2020 April 18

 

   Jeremy Tatum writes:  I visited the pond near the Pike Lake Substation on Munn Road this afternoon.  I saw just two Western Spring Azures and one Sara Orangetip.  Also a few damselflies and mayflies. Perhaps the most interesting thing was that I watched two Wandering Shrews at length and at close quarters – but since they have backbones, they are not allowed on this site.

 

Jochen Möhr’s moths from Metchosin this morning:

 

1 Cerastis enigmatica

3 Cladara limitaria

1 Egira curialis

2 Egira crucialis

6 Epithecias 

1 Feralia comstocki

3 Melanolophia imitata

1 Orthosia hibisci

3 Perizoma curvilinea

6 Venusia obsoleta/pearsalli

2 Xanthorhoe defensaria

 

 

Cerastis enigmatica (Lep.: Noctuidae) Jochen Möhr

Cladara limitaria (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Möhr

Egira crucialis (Lep.: Noctuidae) Jochen Möhr

Egira curialis (Lep.: Noctuidae) Jochen Möhr

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

Probably Eupithecia nevadata (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Möhr

Feralia comstocki  (Lep.: Noctuidae) Jochen Möhr

Xanthorhoe defensaria (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Möhr

   Gordon Hart sends photographs of a male Sara Orangetip and a California Tortoiseshell  from Mount Tolmie today.

 

Male Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara (Lep.: Pieridae)  Gordon Hart

California Tortoiseshell Nymphalis californica (Lep.: Nymphalidae)  Gordon Hart

   Ron Flower writes:  Today April 18 we went to Gore Park where there were many Western Spring Azures and our first dragonfly of the year.  [Jeremy Tatum says:  I’ll try and post the dragonfly tomorrow!]

 

Western Spring Azure Celastrina echo (Lep.: Lycaenidae)  Ron Flower

Western Spring Azure Celastrina echo (Lep.: Lycaenidae)  Ron Flower

More tomorrow – I didn’t have time to post everything!   – J