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Welcome to the Massachusetts Butterflies listserv! Please share your MA butterfly sightings and questions and always sign your posts with your full name and town. Enjoy!

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Butterfly art spotted at Paradise City Arts Festival (Marlborough) yesterday

I saw a number of recognizable butterfly species represented at the Paradise City Arts Festival in

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Butterfly art spotted at Paradise City Arts Festival (Marlborough) yesterday

I saw a number of recognizable butterfly species represented at the Paradise City Arts Festival in

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6:14 PM

Saturday, March 22 - 1 Cabbage White in backyard, Harwich, MA

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Saturday, March 22 - 1 Cabbage White in backyard, Harwich, MA

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Mar 20

Cabbage White, Westborough

Passed through our yard this afternoon. Garry and Annie Kessler

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Cabbage White, Westborough

Passed through our yard this afternoon. Garry and Annie Kessler

Mar 20

Mar 19

monarch butterflies overwintering this year in Mexico

Feature on WBUR radio's Here and Now today about the monarch population overwintering in Mexico

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monarch butterflies overwintering this year in Mexico

Feature on WBUR radio's Here and Now today about the monarch population overwintering in Mexico

Mar 19

Mar 18

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reopens Public Comment Period for Monarch Butterfly Endangered Species Act Listing Proposal

The US Fish and Wildlife Service reopened the Public Comment Period for Monarch Butterfly Endangered

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reopens Public Comment Period for Monarch Butterfly Endangered Species Act Listing Proposal

The US Fish and Wildlife Service reopened the Public Comment Period for Monarch Butterfly Endangered

Mar 18

Mar 15

Eastern Comma 3-15-25

Today while walking in the town forest in Dunstable an Eastern Comma was flitting around in a sunny

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Eastern Comma 3-15-25

Today while walking in the town forest in Dunstable an Eastern Comma was flitting around in a sunny

Mar 15

Mar 11

Trip report: Horn Pond Mountain 2025-03-11

I went to Horn Pond Mountain today for about an hour, starting at noon. Sunny with some breeze, about

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Trip report: Horn Pond Mountain 2025-03-11

I went to Horn Pond Mountain today for about an hour, starting at noon. Sunny with some breeze, about

Mar 11

Andrew Griffith

Mar 10

3/12/25 Marion, MA Butterfly Arrivals presentation with Joe Dwelly!

If you are down on the south coast this Wednesday, consider joining Joe Dwelly and the Marion Natural

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3/12/25 Marion, MA Butterfly Arrivals presentation with Joe Dwelly!

If you are down on the south coast this Wednesday, consider joining Joe Dwelly and the Marion Natural

Mar 10

Mar 10

UMass Extension School pollinator program -3/25

From the Massachusetts Pollinator Network: Please join us to learn about the UMass Extension

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UMass Extension School pollinator program -3/25

From the Massachusetts Pollinator Network: Please join us to learn about the UMass Extension

Mar 10

Mar 10

Call to action from Brian Cassie

To piggyback on Brian's call, I'd like to ask *everyone* here on MassLep to think about what

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Call to action from Brian Cassie

To piggyback on Brian's call, I'd like to ask *everyone* here on MassLep to think about what

Mar 10

Mar 6

WBUR - butterfly population decline

Check out this story today from WBUR public radio in Boston: https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/03/06/

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WBUR - butterfly population decline

Check out this story today from WBUR public radio in Boston: https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/03/06/

Mar 6

Mar 6

Field Trips/Butterfly Walks

Hello Everyone, I am hoping to find a leader for this walk and maybe you have an idea for another

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Field Trips/Butterfly Walks

Hello Everyone, I am hoping to find a leader for this walk and maybe you have an idea for another

Mar 6

Mar 5

[Shared Post] The Far-Reaching Harms of Cuts to Entomological Research, Part 1

Thought this might be of interest to some in this group. Best, Carol https://entomologytoday.org/2025

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[Shared Post] The Far-Reaching Harms of Cuts to Entomological Research, Part 1

Thought this might be of interest to some in this group. Best, Carol https://entomologytoday.org/2025

Mar 5

Mar 5

MBC Website is down

Without any explanation or fanfare, the website is back. Karl -------- Forwarded Message --------

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MBC Website is down

Without any explanation or fanfare, the website is back. Karl -------- Forwarded Message --------

Mar 5

Mar 3

Many of y'all have known Roger Pease and his doings and contributions to our local natural

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Many of y'all have known Roger Pease and his doings and contributions to our local natural

Mar 3

Mar 2

MBC participation at the Springfield Public Schools Garden Summit

Just a note about yesterday's Springfield Public Schools Garden Summit. Bill Benner (pictured

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MBC participation at the Springfield Public Schools Garden Summit

Just a note about yesterday's Springfield Public Schools Garden Summit. Bill Benner (pictured

Mar 2

Feb 21

Massachusetts Mosquito Management Legislation: Write or call your representatives/senators

Hi all, if you are concerned about overuse and spraying of insecticides to control mosquitos in the

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Massachusetts Mosquito Management Legislation: Write or call your representatives/senators

Hi all, if you are concerned about overuse and spraying of insecticides to control mosquitos in the

Feb 21

kstei...@aol.com

Feb 17

Call for 2025 Field Trips

Hi Folks -- It's hard to imagine on an icy day like today, but it's time to think about

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Call for 2025 Field Trips

Hi Folks -- It's hard to imagine on an icy day like today, but it's time to think about

Feb 17

Feb 2

California monarch butterfly numbers plunge; wildfire wipes out Topanga habitat - Los Angeles Times

From Madeline— https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-31/california-monarch-butterfly-

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California monarch butterfly numbers plunge; wildfire wipes out Topanga habitat - Los Angeles Times

From Madeline— https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-31/california-monarch-butterfly-

Feb 2

Jan 16

Saving the Monarchs – Vital Impacts

Greetings and apologies if this has already been sent out— https://vitalimpacts.org/pages/saving-the-

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Saving the Monarchs – Vital Impacts

Greetings and apologies if this has already been sent out— https://vitalimpacts.org/pages/saving-the-

Jan 16

pavu...@aol.com

Jan 13

TILS News regarding Tiger Swallowtails in southern New England

All: Attached is the supplement to my 2024 paper on the Tiger Swallowtail complex in southern New

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TILS News regarding Tiger Swallowtails in southern New England

All: Attached is the supplement to my 2024 paper on the Tiger Swallowtail complex in southern New

Jan 13

Jan 13

Re: [MassLep] Digest for masslep@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

Bill, Do the images have to be of Mass.butterflies? What resolution/size images do you prefer? Roy

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Re: [MassLep] Digest for masslep@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

Bill, Do the images have to be of Mass.butterflies? What resolution/size images do you prefer? Roy

Jan 13

Jan 12

MA Butterfly Club journal

Hello Massachusetts Butterfliers! It's that time of year again where I'm requesting photos

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MA Butterfly Club journal

Hello Massachusetts Butterfliers! It's that time of year again where I'm requesting photos

Jan 12

Mark Fairbrother

12/8/24

Hi everyone. It is December, and this is the last call for submitting records for 2024, or I suppose,

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Hi everyone. It is December, and this is the last call for submitting records for 2024, or I suppose,

12/8/24

Donald ADAMS, gail howe Trenholm3

11/26/24

Leps we don't want to see

------ Original Message ------ From: gail...@sympatico.ca To: mas...@googlegroups.com; boettner@

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Leps we don't want to see

------ Original Message ------ From: gail...@sympatico.ca To: mas...@googlegroups.com; boettner@

11/26/24

11/25/24

Trip Report: Cherry Pies and Butterflies Pollinator Festival

Adding a photo of Sara and the MBC table... On Monday, November 25, 2024 at 11:27:38 AM UTC-5 Peter

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Trip Report: Cherry Pies and Butterflies Pollinator Festival

Adding a photo of Sara and the MBC table... On Monday, November 25, 2024 at 11:27:38 AM UTC-5 Peter

11/25/24

Fred Bouchard, fsm...@aol.com2

11/17/24

MENOTOMY ROCKS PARK, ARLINGTON, 12:30PM

Great additions for the informal November Derby. On Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 10:13:22 AM PST,

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MENOTOMY ROCKS PARK, ARLINGTON, 12:30PM

Great additions for the informal November Derby. On Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 10:13:22 AM PST,

11/17/24

11/11/24

November 11 Medford Fells Cabbage white

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November 11 Medford Fells Cabbage white

11/11/24

jeanne gargancommunication.com

11/11/24

Clouded Sulphur in Adams

Seen this morning at Ayrhill Farm, 11/11/24. Jeanne Boudreau Adams

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Clouded Sulphur in Adams

Seen this morning at Ayrhill Farm, 11/11/24. Jeanne Boudreau Adams

11/11/24

11/11/24

Cabbage white 11/11

I saw a Cabbage White at the Winnekenni Castle in Haverhill MA today . -- Susan Hedman, Gloucester

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Cabbage white 11/11

I saw a Cabbage White at the Winnekenni Castle in Haverhill MA today . -- Susan Hedman, Gloucester

11/11/24

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