2023 June 6 morning

    Some good news from Ron Flower:  On June 5 we stopped into the small native graveyard on West Saanich Road and happily found at least three Field Crescents.

Female Field Crescent Phyciodes pratensis (Lep.: Nymphalidae)
Ron Flower

Male Field Crescent Phyciodes pratensis (Lep.: Nymphalidae)
Ron Flower

Not so good news is that we seem to have lost the Colwood turn-off colony of Silvery Blues.  There are few Lupins there now, and, in several visits this year and last, there have been no sightings of adults or ova.    Perhaps someone might check the Koksilah Road colony soon.

We are approaching the end of the Western Spring Azure season.  Jeremy Tatum writes:  I saw one yesterday at Swan Lake.  Let us know if any further ones are seen.

More nice pics later today…