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31rt Annual Pacific Northwest Lepidopterists Workshop

Nov 7 2009 - 12:00am
Nov 8 2009 - 11:59pm

The Pacific Northwest Lepidopterist Workshop is an annual gathering
on butterfly and moth enthusiasts that meet to share information about
Lepidoptera.

The workshop is held in Cordley Hall, on the OSU campus. It is open to
all ages and experience levels, and people are encouraged to bring
specimens to show or have identified by the many experts who are there.

The evening of the first night ends with a lecture by an invited key-note speaker. For more information, please contact Dr. David McCorkle.

Any and all Lepidopterological information and specimens (especially
from recent field trips, unusual locations or of general interst) are
welcome,

Of particular interest at this year's meeting are: 

Underwing Moths: Catocala  

click image to link to head to Bill Oelke's excellent site on PNW

Catocala
White Admirals & Viceroy: Nymphalidae: Limenitis image: 

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1790

click image to link to head to external site on
Limenitis
Blues (Lycaenidae: Polyommatini)
especially: Euphilotes
image http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyommatinae
click image to link to head to Wikipedia's site on the
Polyommatinae
Wood Nymph:
Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Cercyonis
image http://butterfly.ucdavis.edu/taxonomy/term/43
click image to link to head to Art Shapiro's site on
Cercyonis
in California

A full schedule of events will be posted when available

Information about local hotels can be found here: CORVALLIS HOTELS

For directions, campus map and parking information: GETTING THERE