2020 September 24

 

    Ian Cooper photographed this crab spider catching an unfortunate syrphid fly (identified by Dr Jeff Skevington as probably Syrphus sp.) near the Switch Bridge on the Galloping Goose trail, September 20.

A second crab spider (in the third photograph) looks on from a nearby flower.

 

Misumena vatia (Ara.: Thomisidae) and Syrphus sp. (Dip.: Syrphidae)  Ian Cooper

Misumena vatia (Ara.: Thomisidae) and Syrphus sp. (Dip.: Syrphidae)  Ian Cooper

Misumena vatia (Ara.: Thomisidae) Ian Cooper

    Jochen Möhr’s moths from Metchosin yesterday morning (September 23):

 

6 Ennomos magnaria 

2 Euxoa difformis

1 Fishia illocata

1 Nepytia phantasmaria

1 Tetracis jubararia 

 

Fishea illocata (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Möhr

Fishea illocata (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Möhr

Nepytia phantasmaria (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

Euxoa difformis (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Möhr

Tetracis jubararia (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

    Jochen Möhr’s moths from Metchosin this morning (September 24):

 

1 Agonopterix nervosa

1 Drepanulatrix sp. 

7 Ennomos magnaria (alive) plus the remains of one juncoed one

1 Lithomoia germana

1 Noctua pronuba 

1 Pleromelloida cinerea

1 Sunira decipiens

1 Tetracis jubararia (same one as yesterday)

 

Agonopteryx nervosa (Lep.: Depressariidae)  Jochen Möhr

Sunira decipiens (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Möhr

Lithomoia germana (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Möhr