2024 July 26
[There was no Invert posting for July 25.]
Ian Cooper writes: Here are some of the photos taken last night (July 25) on the Galloping Goose Trail in View Royal near the 9 km marker.
Arion rufus (Pul.: Arionidae) Ian Cooper
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba (Lep.: Noctuidae) Ian Cooper
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes (Lep.: Noctuidae) Ian Cooper
Dr Heather Proctor identifies the mites on the harvestman below as larval Erythraeidae, probably Leptus sp.
Harvestman...
2024 July 24
Jeff Gaskin writes: Yesterday, July 23, Kirsten Mills and I saw eight species of dragonflies at the south end of Beaver Lake and at the retriever ponds. Included among that number were firsts of the year for me. 1 Striped Meadowhawk, which Kirsten photographed, and 6 or so Paddle-tailed Darners. Also, seen were a Four-spotted Skimmer, a Common Green Darner, 2 or 3 Black Saddlebags, and several Blue-eyed Darners, Blue Dashers, and Western Pondhawks.
Earlier in the day I saw ...