2017 May 13

   Jeremy Tatum sends a photograph of a Neoalcis californiaria caterpillar on Douglas Fir from Panama Flats.

Neoalcis californiaria (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jeremy Tatum

 Ken Vaughan sends a photograph of Emmelina monodactyla.

Emmelina monodactyla (Lep.: Pterophoridae)  Ken Vaughan

   Annie Pang sends a picture of a fly in the genus Phaonia.  Probably P. subventa, but could also be P. rufiventris (= P. populi).

Phaonia sp. (Dip.: Muscidae)  Annie Pang

   Aziza Cooper reports from Christmas Hill today, about 2:00 pm:

Painted Lady – 2

Spring Azure – 1

Sara Orangetip – 1

Cabbage White – 1

Propertius Duskywing – 2

California Darner -1

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

California Darner Rhionaeschna californica (Odo.: Aeshnidae) Aziza Cooper

     Sheryl Falls reports a Cedar Hairstreak from Nanaimo’s Townsite area, May 7.

Cedar Hairstreak Mitoura rosneri (Lep.: Lycaenidae)  Sheryl Falls

   Jeremy Tatum writes:  Today (May 13) I saw two Cerisy’s Eyed Hawk Moths in copula along the Lochside trail between Blenkinsop Lake and Lohbrunner’s.  I didn’t photograph them, partly because I didn’t want to disturb them in their private moment, and partly because I didn’t have my camera with me.  May 13, and the only butterflies I saw on that section of the trail were one Cabbage White and one Western Spring Azure.