2016 May 10

   Val George writes:  Late afternoon May 9 at the summit of Mount Douglas the following butterflies were present:  2 Painted Ladies, 2 Red Admirals, 1 Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (photo attached).

   Jeff Gaskin writes:  Today, May 10, the Tuesday Birding Group went to Layritz Park and Broadcast Hill and saw the following butterflies: From Layritz Park we saw some Western Spring Azures, one “Ringlet”  (a.k.a. Large Heath), one Propertius Duskywing, two Western Tiger Swallowtails and some Cabbage Whites. One Pale Tiger Swallowtail was near the top of Broadcast Hill and I saw a Western Brown Elfin  at a private residence at the corner of Glyn Road and Layritz Avenue.

   To which Aziza Cooper adds:  I went to Layritz Park and Broadcast Hill with the VNHS birding group. I also found a Grey Hairstreak. 

   Aziza adds: During my visit to Cameron Main on April 30, I found some ants with a silvery band around their abdomen. They were at the same spot as the Western Tailed Blues, about a half a mile up the road from the junction with the Connector to Highway 14.

“Ringlet” (Large Heath) Coenonympha tullia (Lep.: Nymphalidae – Satyrinae)

 Aziza Cooper

Propertius Duskywing Erynnis propertius (Lep.: Hesperiidae)  Aziza Cooper

Grey Hairstreak Strymon melinus (Lep.: Lycaenidae)  Aziza Cooper

Ants (Hym.: Formicidae)  Aziza Cooper

  Rosemary Jorna writes:  There were a dozen or so of these Western Spring Azures spaced along the walk at Sooke Potholes, May 9.  I also saw three Pale Tiger Swallowtails, and a Western Pine Efin.

Western Spring Azure Celestrina echo  Lep.: Lycaenidae)  Rosemary Jorna

Western Pine Elfin Incisalia eryphon (Lep.: Lycaenidae)  Rosemary Jorna

   Rosemary continues:  There were many species of butterflies but in the hot afternoon sunshine they were zipping along but I did get this moth.

Adela septentrionella (Lep.: Incurvariidae)   Rosemary Jorna