this general period of life expectancy was applied in the case of e. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. All four species have broad ranges that attest to their current successful status.

Schaus swallowtail butterfly united states fish and. This perennial plant is unbranched or sparsely branched in the upper half, and 12. Opler and krizek 1984 1 show a map of he distribution of hyllolycaena hyllus cramer thatincludesa southward lobe projecting down along the mississippi river nearly to, but not all the way to, the north boundary of mississippi. Territorial behavior of the red admiral butterfly, vanessa.

Taxonomic and distributional studies on the western components of the apodemia mormo complex riodinidae. During courtship, the female flies 12 feet above the ground, and the male flies 12 feet above her glassberg et al. They occur in the upper sonoran to canadian sometimes alpine life zones in the nearctic region. Cloth boards show no wear and the interior pages are clean and tight in their binding. Opler and krizek, 1984 in ohio, they are primarily found in the black swamp area, and in michigan occur in the southeastern portion of the state. Opler and krizek adopted celastrina argiolus pseudargiolus summer form neglectamajor tutt, 1908, to represent a specieslevel taxon, with the same data code articles 10. Heitzman and heitzman, 1969 which the butterflies visit primarily in the morning hours shapiro, 1965. Determinants of foraging profitability in two nectarivorous. Assuming a lifespan of 3 6 days for the adults opler and krizek, 1984, 08 10 broods yearly for echrysops cnejus wa s a reasonable estimate. George already had excellent slides of many of the eastern butterflies, especially true butterflies, but he lacked photos of many smaller species, especially skippers. Hector perez ruiz, universidad nacional autonoma, mexico city, personal. A book that has been read but is in good condition. Butterflies and moths of north america collecting and.

There are two flights in virginia opler and krizek 1984, scott 1986 and at least three flights in florida minno et al. The wild silk moths of north america, a natural history of the saturniidae of the united states and canada, cornell university press, ithaca, ny. Opler and krizek, 1984 the red larvae are sluglike in appearance, and can range in color from red to light green or yellow green. Adult female eastern black swallowtail, papilio polyxenes asterius stoll, with wings spread. The underwing is chalky white and is dotted with small, pale dark spots. Tmolus azia has only recently become established in southern florida opler and krizek, 1984, where it is locally abundant now in the upper keys and has been recorded from key largo, plantation key, and key west minno and emmel, 1992.

Nearly mature larvae overwinter within a tent of several leaves sewn together attached to host plant well off the ground stanford, 1981. Labrador tea ledum groenlandicum, winter cress barbarea spp. The hawk moths of north america, a natural history study of the sphingidae of the united states and canada, wedge entomological research foundation, washington, d. The record referenced is mather 1954 2 which recorded the. The genus name papilio is the latin word for butterfly. An illustrated natural history hardcover april 1, 1984 by professor paul opler author, professor george krizek author. The common names are taken from the checklist of north american butter. The alternate compound leaves are oddly pinnate and about 27 long, consisting of 3 9 pale green leaflets. White prairie clover dalea candida bean family fabaceae description. The male is light blue on the upperwing with a narrow, dark line running along the edge of the forewing. Opler and krizek 1984, heitzman and heitzman 1987, opler and malikul 1992, and allen 1997 were the chief sources. Underside of hindwing mostly chalky white with submarginal row reduced to 1 or 3 distinct black spots.

The pale green central stem has light longitudinal lines. The range of lycaeides melissa covers the northern and western united states, portions of central and western canada, and extends southward to northern baja california, mexico. Some authors treated them as conspecific with eastern usa populations, either under the name hermeuptychia sosybius opler and malikul 1992, allen 1997, glassberg et al. There are two flights in virginia opler and krizek 1984. Also, not all flowers are good sources of nectar for butterflies. The minute moss beetles are small and semiaquatic to aquatic in both adult 12 mm figure 18 and larval 1 3 mm stages. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. There are approximately 1200 primarily tropical species, most of which have been described in the past 30 years, but because of their habits and small size, they are not often collected by usual sampling methods. Older plants may tiller at the base and send up multiple stems, creating a bushy effect. Pupation occurs in spring in a sealed case at the base of the grass clump 1 3 inches above ground heitzman, 1974, in opler and krizek, 1984. The dj has some edgewear and micro tears at its extremities with surface rubbing along the foreedge folds. Opler and explore their bibliography from s paul a. Pieris virginiensis edwards in ontario lepidoptera. Biokids kids inquiry of diverse species, euphyes dukesi.

Annotations to special invertebrate animals of new jersey, december 1996. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. The surest differentiation between the two species in the field is the tail coloration and flight behavior. They are generally attracted to brightly colored flowers that are shallow and wide enough to provide a perching platform. There are three populations of dukes skippers euphyes dukesi, all are in the eastern north america. Michener for over fifteen years i have been striving to turn a wooded city lot into a haven for butterflies, birds, and salamanders. Purple prairie clover dalea purpurea bean family fabaceae description. It was first reported in tewksbury, essex county, on june 7, 1992, by robert godefroi. The giant swallowtail flies with a more rapid fluttering flight and in a straight line, compared to the schaus swallowtails slower, more hesitant flight. The butterflies of massachusetts 37 silvery blue glaucopsyche lygdamus doubleday, 1841 the lovely silvery blue arrived in massachusetts in the early 1990s, moving south from new hampshire and vermont. Weed, 1926 the eggs are greenish white, ribbed, and turn completely white as they age. Biokids kids inquiry of diverse species, lycaeides melissa.