Magnificent to Macabre
Some recent fun stories and a couple of interesting tidbits from the butterfly world of New Mexico and elsewhere.
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New Mexico Butterflies
A Spring Interlude in Southern AZ and CA
Somehow it came to be June. How did that happen? This month we have an announcement, a nice story about Stanfords’ Blue by Joshua C’deBaca, and a couple travel stories from yours truly.
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It’s Spring and Butterflyers are Getting Busy
A couple of brief but important announcements and then a wonderful surprise out of Portales.
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Butterflies: A Consuming Passion
I am looking forward to good butterflying in 2024. In this month’s blog we have two stories.
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New Mexico, Meet the Northern Azure
With winter receding in our rearview mirrors, it is past time to lay out some fun projects and goals for the 2024 season. If you’re scratching your head about what to do this year, consider Northern Azure and Julia Orangetip.
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New Mexico Butterfly Highlights for 2023
A lot of good butterfly stuff happened in 2023, thanks in large part to your efforts. Last month we celebrated Jeff Glassberg’s discovery of White-tufted Sootywing (Pholisora albicirrus), which is a new member of New Mexico’s butterfly fauna. Other naturalists generated two additional New Mexico state record butterflies in 2023. Observations for each were made public via iNaturalist and each provoked a substantial online conversation about the correct identity and the significance of the observation. Read on for details.
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Peak Swallowtail Flood Ark
Do you agree that being a lepidopterist is often about surprising yourself, or, rather letting nature surprise you? This could probably be said for any observer of nature. This month, we join our local lepidopterists in some unexpected moments from their autumn adventures.
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Checking in on Checkerspots
Where do you find some of the elusive butterflies? Is it luck or savvy? Maybe a mixture of both. Join Steve Cary and other lepidopterists as they cleverly search out our winged friends.
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June Rains Bring July Butterflies?
The Sierra Grande of New Mexico beckons and proves to be a challenging, but fruitful, journey for local lepidopterist Steve Cary. Sugarite Canyon brings together butterfly enthusiasts from across the southwest and beyond. Will they find what they are looking for?
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