2017 October 16

 

   Jeremy Gatten writes:  The nice weather yesterday resulted in a surprising number of dragonfly and butterfly species on the wing today.  The highlight of my day was my first American Lady for BC, which was at Albert Head Lagoon.  Also at Albert Head Lagoon were several Cabbage Whites, a female Common Green Darner and what I believe was a Paddle-tailed Darner.  At Witty’s Lagoon, I had one Cardinal Meadowhawk and a few Autumn Meadowhawks. [The Autumn Meadowhawk is also known as the Yellow-legged Meadowhawk Sympetrum vicinum.] Moving on to Swanwick Road, I had a Painted Lady and a Striped Meadowhawk.  Reasonable numbers of moths around at Hans Helgesen Elementary School, including: Agrochola purpurea (2), Orthosia mys (3), Epirrita autumnata (4), Philedia punctomacularia (1), Tetracis sp. (3, possibly two different species), and Eupithecia unicolor (1).  At my place in Saanichton this evening (October 15), I’ve had: Autographa californica (2), Sunira decipiens (1), Mythimna unipuncta (2), and Eupithecia sp.