<div dir="ltr">This edition of the Virginia Natural Heritage Program's E-News has an article on butterfly mapping that may be of interest:<div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_GoBack"></a>Web Atlas of Rare Butterflies,
Skippers, Moths, Dragonflies and Damselflies Launched </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">– On June 1, 2013, the DCR Natural Heritage Program launched
a Web Atlas of Rare Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, Dragonflies and Damselflies.
This web atlas provides a wealth of information on 193 rare species in these
insect groups, all made possible by hundreds of records from around the state.
These records were amassed over two years from the Natural Heritage Program database,
the field work of Natural Heritage Program inventory biologists and
cooperators, and in many cases literature sources and museum specimens. The
public can use this web atlas to: 1) enter locality name and receive a summary
of all rare species in these groups by locality in Virginia; 2) enter a species
or common name, and get summary information on its physical appearance, its food
or host plants, its habitat requirements, conservation status; 3) view a
current county presence map for Virginia; and more. This information, including
photos, is provided in printable factsheets for every rare species in the
Atlas. This Atlas was developed by the DCR Natural Heritage Program and the DCR
Public Communications Office, with funding and initial project vision provided
by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, through a U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service State Wildlife Grant. Check it out at </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.vararespecies.org">www.vararespecies.org</a> .</p><div><br></div><div>The full E-Newsletter should be posted at the link in the email below, although when I looked at the site, the latest edition was note there. So you might contact the VA Natural Heritage Program for more information.</div>
<div><br clear="all"><div><div>Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.</div><div>Botanist, Division of Scientific Authority-US Fish & Wildlife Service-International Affairs</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Smith, Thomas (DCR)</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tom.smith@dcr.virginia.gov">tom.smith@dcr.virginia.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 5:24 PM<br>Subject: Virginia Natural Heritage E-News Winter 2013<br>
To: "Smith, Thomas (DCR)" <<a href="mailto:tom.smith@dcr.virginia.gov">tom.smith@dcr.virginia.gov</a>><br><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy New Year and we hope you enjoy the latest edition of the Natural Heritage Program’s E-News. You can also find it along with past issues on the Program’s web site
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