June 9
2020 June 9
Rosemary Jorna sends photographs of two bees from the Otter Point area, June 8. Thanks to Annie Pang and Lincoln Best for the identifications.

Lasioglossum sp. (Hym.: Halictidae) Rosemary Jorna

Bombus mixtus (Hym.: Apidae) Rosemary Jorna
Jochen Möhr’s moths from Metchosin this morning:
1 Agrotis vancouverensis
1 Callizzia amorata
1 Eupithecia sp.
1 Homorthodes hanhami
1 Hydriomena marinata or californiata
1 Anavitrinella pampinaria
2 Lacinipolia cuneata
1 Nadata gibbosa (still the same one)
1 Perizoma curvilinea
1 Pero morrisonaria
4 Tyria jacobaeae
1 Xanthorhoe defensaria
Jeremy Tatum writes – and I’m sure Jochen agrees – What ever would we do without the daily help of Libby Avis with identification of these moths!

Anavitrinella pampinaria (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Möhr

Homorthodes hanhami (Lep.: Noctuidae) Jochen Möhr

Hydriomena marinata/californiata (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Möhr

Callizzia amorata (Lep.: Uraniidae) Jochen Möhr

Agrotis vancouverensis (Lep.: Noctuidae) Jochen Möhr

Lacinipolia cuneata (Lep.: Noctuidae) Jochen Möhr

Xanthorhoe defensaria (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Möhr

Pero morrisonaria (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Möhr

Perizoma curvilinea (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Möhr