2021 September 1

    Jochen Möhr writes that this morning he had three moths at his home in Metchosin:

Plemyria georgii

Udea profundalis

Xanthorhoe defensaria

Photographs of two of them are below.

 

Plemyria georgii (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

Udea profundalis (Lep.: Crambidae)  Jochen Möhr

 

There’s not much doing on the butterfly front.  Indeed Jochen writes:  Since Aug. 20 no sightings of Pine Whites, and since Aug. 30 no sightings of Woodland skippers any more, let alone anything other than the occasional Cabbage White.  But Jeff Gaskin writes:  Thanks to Ron and Nora Flower for showing me the two Purplish Coppers.  They were near each other somewhat along the path that runs parallel to McHugh Road, just west of McIntyre Road reservoir.