2017 May 11

   Aziza Cooper sends a picture of a fly, Epalpus signifer, on a Chocolate Lily in Uplands Park, May 9.   Jeremy Tatum writes:    The fly lays its eggs on…  oh, I don’t think the rest of that is suitable for all viewers.   Going to more pleasant matters, the flower is also known as the Chocolate Fritillary, and I don’t know whether the flower is named after the butterfly, or the butterfly is named after the flower.  They both have (slightly) similar chequered patterns.  I believe the flower got its name first, but it could be the other way round.

Epalpus signifer (Dip.: Tachinidae)  Aziza Cooper

   The first spraying for supposed Lymantria dispar in the Elk Lake/Bear Hill area has been postponed until Monday May 15, 5:00 – 7:30 am.