2020 May 17 morning

 

   Kirsten Mills writes:  On Friday May 15, at 5pm I went up Mount Tolmie. I saw the following butterflies:
4 Painted Ladies
1 Red Admiral
1 Grey Hairstreak
1 California Tortoiseshell
1 Propertius Duskywing
2 Western Spring Azure
The Red Admiral was on the concrete of the reservoir. The Grey Hairstreak was in the Oregon Grape at the summit. This was probably the best day for butterflies I’ve had this year.

 

Mr E sends a bunch of interesting photographs of all sorts of tiny creatures.  Here are three that we have managed to identify so far:

 

 

Probably a non-biting midge (Dip.: Chironomidae) Mr E

Lacewing egg (Neuroptera)  Mr E

Silver-spotted Tiger Moth Lophocampa argentata (Lep.: Erebidae – Arctiinae)  Mr E