2022 May 26 morning
Gordon Hart sends photographs of caterpillars of the Sheep Moth Hemileuca eglanterina from Snowberry in Uplands Park, May 24. In the second photograph you can see the cast skins (exuviae) of the previous instar.
Sheep Moth Hemileuca eglanterina (Lep.: Saturniidae) Gordon Hart
Sheep Moth Hemileuca eglanterina (Lep.: Saturniidae) Gordon Hart
I have noticed (writes Jeremy Tatum) that some recent authors (not Gordon!) have taken to calling this moth the “Ele...
2022 May 25
Val George writes: Monday, May 23, I did my official May butterfly count for Mount Douglas and the surrounding area. Result: 7 Cabbage White, 4 Sara Orangetip (photo of a female attached), 1 California Tortoiseshell, 4 Western Spring Azure.
Female Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara (Lep.: Pieridae) Val George
Jeremy Tatum writes that there was a Red Admiral on the Mount Tolmie reservoir at 5:00 pm today.