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News (Archive) | July 2005
Butterflies & moths on the WWW | Headlines
Snail-Eating Caterpillar Discovered in Hawaii — Softpedia, USA — 22 July 2005 In a recently published work in Science, UH assistant professor Daniel Rubinoff in conjunction with his graduate student William P. Haines described the unique behavior of predatory caterpillars in the genus Hyposmocoma... British butterfly population is decreasing — PhysOrg.com, Evergreen, VA, USA — 18 July 2005 Britain is losing a large portion of its butterfly population, with 7 of 10 species declining during the past 25 years, the Independent reported Monday... Expanding forests darken the outlook for butterflies, study shows — EurekAlert, Washington, DC, USA — 18 July 2005 Changing environmental conditions in the Canadian Rockies are stifling the mating choices of butterflies in the region, say University of Alberta researchers... Former UofL biologist returns for butterfly census — Louisville Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY, USA — 11 July 2005 After teaching biology at the University of Louisville for 40 years and organizing the region’s annual butterfly census for 20 years, Charles Covell Jr. retired last July... Drake team working to conserve butterflies — KWQC-TV, Davenport, IA, USA — 10 July 2005 Iowa Professors and students at Drake University are working to conserve the state’s butterflies... Milkweed and butterflies in our meadows — Westborough News, Westborough, MA, USA — 8 July 2005 Common milkweed is in bloom in Westborough’s meadows, fields and roadsides, ushering in the height of butterfly season, which is typically the first two weeks of July... Man tracks butterflies for love, science — Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, Mid-Columbia, WA, USA — 4 July 2005 Dayton — Jim Dillman’s muscles tensed in anticipation of the hunt... Many Varieties of Butterflies Bring Beauty to Prairie Park — The Ledger, Lakeland, FL, USA — 3 July 2005 Spend enough time at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park and you have a chance to spot half the species of butterflies found in Florida... |
