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Journal of the hepidopterists Society
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MORE OREGON RECORDS OF SATYRIUM BEHRII
Mr. Clench seems to have stirred a hornet's nest in the Ehrlichs' latest book by the announcement that Satyrium behrii Edwards strangely did not occur in Oregon. Thus, having recently been assigned to the Burns Weather Bureau within the Artemisia tridentata and A. t. arbusculn (Sagebrush) area of southwestern Oregon, I kept alert for the appearance of S. behrii. The following are from my records: (1) 21.VII.63 (5 c? cf, 1 $ ), and 2.VIIL63 (2<J tf ), from Cricket Creek, Ochoco National Forest road No. 2033, 13 miles NW of Burns (sec.6 Ran.29E Twn.20S), elev. 4600', Harney Co., Oreg. (this area is now badly trampled by range cattle); (2) 23. VII. 63 (4c? d1, 3 ? $ , one set taken in copula), from the Silvies River Dam, 5 miles NE of Burns (sec.23 Ran.30E Twn.22S), 4200', Harney Co., Oreg. (this is a swampy area with abundant Solidago sp.); (3) 26.VII.63 (lcT, 2 $ $ ), from 3 miles SE of Eagle Rock, State Hy. 380, on the Crooked River (sec.17 Ran.l8E Twn. 16S.), elev. 3270', Crook Co., Oreg. (This locality is along a willow-infested riverbank); (4) 1.VIII.63 (1$ ), from Devine Canyon on Timmer Ck., 10 miles N of Burns (sec.27 Ran.31E Twn.21S), elev. 5036', Harney Co., Oreg. (This locality is the only one where Lupinus sp. was noted).
I take the liberty of quoting the following records from the collection of Stanley S. Jewett, Jr., of Portland: 18.VII.59 (5c?c?, 4$ $ ), and 10.VII.52 (4c?c?, 1$), from Camp Sherman, 15 miles NW of Sisters, Jefferson Co., Oreg. Of interest also, due to its proximity, is his record of 18.VI.59 (13, 19 ), near mouth of Wildhorse River, Adams Co., Idaho.
In all cases, my catches of S. behrii were taken visiting Goldenrod (probably Solidago gigantea), where usually Callophrys spinetorum, worn C. nelsoni, and Satyrium californica were nearby on the same bush. The insects were not easily distrubed from the flower, it often being necessary to shake the blossoms to force them to go into the net. The brownish behrii were easily identified and netted on the yellow blossoms.
Specimens have been sent to J. W. Tilden and H. K. Clench for distribution. Perhaps soon now collectors in Montana and Arizona will find behrii as common as it appears to be in Oregon. As Tilden indicated, it is most likely due to lack of collecting in these areas that makes certain species appear to be scarce.
References
Clench, H. K., in Ehrlich, P. R. & A. H., 1961. How to know the butterflies: p. 192.
Wm. C. Brown Co., Dubuque, Iowa. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society:
Philip, K. W., vol.15: p.56; 1961. Clench, H. K., vol.16: p.44; 1962.
Emmel, T. C. & J. F., vol.16: p.33; 1962. Tilden, J. W., vol.16: pp.199-200; 1963.
Charles R. Crowe, Weather Bureau, Box 526, Burns, Oregon, U. S. A.
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