2024 April 20 morning

Marie O’Shaughnessy writes:  I was up at Mount Douglas Park at 2:00 pm, April 19, hoping to see a female  Sara Orangetip  and I got lucky. One was being chased around by two males. Always a challenge as constantly on the move. Five individuals in total.

Other butterflies up at the top parking lot were three Western Spring Azures and one Mourning Cloak.

Female Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara (Lep.: Pieridae)
Marie O’Shaughnessy

Male and female Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara (Lep.: Pieridae)
Marie O’Shaughnessy

Here are two slugs photographed by Ian Cooper and kindly identified by Robert Forsyth:

Deroceras reticulatum (Pul.: Agriolimacidae)  Ian Cooper

Deroceras laeve (Pul.: Agriolimacidae)  Ian Cooper