2022 October 7 evening

    October 7 – and there are still butterflies around!  Jeff Gaskin reports that the Lorquin’s Admiral first seen on Markham Road near the Layritz Park entrance [see September 22 and October 2 entries] was still there today.  And Ron Flower sends a photograph taken today at McIntyre reservoir of a Grey Hairstreak:

 Grey Hairstreak Strymon melinus (Lep.: Lycaenidae)  Ron Flower

   There are still sulphurs at McIntyre reservoir – probably of two species.  We’ll delay posting sulphur photographs received today until we are sure of the species.  They’ll probably be posted tomorrow.

   It is probably still worth looking for Painted Lady in the late afternoons near the Jeffery Pine atop Mount Tolmie.  And there must still be Cabbage Whites around.  Wouldn’t it be extraordinary to find six species of butterflies on an October day!