2020 July 17 afternoon

 

From Gordon Hart:

 

Hello Butterfly Watchers,

The July Butterfly Count period starts Saturday July 18 until Sunday July 26. This is an informal census of butterfly numbers and species in Greater Victoria. The area is defined by the Christmas Bird Count circle, extending from Victoria to Brentwood Bay and Island View Road in Central Saanich, and west to Happy Valley and Triangle Mountain, and Langford Lake and Goldstream areas.

You can submit a count any time over the count period, just use a separate form for each count and location. In the case of repeat or duplicate counts, I will use the higher numbers. To submit counts, please use the form from the VNHS website at:

https://www.vicnhs.bc.ca/?p=33

If you have difficulty with the form, just send me an email with the information.

Thank-you for submitting your sightings and good luck with your count.

-Gordon

 

Gordon Hart,

Butterfly Count Coordinator,

Victoria Natural History Society

 

 

Jody Wells photographed this paper wasp at Brentwood Bay yesterday.  Thanks to Claudia Copley for identifying it as the Golden Paper Wasp Polistes aurifer.  The usual paper wasp we see here is the European P. dominula – but this one is native.

 

Golden Paper Wasp Polistes aurifer (Hym.: Vespidae)  Jody Wells

   Jeremy Tatum writes:  Here is a caterpillar of the Pale Tiger Swallowtail from Munn Road:

 

Pale Tiger Swallowtail Papilio eurymedon (Lep.: Papilionidae)
Jeremy Tatum