2020 May 14

 

   Jody Wells sends pictures of a bee fly  from Mount Tolmie, April 30, a Western Spring Azure from Saanichton (Cordova) Spit, May 12, and a hymenopteran, also from Saanichton Spit May 12.  The first two are relatively easy.  The hymenopteran is more of a challenge.  My suggestions (writes Jeremy Tatum), in order of preference, would be Pompilidae,  Sphecidae, or neither of the above!

 

Bee fly Bombylius major (Dip.: Bombiliidae)  Jody Wells

 

Western Spring Azure Celastrina echo (Lep.: Lycaenidae)  Jody Wells

 

Unidentified hymenopteran (Pompilidae?   Sphecidae?)  Jody Wells

 

Jochen Möhr’s moths from Metchosin this morning:

 

2 Eupithecia cretaceata

3 Eupithecia spp.

2 Melanolophia imitata

1 Orthosia transparens

1 Selenia alciphearia

4 Tyria jacobaeae

6 Venusia obsoleta /pearsalli

1 Xanthorhoe defensaria

 

Orthosia transparens (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Möhr

Selenia alciphearia (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

Eupithecia cretaceata (Lep.: Geometridae)   Jochen Möhr

 

   Jeremy Gatten reports a Melanchra picta  from his house in Saanichton this morning, May 14:

 

Melanchra picta (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jeremy Gatten

 

   Jeremy Tatum reports his first Satyr Comma of the year today, in Livesay Road, Central Saanich.  Also, at 6:45 this evening there was one Painted Lady on the MountTolmie reservoir, and two more near the Jeffery Pine.