2017 October 10 morning

 

   Sorry, no posting yesterday.  Too tired!

 

   Gerry Ansell writes:  On October 8, 2017, Gerry and Steve saw 3 Orange Sulphurs and 1 Painted Lady at the reservoir.  Also, of course, Cabbage Whites.

 

   Thanks, Gerry – I followed this up on October 9 (Monday) and all three species were still there, as well as Aziza Cooper, who took some photographs.

 

Male Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme (Lep.: Pieridae)  Aziza Cooper

 

Painted Lady Vanessa cardui (Lep.: Nymphalidae)  Aziza Cooper

 

 

 

   Jochen Moehr sends a selection of fine moth photographs from Metchosin.

 

Agrochola purpurea (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Moehr

 

Dysstroma citrata (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Moehr

 

Ceranemota fasciata (Lep.: Drepanidae – Thyatirinae) Jochen Moehr

 

 

   Thanks to Sussex (England) butterfly enthusiast David Harris for pointing out to me a posting on the Sussex butterfly website  www.sussex-butterflies.org.uk/sightings/   for October 6, which gives the following link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41528521

This describes a massive migrating swarm, detected by radar, of Painted Lady butterflies in Colorado.  We should keep a lookout here to see if any of them reach us.