2023 August 16

   Jeff Gaskin writes:

Today, August 16, I saw a Lorquin’s Admiral on Lochside Drive south of Lohbrunner Road or about 50 metres north of the famous fence.

Cheryl Hoyle sends photographs of some bugs from View Royal:

Probably Euschistus conspersus (Hem.: Pentatomidae)
Cheryl Hoyle

Banasa dimiata  (Hem.: Pentatomidae) Cheryl Hoyle

Graphocephala fennahi (Hem.: Cicadellidae)  Cheryl Hoyle

On August 15 Jochen Möhr wrote:

Looks like the Creator perceived my disappointment and sent a few more lepidoptera my way:

This morning:
1 Tolype distincta, and three Emeralds, which I would identify as
2 Campea perlata and
1 Nemoria darwiniata.

There was also definitely one Callizzia amorata, but it was gone by the time I got hold of my camera.   This evening, there were also at least two Alucita montana, which again I was unable to record.

Campaea perlata (L) and Nemoria darwiniata (R)
(Lep.: Geometridae)
Jochen Möhr

Campaea perlata (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Möhr

Tolype distincta (Lep.: Lasiocampidae)  Jochen Möhr

On August 16, Jochen continues:

This morning, yesterday’s Tolype distincta was still there.  Plus a Pyrausta perrubralis and an Alucita montana outside my window, hence photographed from the underside.  And finally two Spargania magnoliata.

Pyrausta perrubralis  (Lep.: Crambidae)   Jochen Möhr

Alucita montana underside (Lep.: Alucitidae)  Jochen Möhr

Spargania magnoliata (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Möhr