2020 April 13

 

   Rosemary Jorna photographed a jumping spider in the Kemp Lake area on April 12.  Dr Robb Bennett suggests that it might possibly be a species of the genus Pelegrina, but it is difficult to be certain of this.

 

Jumping spider. Possibly Pelegrina sp.  (Ara.: Salticidae)  Rosemary Jorna

Jumping spider. Possibly Pelegrina sp.  (Ara.: Salticidae)  Rosemary Jorna

   Jeremy Tatum writes:  I saw a Western Spring Azure at UVic this afternoon.  Although eight species of butterfly have been reported from the Victoria area this year (plus another two up-Island), I am under the impression that there are still very few individual butterflies around.

 

Nevertheless, Ron Flower writes:  Today, Monday April 13, we went back to the Munn Road power line where we saw many Sara Orangetips and finally had a male sit long enough for a picture.

 

Sara Orangetip  Anthocharis sara (Lep.:  Pieridae)  Ron Flower

 

 

Peter Boon writes from Nanaimo:  Cabbage Whites are becoming widespread around Nanaimo. I saw them in at least five different locations yesterday. I went up to Little Mountain in Parksville yesterday afternoon and found at least 2 Grey Hairstreaks, 2 Cabbage Whites, and this comma which I am thinking is maybe Oreas.  (Jeremy Tatum writes:  I agree, but I’d welcome further opinions, with reasons.) [Added later:  Gordon Hart and Mark Wynja concur with the identification.  See further analysis on April 14.]

 

Oreas Comma Polygonia oreas (Lep.: Nymphalidae)  Peter Boon

Oreas Comma Polygonia oreas (Lep.: Nymphalidae)  Peter Boon

   Jochen Möhr’s moths from Metchosin this morning:

 

2 Behrensia conchiformis

1 Cladara limitaria

1 Egira (simplex ?)

4 Eupithecia spp.

1 E. annulata

1 E. graefii

1 E. ravocostaliata/nevadata 

11 H. manzanita

2 Melanolophia imitata 

2 Nola minna

5 Venusia obsoleta /pearsalli

 

Eupithecia graefii (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

 

Eupithecia ravocostaliataI/nevadata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

Eupithecia annulata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

Cladaria limitata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

Melanolophia imitata  (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

Egira simplex/crucialis (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Möhr

Egira curialis (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Möhr

 

Pleromelloidea conserta (lLep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Möhr

Nola minna (Lep.: Nolidae)  Jochen Möhr