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<div>here is an image of the specimen in it's (not so natural) habitat in Churchill. It was barely alive when we found it...</div>
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<div>Torbjørn<br>
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<div>Dr. Torbjørn Ekrem</div>
<div>Systematics and Evolution Group</div>
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<div>Norwegian University of Science and Technology</div>
<div>Tel: +47 73597812</div>
<div>Email: <a href="mailto:torbjorn.ekrem@ntnu.no">torbjorn.ekrem@ntnu.no</a></div>
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<div>Den 29. des. 2012 kl. 14:31 skrev Peter Kevan:</div>
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<div>Dear Mike & Leps-L:<br>
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The specimen from Churchill, Manitoba represents the most northerly collection from a latitudinal viewpoint, but also from the viewpoint of habitat. The location, on the shore of Hudson Bay, is beyond the northern limit of trees in the area by a few kilometers.
If I remember correctly, it was Torbjorn Ekrem who actually collected the specimen. There was some excitement and a suggestion that some wag amongst us had seeded the specimen as a joke. Not so!!
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I suppose one could look at the weather patterns over the previous days/week or so to see how the specimen might have made its way to Churchill. <br>
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The date of collection is several years ago and can be found on the website for the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, where the specimen is vouchered.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
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Peter <br>
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----- Original Message -----<br>
From: "Mike Quinn" <<a href="mailto:entomike@gmail.com">entomike@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: "Leps-L" <<a href="mailto:leps-l@mailman.yale.edu">leps-l@mailman.yale.edu</a>><br>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 7:18:37 PM<br>
Subject: female Black Witch Moth - October 4, 1957 at Auke Bay, AK<br>
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For nearly 50 yrs, this spmn held the reigning record for<br>
northern-most BWM until a recent record from nr. Churchill, Manitoba,<br>
Canada...<br>
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Black Witch Moth - BWM - Ascalapha odorata<br>
<a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/733768">http://bugguide.net/node/view/733768</a><br>
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A female Black Witch Moth found October 4, 1957 at Auke Bay, 12 mi N<br>
of Juneau, AK<br>
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Spangler, P.J. 1957. A record of the black witch, Erebus odora<br>
(Noctuidae), in Alaska. The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society<br>
11(6): 205.<br>
http://peabody.research.yale.edu//jls/pdfs/1950s/1957/1957-11(6)205-Spangler.pdf<br>
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Photo by: Steve Henrikson, Curator of Collections, Alaska State<br>
Museum. Steve reports that the museum is in the process of remounting<br>
the spmn.<br>
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Mike Quinn, Austin<br>
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Texas Entomology<br>
http://texasento.net<br>
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