2022 July 26

    Julie Michaux writes from Old West Saanich Road:  This little fellow appeared this morning, July 26, 2022, on our patio.  It is approximately two inches long.

   Jeremy Tatum writes:  It is Smerinthus cerisyi, and the reddish colour appearing on its back tells us that it has finished eating and is looking for somewhere to pupate.

Smerinthus ophthalmica (Lep.: Sphingidae)  Julie Michaux