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*CU group sending butterflies to space* by Peter Budoff - Daily Camera (Boulder, CO) 11/10/09	When the space shuttle Atlantis begins its journey for the International Space Station on Monday, it will have on board two butterfly habitats, which will be part of an experiment conducted by the University of Colorado and K-12 students across the country.
*Snout butterflies are flying once again* by Ro Wauer - Victoria Advocate (Texas) 11/11/09	Snout butterflies occur throughout Texas as well as west to southern California, east to central New England, and south into Mexico. They normally frequent woodland edges and stream courses and utilize hackberry plants to lay their pale green eggs.
*Queen of Spain Fritillary breeds on Sussex Coast* - Surfbird News 11/1/09	A rare migrant butterfly from Europe appears to be attempting to establish a colony in Britain. The Queen of Spain Fritillary butterfly has been breeding at a location on the Sussex coast. The butterfly has been increasing in numbers across northern Europe and its arrival in Britain is almost certainly a sign of climate change.
*Group Goes to Bat for Silverspot Butterfly* by SONYA ANGELICA DIEHN - San Mateo (California) Courthouse News Service 10/29/09	Development threatens one of last remaining callipe silverspot butterfly populations, environmentalists say. The endangered butterfly depends upon a single plant species to survive - the yellow pansy - and a San Bruno Mountain housing complex would drastically reduce a vital corridor for the insect, San Bruno Mountain Watch says.
*Vanishing Butterflies Flutter Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection* by Jonathan Evans - Center for Biological Diversity 10/26/09	Through a legal settlement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Center for Biological Diversity, the Obama administration will reconsider protection for two of Southern Californias rarest butterflies, the Hermes copper and Thornes hairstreak. The settlement agreement, which was approved by the court late Friday afternoon, requires the agency to decide again whether the butterflies should be considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act.
*Winged beauties aflutter* - The Times of India 10/22/09	A novel project mounted by the forest department in the nineties to set up a butterfly park at Bhironda in Valpoi and another one in South Goa may Twitter Facebook Share Email Print Save Comment not have seen the light of day, but lovers of these multi-hued insects continue to be dazzled by these vibrant creatures and a group of them strongly advocate a better conservation effort to save them.
*Beetle Infestation Threatens Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary* - Earthweek 10/23/09	Environmental officials in Mexico are battling an unprecedented beetle infestation that threatens to destroy the forests of the monarch butterflys winter home.
*An unusual number of white peacocks appear this year* by Ro Wauer - Victoria Advocate (Texas) 10/20/09	What an increase in butterfly numbers in recent weeks. After months of low butterfly numbers - for both species and individuals - populations have suddenly rebounded.
*Checkerspot butterfly next on endangered list?* by Peter Fimrite - San Francisco Chronicle 10/21/09	The federal government recommended that a rare 2-inch butterfly that once fluttered over much of the Bay Area and now lives only in Santa Clara County be designated an endangered species.
*Hearing On The Wing: New Structure Discovered In Butterfly Ears* - ScienceDaily 10/22/09	A clever structure in the ear of a tropical butterfly that potentially makes it able to distinguish between high and low pitch sounds has been discovered by scientists from the University of Bristol. The team believes that the remarkable structure may be associated with the detection of predators, in particular birds.
*Mexico fells trees to save butterfly reserve* by MARK STEVENSON - AP 10/19/09	Authorities who have struggled to stop illegal logging in Mexico's famed monarch butterfly reserve now are cutting down thousands of trees themselves to fight an unprecedented infestation of deadly bark beetles.
*Butterfly conservatory to be opened at Lodhi Gardens* - Press Trust of India 10/18/09	Nature lovers now have a chance to understand the metamorphosis and life history of butterflies as a conservatory will be opened at the Lodhi Gardens tomorrow by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh.
*Scientists track butterfly migration from U.S. to Mexico* by Russell Wilde - News8 - Austin, TX 10/17/09	Interesting things, like how monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles to winter in Mexico, usually bringing swarms of orange speckles to Central Texas skies. This year, however, they took a detour.
*Adding trees now could mean more birds later* by Michael Womack - Caller.com (Corpus Christi, TX) 10/16/09	Many of the ruby-throat hummingbirds migrated south just before our first major cold front last week.
*Hungry butterflies swarm Austin* by Mary Ann Roser - Austin Statesman (TX) 10/15/09	That swarm of dark-looking butterflies in Austin this afternoon? Its not Armageddon, just time for the American snout butterfly to tie on the feed bag, according to experts.
*A GREENER VIEW- Fall Garden Tips for Southern Gardens* by JEFF RUGG - San Fernando Valley Sun 10/15/09	This is a great time of year to work outside. Remember to take some photos or video of the landscape in the fall. You can see how you like it and what to change when the garden catalogs arrive in the winter.
*Dragonflies return to land of Henry VIII* by Rebecca Connop Price 10/15/09	DRAGONFLIES are thriving in the nature reserves surrounding Yateley, Sandhurst and Crowthorne, according to the Forestry Commission.
*Butterflies in bee-line to Mexico: Winter monarch nesting zone has become huge draw* by Meg Jones - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 10/13/09	In the pretty town of Angangueo, which boomed until the nearby mine closed down several decades ago, monarchs are big. They're painted on the sides of buildings and taxicabs. A monarch festival is held every winter.
*Monarch Mania at Quivera National Wildlife Refuge* by Steve Gilliland - The Kansan.com 10/10/09	Known as Monarch Mania, this 13th annual event at Quivera was a citizen scientist project, meaning volunteers were used to net and tag monarch butterflies
*Butterflies Arrive At American Museum Of Natural History* - Huffington Post 10/10/09	Since first opening at the American Museum of Natural History in 1998, the Butterfly Conservatory has been cherished by millions of children and adults alike. It boasts a collection of 500 butterflies, as well as the stunning landscape of tropical flowers and lush vegetation that characterizes its balmy vivarium.
*Great examples of NZ butterfly habitat* - Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust 10/10/09	Concern for New Zealands endemic butterflies has led to gardeners looking for good examples of how to make their gardens, or wild spaces, more attractive to butterflies
*Monarchs are coming; attract them to your garden* by Stacy Estep - Cleburne Times-Review 10/8/09	It is amazing how monarch butterflies guide themselves thousands of miles over terrain they have never seen before to overwinter where they have never been.
*Monarchs return to make butterfly lovers' hearts flutter* by AUSTIN WALSH - Santa Cruz Sentinel 10/7/09	Orange and black in October are typically associated with Halloween or a playoff winning streak by the Giants. But this weekend, in Santa Cruz, they will represent the traditional colors of local love for insects.
*The summer and butterflies take wing* by Patrice O'Shaughnessy - NY Daily News 10/6/09	Autumn seemed to come all of a sudden one day last week when it was cloudy, blustery, cold. When, even if the sun came out, it didn't offer a penetrating warmth. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/2009/10/06/2009-10-06_the_summer_and_butterflies_take_wing.html#ixzz0Tg3wexNj
*Developer bulldozes butterfly habitat on San Bruno Mountain* by Julia Scott - San Mateo County Times 10/5/09	A developer bulldozed an area containing endangered butterfly habitat on San Bruno Mountain last week, catching city officials off-guard and enraging environmentalists who plan to file a lawsuit to prevent the company from preparing the land for homes to be built.