2022 September 7 morning

   Marie O’Shaughnessy writes:  A friend and I were delighted to find a few hovering dragonflies at McIntyre Reservoir yesterday afternoon.  We saw a Common Green Darner. The majority of the dragonflies seen were Paddle-tailed Darners,  and  three Black Saddlebags. Also saw only one  Eight-Spotted Skimmer.

Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna palmata (Odo.: Aeshnidae)  Marie O’Shaughnessy

 

Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna palmata (Odo.: Aeshnidae)  Marie O’Shaughnessy

 

Eight-spotted Skimmer Libellula forensis (Odo.: Libellulidae)  Marie O’Shaughnessy

 

Black Saddlebags Tramea lacerata (Odo.: Libellulidae)  Marie O’Shaughnessy

 

   Jochen Möhr writes from Metchosin:  Last night three Neoalcis californiaria and at least five Udea profundalis.  I took only one picture of one of the latter.   In addition a Synaxis jubararia and an Alucita montana.  

Alucita montana (Lep.: Alucitidae)  Jochen Möhr

 

Udea profundalis (Lep.: Crambidae)  Jochen Möhr

 

Tetracis jubararia (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

Two caterpillar pictures from Jeremy  Tatum. The first from Rithet’s Bog; the second from Swan Lake.

Yellow Woolly Bear Spilosoma virginica  (Lep.: Erebidae – Arctiinae)  Jeremy Tatum

Eyed Hawk Moth Smerinthus ophthalmica (Lep.: Sphingidae) Jeremy Tatum