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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;bb149ced.2606' title='Re: Week 23: Butterfly ID Quiz'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-06-05T12:03:52-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-06-05T12:03:52-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: Week 23: Butterfly ID Quiz</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;bb149ced.2606</id>
  <content type='html'>*The butterfly at the bottom is a Northern Broken-dash (Polites egeremet, *you&lt;br&gt;may also see them listed as *Wallengrenia egeremet**). *The top butterfly&lt;br&gt;is a Tawny-edged Skipper (*Polites themistocles). *&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The *Northern Broken-dash* tends to be a yellow-brown or darker color with&lt;br&gt;a pale, sometimes hard to see, PM (postmedian or middle wing) band on the&lt;br&gt;underside hindwing. However, be careful, because the Tawny-edged Skipper&lt;br&gt;can have spots in this area too. You can see some very pale one spots&lt;br&gt;present in its' picture above. The PM band on the Northern Broken-dash will&lt;br&gt;be thicker than it would be on [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;814040a4.2606' title='Week 24: Butterfly ID Quiz'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-06-05T11:02:21-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-06-05T11:02:21-04:00</updated>
  <title>Week 24: Butterfly ID Quiz</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;814040a4.2606</id>
  <content type='html'>By the end of June, more skippers will be flying around making your IDs&lt;br&gt;more difficult, including these two 'orange with patterned wings' skippers.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*Which photo shows a Long Dash? *&lt;br&gt;[image: Week 24 Butterfly ID Quiz.png]&lt;br&gt;*Click here&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;https://www.canva.com/design/DAHLtlRl40I/x3UleuigOuMk_b9EWOqKxw/view?utm_content=DAHLtlRl40I&amp;amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;amp;utm_medium=link2&amp;amp;utm_source=uniquelinks&amp;amp;utlId=hdbfbaff9a5&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;to answer the quiz!*&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dana Williams&lt;br&gt;*Community Science Coordinator*&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[image: vtecostudies.org] &amp;lt;http://vtecostudies.org&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;Mail: PO Box 420, Norwich, VT 05055&lt;br&gt;Visit us: 20 Palmer Court, White River Junction, VT 05001&lt;br&gt;Phone: (802) 649-1431 ext. 223&lt;br&gt;vtecostudies.org</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;89a548fa.2606' title='Re: Observation Not Appearing in VBA2 Block Mapper Tool'/>
  <author>
     <name>JACK GLADE</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-06-04T07:02:35-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-06-04T07:02:35-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: Observation Not Appearing in VBA2 Block Mapper Tool</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;89a548fa.2606</id>
  <content type='html'>Ok, I understand. Thanks for the help.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; On 06/01/2026 10:36 AM EDT Kent McFarland &amp;lt;kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org&amp;gt; wrote:&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&gt; Kevin got it. When you looked at the block Jack, the date you saw that butterfly was May 19. The data was updated on May 14 when you looked at it. Now it is updated to May 31 for eB and May 25 for iNat at GBIF, where this data is grabbed using a live API connection. So the dates at the top are key here. Likewise, with the newer block species checklist tool (https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/block-checklist-tool/) I have the dates showing [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;727f222e.2606' title='Re: Week 22: Butterfly ID Quiz'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-06-01T11:20:53-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-06-01T11:20:53-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: Week 22: Butterfly ID Quiz</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;727f222e.2606</id>
  <content type='html'>The butterfly pictured on the bottom is the Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)!&lt;br&gt;The butterfly pictured at the top is the Henry’s Elfin (Callophrys henrici&lt;br&gt;).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;To identify these two species, take a look at the PM line on the forewing.&lt;br&gt;For the Frosted Elfin, the line has some jagged offsets, while the line is&lt;br&gt;relatively straight and continuous for the Henry’s. On the hindwing, right&lt;br&gt;near their short tail, the Frosted Elfin also usually has a prominent black&lt;br&gt;spot that is absent or less prominent on the Henry’s. [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;31349e73.2606' title='Re: Observation Not Appearing in VBA2 Block Mapper Tool'/>
  <author>
     <name>Kent McFarland</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-06-01T10:36:10-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-06-01T10:36:10-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: Observation Not Appearing in VBA2 Block Mapper Tool</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;31349e73.2606</id>
  <content type='html'>Kevin got it. When you looked at the block Jack, the date you saw that&lt;br&gt;butterfly was May 19. The data was updated on May 14 when you looked at it.&lt;br&gt;Now it is updated to May 31 for eB and May 25 for iNat at GBIF, where this&lt;br&gt;data is grabbed using a live API connection. So the dates at the top are&lt;br&gt;key here. Likewise, with the newer block species checklist tool (&lt;br&gt;https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/block-checklist-tool/)&lt;br&gt;I have the dates showing on right column right near the top when you select&lt;br&gt;a block so it tells you how fresh the [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;500b8282.2606' title='Re: e-butterfly'/>
  <author>
     <name>Kevin Hemeon</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-06-01T10:06:58-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-06-01T10:06:58-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: e-butterfly</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;500b8282.2606</id>
  <content type='html'>Full message available at: &lt;a href="https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;500b8282.2606"&gt;Re: e-butterfly&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;37279ef7.2606' title='Re: e-butterfly'/>
  <author>
     <name>Kent McFarland</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-06-01T08:39:06-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-06-01T08:39:06-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: e-butterfly</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;37279ef7.2606</id>
  <content type='html'>They did a massive upgrade of server and software last week and the&lt;br&gt;programmer and engineer apparently have been working around the clock to&lt;br&gt;squash problems that were not detected in the development server before. So&lt;br&gt;if you have issues, the absolute best thing to do is report it to them&lt;br&gt;right away with specific directions. If you go to eButterfly and click Help&lt;br&gt;and then click Submit a Ticket, and then give very specific directions on&lt;br&gt;what has happened...that helps them fix it. If you put it on here, well,&lt;br&gt;they are not watching every list serv in the [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;e6c223fc.2606' title='Re: e-butterfly'/>
  <author>
     <name>martha pfeiffer</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-06-01T08:31:21-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-06-01T08:31:21-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: e-butterfly</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;e6c223fc.2606</id>
  <content type='html'>I, too, am having issues. First, the site was unavailable. Next day&lt;br&gt;(yesterday) and today when I go to EXPLORE&lt;br&gt;then put in BENNINGTON COUNTY, the response page shows checklists from&lt;br&gt;2025, 2024, etc. Nothing from 2026.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Martha Pfeiffer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;On Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 7:25 AM Dana Williams &amp;lt;dwilliams@vtecostudies.org&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;wrote:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; I haven't heard anything from Rodrigo but I've been having issues with the&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; site being down or getting hung up as well. It's working a little better&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; for me today but I'll reach out to eButterfly if the issues keep happening.&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; Best,&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; Dana&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt; [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;39569e6b.2606' title='Re: e-butterfly'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-06-01T07:25:06-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-06-01T07:25:06-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: e-butterfly</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;39569e6b.2606</id>
  <content type='html'>I haven't heard anything from Rodrigo but I've been having issues with the&lt;br&gt;site being down or getting hung up as well. It's working a little better&lt;br&gt;for me today but I'll reach out to eButterfly if the issues keep happening.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Best,&lt;br&gt;Dana&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dana Williams&lt;br&gt;*Community Science Coordinator*&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[image: vtecostudies.org] &amp;lt;http://vtecostudies.org&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;Mail: PO Box 420, Norwich, VT 05055&lt;br&gt;Visit us: 20 Palmer Court, White River Junction, VT 05001&lt;br&gt;Phone: (802) 649-1431 ext. 223&lt;br&gt;vtecostudies.org [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;2fba4275.2605' title='e-butterfly'/>
  <author>
     <name>Kevin Hemeon</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-31T18:45:57-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-31T18:45:57-04:00</updated>
  <title>e-butterfly</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;2fba4275.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Are they working on the site? The last couple of days things have been wonky. Is anyone else having trouble? Especially with the identify section. Kevin&lt;br&gt;Sent from my iPhone </content>
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<entry xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'>
  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;ab8c79fa.2605' title='Re: Observation Not Appearing in VBA2 Block Mapper Tool'/>
  <author>
     <name>Kevin Hemeon</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-29T17:52:35-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-29T17:52:35-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: Observation Not Appearing in VBA2 Block Mapper Tool</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;ab8c79fa.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Full message available at: &lt;a href="https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;ab8c79fa.2605"&gt;Re: Observation Not Appearing in VBA2 Block Mapper Tool&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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<entry xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'>
  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;f5cb422d.2605' title='Re: Observation Not Appearing in VBA2 Block Mapper Tool'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-29T17:26:36-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-29T17:26:36-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: Observation Not Appearing in VBA2 Block Mapper Tool</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;f5cb422d.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Hi Jack,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is a great question! Your observation is appearing&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;https://val.vtecostudies.org/gbif-explorer/?entity=o_6318787305&amp;amp;siteName=vtButterflies&amp;amp;view=table&amp;amp;gbif-year=2023%2C2027&amp;amp;geometry=POLYGON%28%28-73.24955229320803+43.41673870439518%2C-73.24955251550534+43.37507284648266%2C-73.18705210181923+43.37508981753199%2C-73.18700903901286+43.41675596549729%2C-73.24955229320803+43.41673870439518%29%29&amp;amp;lat=43.40008329501726&amp;amp;lon=-73.22454193668209&amp;amp;zoom=12&amp;amp;year=2023%2C2027&amp;gt;in&lt;br&gt;the GBIF list for the block but isn't making it onto that Block Mapper&lt;br&gt;List. It looks like the checklist&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;https://www.e-butterfly.org/ebapp/en/checklists/view/155026?observation_id=661156&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;is missing some information like start time and duration. This might be&lt;br&gt;causing the Block Mapper List to reject the observation? I would try&lt;br&gt;updating the information (I usually put 1 minute for incidental&lt;br&gt;observations) and we can see if that helps the observation appear. The&lt;br&gt;Block Mapper List is updated every morning, so we would see the change&lt;br&gt;tomorrow. [...]</content>
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<entry xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'>
  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;a481cf94.2605' title='Week 23: Butterfly ID Quiz'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-29T17:06:22-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-29T17:06:22-04:00</updated>
  <title>Week 23: Butterfly ID Quiz</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;a481cf94.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>This week has been the beginning of Skipper season in Vermont. Over the&lt;br&gt;next few weeks, we'll be refreshing our memories on this hard to ID group.&lt;br&gt;One of these two similar looking butterflies will be out soon if they're&lt;br&gt;not already!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*Which of the following photos shows a Northern Broken-dash? *&lt;br&gt;[image: Week 23 Butterfly Quiz.png]&lt;br&gt;*Click here&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;https://www.canva.com/design/DAHLFGzBfQo/V6PfTRLHk_mPLuXAqy7Q-A/view?utm_content=DAHLFGzBfQo&amp;amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;amp;utm_medium=link2&amp;amp;utm_source=uniquelinks&amp;amp;utlId=h27f0419725&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;to answer the quiz! * [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;3a16ec2e.2605' title='Observation Not Appearing in VBA2 Block Mapper Tool'/>
  <author>
     <name>JACK GLADE</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-29T16:45:47-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-29T16:45:47-04:00</updated>
  <title>Observation Not Appearing in VBA2 Block Mapper Tool</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;3a16ec2e.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>I was poking around in the data of my Wells-3 adopted block today. I happened to notice that a Wild Indigo Duskywing observation I had made on May 19 -- and have posted to both eButterfly and iNaturalist -- does NOT appear in the Species List in the Last Observed column. (The Last Observed date shown for Wild Indigo Duskywing is 9/2/2024.) [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;898543c0.2605' title='Re: On Names, Books, and Butterflies'/>
  <author>
     <name>Rick Borchelt</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-29T10:39:25-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-29T10:39:25-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: On Names, Books, and Butterflies</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;898543c0.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>The good news about Rick Cech's Butterflies of the East Coast is that it is&lt;br&gt;now available in Kindle edition for about $20 buck (the hardcover &amp;quot;new&amp;quot; --&lt;br&gt;as in still in stock somewhere) is $90. Now I know that Kindle is a poor&lt;br&gt;substitute generally for an in-your-hand field guide (although I do take&lt;br&gt;some field guides into the field on an iPad in digital form), but it's&lt;br&gt;great study material and the book, after all, a study guide not a field&lt;br&gt;guide. There are also used copies in the $40 range. I have seen &amp;quot;new&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;softcover copies going [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;e1685d57.2605' title='Re: On Names, Books, and Butterflies'/>
  <author>
     <name>martha pfeiffer</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-29T10:36:00-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-29T10:36:00-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: On Names, Books, and Butterflies</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;e1685d57.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Thanks, Bryan! I use kate Taylor's Butterflies of Vermont and find the&lt;br&gt;host plant info invaluable.&lt;br&gt;I go into the field and leave the expert ID's to the experts!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Martha Pfeiffer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;On Fri, May 29, 2026 at 10:14 AM Bryan Pfeiffer &amp;lt;bryan@bryanpfeiffer.com&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;wrote:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; Ruth, Martha, and other VTLEPSters,&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; First, it’s great that you’re seeking field guides — actual books — rather&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; than apps for learning more about butterflies. For genuine learning in&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; nature, apps are like movies: the book is better.&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; Next, please don’t sweat too much the finer points of tiger swallowtails,&lt;br&gt;&gt; [...]</content>
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<entry xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'>
  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;9ed3039d.2605' title='On Names, Books, and Butterflies'/>
  <author>
     <name>Bryan Pfeiffer</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-29T10:10:51-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-29T10:10:51-04:00</updated>
  <title>On Names, Books, and Butterflies</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;9ed3039d.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Ruth, Martha, and other VTLEPSters,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;First, it’s great that you’re seeking field guides — actual books — rather than apps for learning more about butterflies. For genuine learning in nature, apps are like movies: the book is better.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Next, please don’t sweat too much the finer points of tiger swallowtails, crescents, and azures. Yeah, some of our most common butterflies can be ID challenges. Birders aren’t used to this. It’s like looking at a chickadee or waxwing or wren — and not being entirely sure which species you’ve got. Sure, you’ll work those out in time. But for now I [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;5c5caea4.2605' title='Updated ID source'/>
  <author>
     <name>Harry Pavulaan</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-29T01:09:55+00:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-29T01:09:55+00:00</updated>
  <title>Updated ID source</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;5c5caea4.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>All:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In my own experience, the updated ButterfliesofAmerica.com website is, by far, the most updated source for ID&apos;s and taxonomic information. INaturalist is good, but most ID&apos;s are confirmed and based on &amp;quot;community&amp;quot; input (votes, etc.) which, in many cases is entirely inadequate. I only use iNat to look at photos and make my own determinations. [...] </content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;5dd75889.2605' title='Re: VTLEPS Digest - 22 May 2026 (&#35;2026-71)'/>
  <author>
     <name>martha pfeiffer</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-28T07:40:28-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-28T07:40:28-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: VTLEPS Digest - 22 May 2026 (&#35;2026-71)</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;5dd75889.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Somewhere in Kent;s webinar on habitats he mentions the book /guide that he&lt;br&gt;uses. Don't remember the name, but if you listen to his talk perhaps you&lt;br&gt;can zero in on his discussion.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;martha&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;On Wed, May 27, 2026 at 3:56 PM Ruth Stewart &amp;lt;&lt;br&gt;00000ca6c1d461b1-dmarc-request@list.uvm.edu&amp;gt; wrote:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; Thank you, Harry, for this. I'm wondering what up-to-date butterfly guide&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; you might recommend for those of us still using the tried and true PAPER&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; guides and trying to ID things ourselves. Ruth&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; On 05/27/2026 2:11 PM EDT Harry Pavulaan &amp;lt;harrypav@hotmail.com&amp;gt; wrote:&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&gt; This mainly addresses Dana [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;ce639525.2605' title='Re: VTLEPS Digest - 22 May 2026 (&#35;2026-71)'/>
  <author>
     <name>Rick Borchelt</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-27T20:28:59-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-27T20:28:59-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: VTLEPS Digest - 22 May 2026 (&#35;2026-71)</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;ce639525.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>I think the new (last year) guide to Butterflies of North Carolina, South&lt;br&gt;Carolina, Virginia and Georgia is the most up to date taxonomically, but of&lt;br&gt;course it lacks a number of New England taxa. Butterflies of Pennsylvania&lt;br&gt;(2017), co-authored by one of Harry's close collaborators, David Wright,&lt;br&gt;probably comes next and matches VT butterflies a little better. I'm not&lt;br&gt;aware of any other guides recent or in prep. None of the national guides&lt;br&gt;are up to date. I haven't seen deMaynadier et al's 2023 Butterflies of&lt;br&gt;Maine and the Canadian Maritime Provinces but I suspect Harry has. [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;3ce9ea83.2605' title='Re: VTLEPS Digest - 22 May 2026 (&#35;2026-71)'/>
  <author>
     <name>Ruth Stewart</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-27T15:55:52-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-27T15:55:52-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: VTLEPS Digest - 22 May 2026 (&#35;2026-71)</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;3ce9ea83.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Thank you, Harry, for this. I'm wondering what up-to-date butterfly guide you might recommend for those of us still using the tried and true PAPER guides and trying to ID things ourselves. Ruth&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; On 05/27/2026 2:11 PM EDT Harry Pavulaan &amp;lt;harrypav@hotmail.com&amp;gt; wrote:&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; This mainly addresses Dana Williams' and Ruth Stewart's questions:&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&gt; Glassberg and NABA are, sorry to say, HORRIBLY outdated for taxonomy. The NABA list is something like 25 years old with only additions of Mexican species entering the US and Glassberg's named species - of course. Glassberg does not accept any of the [...]</content>
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<entry xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'>
  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;538c1106.2605' title='Re: VTLEPS Digest - 22 May 2026 (&#35;2026-71)'/>
  <author>
     <name>Harry Pavulaan</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-27T18:11:33+00:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-27T18:11:33+00:00</updated>
  <title>Re: VTLEPS Digest - 22 May 2026 (&#35;2026-71)</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;538c1106.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>This mainly addresses Dana Williams' and Ruth Stewart's questions:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Glassberg and NABA are, sorry to say, HORRIBLY outdated for taxonomy. The NABA list is something like 25 years old with only additions of Mexican species entering the US and Glassberg's named species - of course. Glassberg does not accept any of the recent Celastrina species described and named due to his personal opinions which go against the entire Lepidopterist community. Glassberg just calls them all &amp;quot;C. ladon&amp;quot; which is an outdated concept. We now use the new ButterfliesofAmerica.com list, which is replacing the Pelham Catalogue. [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;a4435c90.2605' title='Join Global Butterfly Week (May 30 to June 7, 2026) and collect data for the Vermont Atlas too!'/>
  <author>
     <name>Kent McFarland</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-26T11:42:05-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-26T11:42:05-04:00</updated>
  <title>Join Global Butterfly Week (May 30 to June 7, 2026) and collect data for the Vermont Atlas too!</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;a4435c90.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Mark your calendars. The first ever Global Butterfly Week will take place&lt;br&gt;from May 30 to June 7, 2026, uniting individuals and organizations across&lt;br&gt;every continent in a shared effort to observe and record butterflies. In&lt;br&gt;collaboration across the globe, this first edition of Global Butterfly Week&lt;br&gt;invites everyone to step outside in nature, your local park or even your&lt;br&gt;garden, look carefully for butterflies, and report what they find to their&lt;br&gt;participatory science platform of choice. [...]</content>
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<entry xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'>
  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;4c6ac430.2605' title='Vermont Atlas needs to take these into consideration'/>
  <author>
     <name>Harry Pavulaan</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-23T00:04:55+00:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-23T00:04:55+00:00</updated>
  <title>Vermont Atlas needs to take these into consideration</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;4c6ac430.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>As for Tiger Swallowtails, P. qlaucus is a rare straggler into northern New England, in late summer. Pupa cannot withstand the cold winter temps of Vermont. The primary summer species in Vermont would be P. solstitius. P. bjorkae might be present in extreme southern VT, but it is difficult to differentiate from P. Canadensis. [...]</content>
</entry>

<entry xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'>
  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;ceeed330.2605' title='Re: Week 21: Butterfly ID Quiz'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-22T10:37:29-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-22T10:37:29-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: Week 21: Butterfly ID Quiz</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;ceeed330.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>*The butterfly on the bottom is a Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius).* The&lt;br&gt;butterfly at the top is the similar looking Hobomok Skipper (*Lon or Poanes&lt;br&gt;hobomok*).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Both of these skippers are small and orangish with yellow bands making them&lt;br&gt;hard to tell apart on the wing. But a closer look at a few features makes&lt;br&gt;them easier to distinguish. The first features to look at are the bands on&lt;br&gt;the underside hind wing. The Peck's Skipper has two very wide,&lt;br&gt;cream-colored bands - one closer to the head (basal band) and the other&lt;br&gt;more towards the wing edge (PM band). [...]</content>
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<entry xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'>
  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;5fe657c5.2605' title='Week 22: Butterfly ID Quiz'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-22T10:26:44-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-22T10:26:44-04:00</updated>
  <title>Week 22: Butterfly ID Quiz</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;5fe657c5.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>On Monday, VCE's Second Butterfly Atlas crew went out to Black Mountain in&lt;br&gt;Dummerston to try to find a rare butterfly, the Frosted Elfin. Although we&lt;br&gt;saw Mourning Cloaks, Canadian Tiger Swallowtails, and Juvenal's Duskywings,&lt;br&gt;we didn't find our Elfin. If you're in a sandy, dry Pine Barrens habitat&lt;br&gt;soon, keep an eye out for this hard to find butterfly. [...]</content>
</entry>

<entry xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'>
  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;6d04acb9.2605' title='2026 Vermont Moth Blitz Week'/>
  <author>
     <name>Kent McFarland</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-22T09:22:53-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-22T09:22:53-04:00</updated>
  <title>2026 Vermont Moth Blitz Week</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;6d04acb9.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>You have 56 days to join the 9th annual (well it has been more than 9 but I&lt;br&gt;don't know when we really started....) 2026 Vermont Moth Blitz. It is up&lt;br&gt;now and ready to roll! Check out the Journal and see the results from the&lt;br&gt;past too. https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/vermont-moth-blitz-2026&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kent</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;f2577f7b.2605' title='Re: Lep questions...'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-21T09:03:59-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-21T09:03:59-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: Lep questions...</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;f2577f7b.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Hi Ruth,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kent mentioned that the review crew is still going through and&lt;br&gt;reidentifying the tigers from the 1st and 2nd Atlas so yours may not be&lt;br&gt;done yet. Given where you are, there might be both, but they would need to&lt;br&gt;be checked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'm not sure of abbreviations for common names but I think we can usually&lt;br&gt;tell what you're saying! For scientific, you usually abbreviate the genus&lt;br&gt;aka *Celastrina lucia* --&amp;gt; *C. lucia*. [...]</content>
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<entry xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'>
  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;9fd0ba3e.2605' title='Admin your account'/>
  <author>
     <name>Kent McFarland</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-20T17:06:08-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-20T17:06:08-04:00</updated>
  <title>Admin your account</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;9fd0ba3e.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Hi VTLEPS users,&lt;br&gt;Just a reminder that if you want to look back at message, login and change&lt;br&gt;your settings (how you get the emails, change email address, etc); just&lt;br&gt;visit the site here: https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=VTLEPS&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thanks&lt;br&gt;Kent</content>
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<entry xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'>
  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;afe208f2.2605' title='Re: Lep questions...'/>
  <author>
     <name>martha pfeiffer</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-20T16:21:28-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-20T16:21:28-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: Lep questions...</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;afe208f2.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>What I did last year regarding tiger swallowtails, the first ones coming up&lt;br&gt;until about July 1st or Canadian. From then on I used Eastern or tiger&lt;br&gt;swell complex&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;please use my new email address:&lt;br&gt;mjbpfeiffer@gmail.com&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Martha&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;On Wed, May 20, 2026, 4:08 PM Ruth Stewart &amp;lt;&lt;br&gt;00000ca6c1d461b1-dmarc-request@list.uvm.edu&amp;gt; wrote:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; I am finally hunkering down to butterflying! After the superb workshop on&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; Swallowtails I have these questions.&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; In looking at the checklists of all my priority and non-p blocks, every&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; one of them has both Eastern TSwallowtail AND Canadian TS listed. Can this&lt;br&gt;&gt; be accurate? [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;ac506d36.2605' title='Lep questions...'/>
  <author>
     <name>Ruth Stewart</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-20T16:08:39-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-20T16:08:39-04:00</updated>
  <title>Lep questions...</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;ac506d36.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>I am finally hunkering down to butterflying! After the superb workshop on Swallowtails I have these questions.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In looking at the checklists of all my priority and non-p blocks, every one of them has both Eastern TSwallowtail AND Canadian TS listed. Can this be accurate? Have all the vouchers been reviewed to confirm this? Were vouchers even submitted for each? At the time, I think I called everything Eastern SW. [...]</content>
</entry>

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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;5370d0a2.2605' title='Re: monarchs'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-20T07:25:59-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-20T07:25:59-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: monarchs</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;5370d0a2.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>We saw a monarch yesterday too!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You can share a direct link to the checklist by going to the checklist&lt;br&gt;page, copying the website url and then sending it in an email here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For instance, here is ours from yesterday:&lt;br&gt;https://www.e-butterfly.org/ebapp/en/checklists/view/154974.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dana Williams&lt;br&gt;*Community Science Coordinator*&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[image: vtecostudies.org] &amp;lt;http://vtecostudies.org&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;Mail: PO Box 420, Norwich, VT 05055&lt;br&gt;Visit us: 20 Palmer Court, White River Junction, VT 05001&lt;br&gt;Phone: (802) 649-1431 ext. 223&lt;br&gt;vtecostudies.org [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;94e1d530.2605' title='Re: monarchs'/>
  <author>
     <name>Bernard Paquette</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-20T11:15:38+00:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-20T11:15:38+00:00</updated>
  <title>Re: monarchs</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;94e1d530.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Hello Ruth,Congratulations on the Monarch sighting! There are only two (adult) sightings posted this year on iNaturalist. The earliest on iNat is May 17. &lt;br&gt;Below is the phenology or seasonality chart for the Monarch. The first chart is from iNaturalist, the second chart is from the Vermont Atlas of Life. Note, they include caterpillars and adults.&lt;br&gt;Will you be posting it on iNaturalist or e-butterfly? Read more at https://vtbugeyed.blogspot.com/2026/04/jericho-vermont-butterflies-species-not.html&lt;br&gt;Regarding how to share on VTLEPS, I don't know if you can add a photo to the VTLeps distribution, but I think you could add a link to an iNaturalist post.&lt;br&gt;Again, [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;fe18f52f.2605' title='monarchs'/>
  <author>
     <name>Ruth Stewart</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-19T21:30:35-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-19T21:30:35-04:00</updated>
  <title>monarchs</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;fe18f52f.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Was surprised to see 2 monarchs in yard today nectaring on lilac flowers (not much else in bloom yet.) Is this early?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How do I share a checklist to VTLEPS?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ruth Stewart&lt;br&gt;E. Dorset, VT</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;8391d126.2605' title='Re: Week 20: Butterfly ID Quiz'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-15T15:35:32-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-15T15:35:32-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: Week 20: Butterfly ID Quiz</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;8391d126.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>*The butterfly at the top is the Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)! *The&lt;br&gt;butterfly at the bottom is a Northern Azure (*Celastrina lucia*).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the underside, the most obvious difference between the two species is&lt;br&gt;the pattern of dots across the fore and hind wings. In the Silvery Blue,&lt;br&gt;these dots are well-defined black spots and white circles. They lack any&lt;br&gt;patterning along the wing border and fresh individuals will have white-grey&lt;br&gt;fringes on their wings.&lt;br&gt;The Northern Azure has less well-defined dark gray-brown spots to streaks&lt;br&gt;across the wings. Along their wing border, they have a row of brown&lt;br&gt;chevrons [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;2d22e90a.2605' title='Butterfly Blitz Events with VCE'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-15T14:46:10-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-15T14:46:10-04:00</updated>
  <title>Butterfly Blitz Events with VCE</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;2d22e90a.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Looking for events this summer to brush up on your butterfly skills and&lt;br&gt;meet other butterfly enthusiasts? Join the Vermont Center for Ecostudies'&lt;br&gt;Second Vermont Butterfly Atlas Team and local partners across the state for&lt;br&gt;these fun in person events!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*Trainings*&lt;br&gt;Learn how to identify local butterfly species, how to use community science&lt;br&gt;tools like eButterfly and iNaturalist, get tips and tricks on photographing&lt;br&gt;butterflies and more. These workshops will be both inside and outside and&lt;br&gt;will include a lunch break. No experience necessary—just an interest in&lt;br&gt;butterflies! [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;897f0a27.2605' title='Re: Week 21: Butterfly ID Quiz'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-15T14:25:03-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-15T14:25:03-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: Week 21: Butterfly ID Quiz</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;897f0a27.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>*Whoops, sorry! Here's the correct link&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;https://canva.link/7r1rcew1yan2cs1&amp;gt; to answer the quiz!*&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dana Williams&lt;br&gt;*Community Science Coordinator*&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[image: vtecostudies.org] &amp;lt;http://vtecostudies.org&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;Mail: PO Box 420, Norwich, VT 05055&lt;br&gt;Visit us: 20 Palmer Court, White River Junction, VT 05001&lt;br&gt;Phone: (802) 649-1431 ext. 223&lt;br&gt;vtecostudies.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM Dana Williams &amp;lt;dwilliams@vtecostudies.org&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;wrote:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; We're already approaching June in the butterfly season and with June come&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; the Skippers. These two commonly seen skippers will be out in Vermont in&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; early June so now is a great time to brush up on their ID!&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&gt; *Which p**hoto shows [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;6f867dd5.2605' title='Week 21: Butterfly ID Quiz'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-15T14:23:36-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-15T14:23:36-04:00</updated>
  <title>Week 21: Butterfly ID Quiz</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;6f867dd5.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>We're already approaching June in the butterfly season and with June come&lt;br&gt;the Skippers. These two commonly seen skippers will be out in Vermont in&lt;br&gt;early June so now is a great time to brush up on their ID!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*Which p**hoto shows a Peck's Skipper?*&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[image: Screenshot 2026-05-15 at 2.09.40 PM.png]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*Cl**ick **here &amp;lt;https://canva.link/i66wzv5dfvga3ee&amp;gt; to answer the quiz! * [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;904182a8.2605' title='Re: Quick Start Video Guide for Block Mapper Tool'/>
  <author>
     <name>Bernard Paquette</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-08T20:39:30+00:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-08T20:39:30+00:00</updated>
  <title>Re: Quick Start Video Guide for Block Mapper Tool</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;904182a8.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Hi Kent, is the audio working for you on the video you posted? It is not on my computer.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Laugh, Dream, Try, and Do Good&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Bernie,  Public Relations Mgr  for Insects; Promoting the joy of observing Insects Project Manager,  Vermont Entomology Academy: Inspiring Curiosity Through Insects and Nature Education                                                                                                        [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;70b783fd.2605' title='Re: Week 19: Butterfly ID Quiz'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-08T15:17:27-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-08T15:17:27-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: Week 19: Butterfly ID Quiz</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;70b783fd.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>*According to Bryan Pfeiffer, the butterfly at the top – one of the Blues&lt;br&gt;(Polyommatini) – is more likely to sit still long enough to take a photo&lt;br&gt;than a Sulphur (Coliadinae, bottom). *&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Blues in Vermont are prevalent; they occur across the state and at least&lt;br&gt;one species will be out at any point during the butterfly season from April&lt;br&gt;to the end of September. Aside from being cooperative, the Blues also make&lt;br&gt;charismatic photo subjects. Their black eyes are proportionally larger&lt;br&gt;compared to their head than other butterflies and are often outlined in a&lt;br&gt;white fringe. Blues are [...]</content>
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<entry xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'>
  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;fed62a73.2605' title='Quick Start Video Guide for Block Mapper Tool'/>
  <author>
     <name>Kent McFarland</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-08T13:55:08-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-08T13:55:08-04:00</updated>
  <title>Quick Start Video Guide for Block Mapper Tool</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;fed62a73.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>I made a quick tutorial video for the Block Mapper Tool. Some users were&lt;br&gt;having trouble seeing how to view and filter data, so check this out if you&lt;br&gt;are one of them!&lt;br&gt;https://youtu.be/4tt9q_GPMJQ?si=ZEvRdvuVi_Bm12Un&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kent</content>
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<entry xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'>
  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;e614d34f.2605' title='Week 20: Butterfly ID Quiz'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-08T13:54:47-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-08T13:54:47-04:00</updated>
  <title>Week 20: Butterfly ID Quiz</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;e614d34f.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>In the coming weeks, you’re likely to see a new Blue enter the scene. While&lt;br&gt;the Blues (Celastrina) are closely related with unresolved species&lt;br&gt;differences, the other Blues outside of this genus can be easier to&lt;br&gt;discern.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*Which of the following photos shows the mid-May peak species, Silvery&lt;br&gt;Blue? *&lt;br&gt;[image: Screenshot 2026-05-08 at 1.53.22 PM.png]&lt;br&gt;*Click here &amp;lt;https://canva.link/etnibvr110wnu7b&amp;gt; to answer the quiz!* [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;fe937e5e.2605' title='New and improved priority block checklist tool'/>
  <author>
     <name>Kent McFarland</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-08T13:12:07-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-08T13:12:07-04:00</updated>
  <title>New and improved priority block checklist tool</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;fe937e5e.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Hi folks,&lt;br&gt;Based on a few suggestions, I have some neat additions to the Priority&lt;br&gt;Block Checklist Tool at the VBA2 that I made this morning. Here is what's&lt;br&gt;new:&lt;br&gt;1. Filter by number of species found. Now you can simplify the map by&lt;br&gt;checking on and off the box next to the category of block. Want to see&lt;br&gt;blocks that have no species found? Just check that off and leave the others&lt;br&gt;blank and presto, a map showing just those blocks and the others grayed&lt;br&gt;out.&lt;br&gt;2. Download a checklist of species found and not found on a block [...]</content>
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<entry xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'>
  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;63be4711.2605' title='Re: Week 18: Butterfly ID Quiz'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-04T12:29:47-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-04T12:29:47-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: Week 18: Butterfly ID Quiz</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;63be4711.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>This picture shows the Eastern Comma’s black summer morph.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some species of butterflies adapt to different seasonal conditions by&lt;br&gt;increasing the amount of black (melanization) on their wings. This is a&lt;br&gt;called seasonal polyphenism, where a single gene can produce different&lt;br&gt;visible effects (phenotypes) depending on the season. For insects who&lt;br&gt;produce multiple generations in a single year, this strategy can help them&lt;br&gt;improve camouflage or thermoregulation. But the Comma color morph is also&lt;br&gt;related to reproduction. In the Eastern Comma, the black summer morph&lt;br&gt;matures quickly and jumps straight into laying eggs, while the red&lt;br&gt;spring/fall morph puts off [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;ef0c3c5.2605' title='Week 19: Butterfly ID Quiz'/>
  <author>
     <name>Dana Williams</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-04T11:39:30-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-04T11:39:30-04:00</updated>
  <title>Week 19: Butterfly ID Quiz</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;ef0c3c5.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Last week, we had special guest Bryan Pfeiffer join us for Lunch &amp;amp; Learn&lt;br&gt;Butterflies to teach us tips for photographing butterflies. Along with&lt;br&gt;great advice on how to best use your phone or camera, he also gave us some&lt;br&gt;tips on advantageous butterfly behavior.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*According to Bryan Pfeiffer, which butterfly family is more likely to sit&lt;br&gt;still for a photograph? *&lt;br&gt;*(Haven't seen Bryan's talk? Watch it here&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X5WO-FRduk&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;gt;!) *&lt;br&gt;[image: Screenshot 2026-05-04 at 11.30.47 AM.png] [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;1c1edd9f.2605' title='Re: updated priority block tool'/>
  <author>
     <name>Kent McFarland</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-04T11:35:46-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-04T11:35:46-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: updated priority block tool</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;1c1edd9f.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Great! It is now embedded into the atlas project website too for ease of&lt;br&gt;finding it.&lt;br&gt;https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-butterfly-atlas/block-checklist-tool/</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;996314b1.2605' title='Re: updated priority block tool'/>
  <author>
     <name>Doug Burnham</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-04T11:35:09-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-04T11:35:09-04:00</updated>
  <title>Re: updated priority block tool</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;996314b1.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Hi Kent,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Great job! This makes checking block status quick and easy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thanks,&lt;br&gt;Mary B&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;On Mon, May 4, 2026 at 11:16 AM Kent McFarland &amp;lt;kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;wrote:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; Hi folks, I just updated my priority block tool online at&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; https://vtatlasoflife.org/val_vba/vba2_species_map.html&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; You can mouse over blocks to see total species found.&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; Click on a block and on the right side you get count, species list&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; followed by genus only list and the date the data was last updated.&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; It is a handy little tool I think for exploring priority blocks&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; Enjoy&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; Kent&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; ____________________________&lt;br&gt; [...]</content>
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  <link rel='alternate' href='https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;c9fd7ed0.2605' title='updated priority block tool'/>
  <author>
     <name>Kent McFarland</name>
  </author>
  <published>2026-05-04T11:16:01-04:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-04T11:16:01-04:00</updated>
  <title>updated priority block tool</title>
  <id>https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=VTLEPS;c9fd7ed0.2605</id>
  <content type='html'>Hi folks, I just updated my priority block tool online at&lt;br&gt;https://vtatlasoflife.org/val_vba/vba2_species_map.html&lt;br&gt;You can mouse over blocks to see total species found.&lt;br&gt;Click on a block and on the right side you get count, species list followed&lt;br&gt;by genus only list and the date the data was last updated.&lt;br&gt;It is a handy little tool I think for exploring priority blocks&lt;br&gt;Enjoy&lt;br&gt;Kent</content>
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