Here is a link to a couple more old pics, of an old museum specimen of Euphydryas colon from Vancouver Island, British Columbia. https://flic.kr/p/2nkzXhM Vancouver Island populations of colon are

Marvelous news. Gives me hope that the species might reintroduce itself to BC in the future, if it has not already.-- Norbert Kondla Calgary, Alberta, Canada (elevation 1060 metres

Dale Swedberg observed a viceroy while canoeing the Okanogan River near Riverside, north of Omak in 2017. He was unable to photograph it and didn't have a net, but had a clear look when it landed on

Dave Nunnallee and I tried rearing L. archippus on apple. Early instars were reluctant to feed on it and 80% mortality occurred before we switched to Salix. A single caterpillar did complete

If I remember correctly, John Hopfinger, pioneering lepidopterist in north-central Washington andapple-grower, wrote me in the 1960s that viceroys had been considered a minor pest on apples at some

If I remember correctly, John Hopfinger, pioneering lepidopterist in north-central Washington andapple-grower, wrote me in the 1960s that viceroys had been considered a minor pest on apples at some

Pyle & LaBar 2018 also report apples as food for the archippus worms, as do Guppy & Shepard 2001 and also Ferris & Brown 1981. I do not have personal knowledge of this matter and have never done a

Old shots of a Polygonia oreas illustrated in a book https://flic.kr/p/2nkwFVj -- Norbert Kondla Calgary, Alberta, Canada (elevation 1060 metres asl) https://www.flickr.com/photos/118126948@N03/

Pesticide spraying is thought to be the culprit for the demise of these northern populations. I don't know of any reason to think they were not a permanent resident. Their range has contracted even in

Here is a link to pics of an old beat-up museum specimen of Limenitis archippus from British Columbia. Why did I photograph this specimen in 2006 and put it on flickr today ?? Because the species was

Since so many people are out of touch with azures and other butterfly names issues and so many use different names lists, I wonder how accurate dot indicated range maps are. In my own work, some

Here is a link to a screen clip from iNaturalist. It shows the global distribution of Celastrina https://flic.kr/p/2njaDaw It is interesting that there is no interaction between the palearctic and the

Here is an iNaturalist map of the global distribution of Celastrina argiolus. -- Norbert Kondla Calgary, Alberta, Canada (elevation 1060 metres asl) https://www.flickr.com/photos/118126948@N03/

Hi Vernon. Nice to hear from you and also glad to hear that you are still keeping busy. The energy you and Charlotte have displayed in 'getting among' the leps is truly remarkable. -- Norbert

Here is a screen clip from iNaturalist. Shows all Celastrina records from a portion of North America. This map partly shows where the most reporting observers live/observe but in the case of the

A few specimens to illustrate sympatry of echo and asheri near Carmi, British Columbia https://flic.kr/p/2niopgE -- Norbert Kondla Calgary, Alberta, Canada (elevation 1060 metres

What a wonderful naming choice, and congratulations on disentangling yet another Lycaenid complex. --Kevin Burls

Caitlin, Jon, and Norbert, Congratulations on sorting out this tangle and formalizing the answer. I look forward to encountering C. asheri. — David David Lee

wow

Norbert, ace!! Bob P