lepsoc201 Meeting of the lepidopterists society in conjunction with pacific slope section and washington butterfly association

Schedule

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The tentative schedule includes formal presentations on Friday July 9, Saturday July 10 and Sunday July 11 with the symposia held in the mornings of July 9 and 10. Contributed papers will be presented in the afternoons and on Sunday morning and posters will be displayed during Friday-Saturday.


Presenters currently signed up for our symposia 

Symposium: The Young Ones: Research on Immature Stages - Friday July 9 (8-30am-12.15)

  • David Nunnallee (WA): Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies
  • Todd Stout (UT): The benefits of Raising Butterflies and Learning Butterfly Life Histories
  • Dave McCorkle (OR): Larval niche distinctions of three Machaon complex swallowtails in the Columbia River Gorge (Papilio zelicaon, Papilio bardii oregonius, Papilio indra indra)
  • Jeffrey Miller (OR): Caterpillar Field Studies Along the Pacific Rim: Rearing, Foodplants, Abundance, and Photos
  • Matthew Forister (NV): Recent host shifts and the evolution of diet breadth in herbivorous insects
  • Cheryl Fimbel (WA): Playing Hide and Seek with Taylor’s Checkerspot Larvae in Diapause
  • Andrei Sourakov (FL): Immature stages of Hispaniolan Butterflies: lessons from the young
  • Deborah L. Matthews (FL): Diagnostic characters in plume moth larvae and pupae (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
  • Tom Allen (FL): Grizzled Skipper population recovery program in West Virginia
  • Rick Littlefield (WA): Macro-photography of Immature Lepidoptera 

Symposium: The Young Ones: Youngling Research - Saturday July 10 (8.30-12.00)

  • Alexandra Sourakov (FL) (14 yrs old): Foraging for food in tropical butterflies
  • Megan McCarty (OH) (14 yrs old): The effect of habitat improvement on butterfly population and diversity
  • Caitlin LaBar (WA): Investigating the use of herbicides to control invasive grasses in prairie habitats: effects on nontarget butterflies
  • Ann McHugh (OR): A species-level phylogeny of PNW Speyeria: implications for taxonomy, conservation and biogeography
  • Todd Stout (UT): Outernet: Connecting youngsters with butterflies and moths
  • Martha Robinson (WA): Rearing Lep Kids
  • Jaime George (CA): Number of Monarch Butterflies overwintering in two coastal California counties: monitoring techniques, long term and short term results. 


Early check-in will occur on Thursday together with Executive Council and committee meetings.

A reception will be held Thursday evening and a BBQ at RedTail Canyon Farm on Friday evening. The Banquet with guest speaker Bob Pyle reading from his forthcoming book "Mariposa Road", will be held on Saturday evening. The conference will conclude at mid-day on Sunday with contributed papers and business meetings during the morning.

A number of opportunities to experience the butterflies of Leavenworth and adjacent mountains will be available. A ‘Collectors’ field trip will take place on Thursday with a ‘Watchers’ trip on Saturday. ‘Watchers’ (am) and ‘Collectors’ (pm) trips will take place on Sunday. An additional 'Collectors' trip may occur on Thursday if weather conditions are good. This will be limited to 12 participants and involve travel to Slate Peak in N WA, a notable butterfly locality. Please contact Don Rolfs (donrolfs@aol.com) if you are interested.The Washington Butterfly Association will organize and lead the ‘Watchers’ trips and their ‘no-collecting’ policy will be strongly adhered to. Don Rolfs will organize the ‘Collector’s’ trips as well as a moth collecting trip on Friday evening.

A list of butterfly species found in the Leavenworth area may be found here.

Plan your trip to the refreshingly beautiful Pacific Northwest now and bring your family!

 

 

 

 
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