2022 August 7

   Ren Ferguson writes:  I found this moth on the sidewalk at the Saanich Plaza on Friday, August 5.

Panthea virginarius (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Ren Ferguson

   Aziza Cooper sends photographs of Woodland Skippers from Panama Flats, August 6. 

Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides (Lep.: Hesperiidae)  Aziza Cooper

Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides (Lep.: Hesperiidae)  Aziza Cooper

   Jeremy Tatum writes:  The moth below was in my bath this afternoon.  I didn’t see it at first, but fortunately the moth flew to safety as soon as I turned on the tap.

Noctua pronuba (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jeremy Tatum

   Aziza Cooper writes:  The VNHS August 7 butterfly walk, led by Gordon Hart, was attended by eight people. The weather was sunny and hot. We saw five species of butterflies, plus a large moth and several dragonflies and damselflies.

Mt. Tolmie: Lorquin’s Admiral – 2; Cabbage White – 2; Sheep Moth – 2

McIntyre Reservoir: Western Tiger Swallowtail – 1; Cabbage White- 6

Island View Beach: Lorquin’s Admiral – 6; Woodland Skipper – 8; Essex Skipper – 5; Cabbage White – 4.

We saw several species of dragonflies and damselflies at McIntyre Reservoir, including Black Saddlebags and Eight-spotted Skimmer.

Some photographs from the trip:

Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola (Lep.: Hesperiidae)  Aziza Cooper

Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola (Lep.: Hesperiidae)  Aziza Cooper

Eight-spotted Skimmer Libellula forensis (Odo.: Libellulidae)  Aziza Cooper

Tule Bluet Enallagma carunculatum (Odo.: Coenagrionidae)  Aziza Cooper