2015 August 28

   Aziza Cooper writes:  Yesterday, August 27, one male Purplish Copper was in the flowers next to the pump house on the east side of Martindale. About 20 Cabbage Whites were also in the area.

  Annie Pang sends a photograph of a bee, which reminds us that we very much need someone to help us with identification of Hymenoptera.  Please do let us know if you can help.

Bee (Hym.: Apidae)  Annie Pang

   Rosemary Jorna photographed a ground beetle at Kemp Lake Road on August 27.  Thanks to Scott Gilmore for identifying it as probably Amara sp.

Ground beetle, probably Amara sp. (Col.: Carabidae)  Rosemary Jorna

   Val George found a plusiine caterpillar Autographa californica on his kale plants in his Oak Bay garden today.

   Also on Val’s kale were some caterpillars of Plutella xylostella.

Plutella xylostella (Lep.: Plutellidae)  Jeremy Tatum