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North American Butterfly Association

Type: Organization

Name: North American Butterfly Association

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Counting butterflies

Monarchs, swallowtails and Baltimore checkerspots. Come tally them up for the 25th annual Western Montgomery County Butterfly Count scheduled for June 22. Participants in this citizen science project will go into the field in teams to count butterfly ... [Published Gazette.net - 14 hours ago]

Entities: North American Butterfly Association, Baltimore (Maryland, United States), Species

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 1 reports

New butterfly species found in Texas

June 2013. A new species of butterfly, named the Vicroy’s Ministreak (Ministrymon janevicroy), has been identified in Texas. The butterfly identified by Dr Jeffrey Glassberg, President of the North American Butterfly Association; Glassberg named the butterfly ... [Published Wildlife Extra - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Species, Ministrymon, North American Butterfly Association

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

University of Florida

The Desperate Race to Save an American Butterfly Species from Extinction

The survival of a spectacular American species depends this week on a small band of volunteers wandering in the dense tropical hardwood hammock of the Florida Keys. Despite the heat and humidity, the searchers must wear heavy jackets, gloves, face masks, ... [Published TakePart - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Species, University of Florida, Larva

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

Citizen scientists needed for Congaree Butterfly Count

Z Special to The T&D The Times and Democrat2 hours ago • Special to The T&DHOPKINS — The public is invited to join park staff in June for two free butterfly programs at Congaree National Park.Sponsored by the park’s Old-Growth Bottomland Forest Research ... [Published Orangeburg Times and Democrat - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Harry Hampton, North American Butterfly Association, Forest Research, Ecosystem Health

First reported Jun 02 2013 - Updated Jun 02 2013 - 1 reports

The Nature of Things: Butterfly Numbers Appear to Be Low

I'm not optimistic that this will be a blockbuster season for butterfly numbers.I base that on some scouting I did during the Memorial Day weekend and a few reports from others.The scouting was for a series of upcoming butterfly counts coordinated by ... [Published Lakeland Ledger - Jun 02 2013]

Entities: Species, Moth, North American Butterfly Association, Tom Palmer

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

New Butterfly Species Discovered in the US

. Dubbed Vicroy's Ministreak, a new species of butterfly has recently been discovered in the United States. The species have been observed earlier also but they were never recognized as separate species because they resembled a lot with a species known ... [Published TopNews United States - May 30 2013]

Entities: Species, North American Butterfly Association, Ministrymon

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 3 reports

Striking green-eyed butterfly discovered in US

Washington, May 29 (PTI) US scientists have identified a new butterfly species, with a striking olive-green eye colour, in Texas.The butterfly known as Vicroy''s Ministreak, with the scientific name Ministrymon janevicroy, may be the last truly distinctive ... [Published msn.co.in - May 29 2013]

Entities: Species, Ministrymon, North American Butterfly Association

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 1 reports

Doing what comes naturally

By Staff Writer PANDORA -- Quarry Farm has always been a special place to Laura Coburn and her daughter, Anne Coburn-Griffis. Now they are sharing it with others. "We treasure it," said Laura. "Even though I'm the current owner, it has great sentimental ... [Published Findlay Courier - May 28 2013]

Entities: Insect, Cranberry, Habitat, Species

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Save the monarch: Plant milkweed

More than once in the last month I’ve been asked if I’ve read Barbara Kingsolver’s latest novel, ‘Flight Behavior’ that includes topics related to climate change and the monarch butterfly. While I have not yet read it, I can relate to the urgent look ... [Published Main Line Life - May 01 2013]

Entities: Monarch (butterfly), Barbara Kingsolver, Insect

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"It's a very large and showy, very handsome butterfly," Daniels said. "It has kind of, by default, become an icon for the tropical hardwood hammock habitat."

Hope for Endangered Butterfly [Published National Geographic - Jun 11 2013]

Officials attribute declining butterfly populations to diminishing habitats, poaching, insecticides and threats from predators such as fire ants. "We're saddened by the loss of the Zestos and rockland grass skippers and hope their loss serves as a wake-up call that we really need to intensify our efforts to save other imperiled butterflies in South Florida." said Larry Williams, the wildlife service's Florida State Supervisor for Ecological Services

Wildlife Officials Say 2 Butterfly Species Likely... [Published NBC Miami - Jun 11 2013]

"Birders are really hardy people. If they know it's going to be stormy, they'll bring rain gear" said Donna Traylor of the Sussex County Office of Farmland Preservation and Conservation

Birding festival aims to draw nature lovers [Published New Jersey Herald - Jun 07 2013]

...a retired University of Florida professor who organized the earlier captive-breeding program, the federal decision to let it lapse still rankles. "It's frustrating to have your hands tied,” he told the Tampa Bay Times last year, “by bureaucratic indecision that lets things drift so far downward."

The Desperate Race to Save an American Butterfly Species from Extinction [Published TakePart - Jun 06 2013]

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Counting butterflies [Published Gazette.net - 14 hours ago]
New Olive-Eyed Butterfly Can't Fool Around [Published Discovery Channel - Jun 12 2013]
Hope for Endangered Butterfly [Published National Geographic - Jun 11 2013]
Wildlife Officials Say 2 Butterfly Species Like... [Published NBC Miami - Jun 11 2013]
New butterfly species found in Texas [Published Wildlife Extra - Jun 11 2013]
Wildlife officials say 2 butterfly species extinct [Published Palm Beach Interactive - Jun 10 2013]
Birding festival aims to draw nature lovers [Published New Jersey Herald - Jun 07 2013]
The Desperate Race to Save an American Butterfl... [Published TakePart - Jun 06 2013]
Citizen scientists needed for Congaree Butterfl... [Published Orangeburg Times and Democrat - Jun 06 2013]
Missing butterfly search successful in Biscayne... [Published Wildlife Extra - Jun 05 2013]
Butterfly on the brink: First Schaus female fou... [Published University of Florida - Jun 03 2013]
The Nature of Things: Butterfly Numbers Appear ... [Published Lakeland Ledger - Jun 02 2013]
New Butterfly Species Discovered in the US [Published TopNews United States - May 30 2013]
Vicroy’s Ministreak butterfly identified [Published Brownsville Herald - May 30 2013]
'New' butterfly identified; can be seen at Nati... [Published McAllen Monitor - May 30 2013]
New Green-Eyed Butterfly Is Rare American Disco... [Published LiveScience.com - May 30 2013]
Striking green-eyed butterfly discovered in US [Published msn.co.in - May 29 2013]
Green-Eyed Butterfly Discovered [Published Inquisitr - May 29 2013]
Striking green-eyed butterfly discovered in the... [Published Science Daily - May 28 2013]
Doing what comes naturally [Published Findlay Courier - May 28 2013]
Save the monarch: Plant milkweed [Published Main Line Life - May 01 2013]