2024 October 11

   Aziza Cooper writes:  On October 10 at about 2 pm, there were two Cabbage Whites along McKenzie Road east of Borden Street, seen from my car.  Jeremy Tatum writes: That’s exactly where I saw two, also from my car, the day before.  I wonder if they were the same two.

Are these going to be the last butterflies of the year?  Or are there more to come?

Aziza writes:  On October 7 at the Hawk Lookout near Beechey Head, this beetle flew into a pine bush at the summit.

We thank Scott Gilmore for identifying the beetle as Monochamus clamator, and Aziza for identifying the hand as belonging to Liam Ragan.

Spotted Pine Sawyer  Monochamus clamator  (Col.: Cerambycidae)  Aziza Cooper