2021 August 1 morning

 

   After some brief unaccustomed cloud yesterday, the Sun is coming out again today, so the VNHS August Butterfly Walk is on!    Top of Mount Tolmie, 1:00 pm today, Sunday August 1.  All very welcome!

  Mr E sends a photograph of a Grey Flesh Fly, Family Sarcophagidae.  Jeremy Tatum says he is tempted to say Subfamily Sarcophaginae, or even genus Sarcophaga, but prudence suggests we stick to Family Sarcophagidae.  Mr E reminds us that these flies don’t lay eggs – they lay already wriggling maggots!

Grey Flesh Fly (Dip.: Sarcophagidae)   Mr E

 

 

 Grey Flesh Fly (Dip.: Sarcophagidae)   Mr E

 

   Kate Woods sends photographs of a nice plusiine moth from Sooke, July 31.  Thanks to Libby Avis for the identification as Autographa corusca.

Autographa corusca (Lep.: Noctuidae – Plusiinae)  Kate Woods

 

 

Autographa corusca (Lep.: Noctuidae – Plusiinae)  Kate Woods

 

 

Autographa corusca (Lep.: Noctuidae – Plusiinae)  Kate Woods