2020 August 2 morning

 

   Butterfly Walk today!  The monthly butterfly walk is today, 1:00 pm.  Meet at the top of Mount Tolmie.  On yesterday’s posting, I had put Sunday August 1; I have now corrected this.  Apologies to anyone who turned up yesterday.  Thanks to Mr E for pointing out the mistake.  Once again I appeal to users – if you spot any mistakes of any sort on Invert Alert, please do let me know!  It is easy for me to correct mistakes, and I’m never offended.  On the contrary, it is a compliment to me that someone should be reading the Alerts so carefully!

 

Gordon Hart’s moths from Highlands, July 31:

 

Caripeta divisata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Gordon Hart

  The genus Pero has several similar species, such that the variation within a species is greater than the variation between species, which makes accurate identification from photographs, however good, difficult, writes Jeremy Tatum.  I have been labelling them with the word “probably” – which means I could well be wrong.  Gordon’s Pero has lots of tiny dark speckles, which makes me label it “probably morrisonaria“, but it looks awfully like others that I have labelled “probably” honestaria (August 1 afternoon) and mizon  (July 31 afternoon).

 

Pero (probably morrisonaria) (Lep.: Geometridae)  Gordon Hart

Triphosa haesitata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Gordon Hart

Herpetogramma thestealis (Lep.: Crambidae)  Gordon Hart

   Gordon reports his first Woodland Skipper or the year in the Highlands today, and Jeremy Tatum also saw one at King’s Pond.

   Jeremy Tatum writes:  The pupating Pale Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar shown yesterday morning has now pupated:

 

Pale Tiger Swallowtail Papilio eurymedon (Lep.: Papilionidae)

Jeremy Tatum