July 2 evening

 

New Book

 

   A problem with books with titles such as Butterflies of British Columbia,… or of Canada,…or of North America, etc., is that they include hundreds of species that we don’t see on Vancouver Island, which makes it difficult to identify a butterfly seen locally.  Val George has produced a beautiful little booklet that perfectly solves that problem, with 58 excellent photographs of 44 of the butterflies that you are most likely to see on Vancouver Island.   The book measures about 10 X 13 cm, and a few mm thick, and it will easily fit in your pocket.  It is made of strong paper and is sturdily bound so it is likely to survive well on many field trips.  The title is simply Butterflies of Vancouver Island.

 

  When last seen, Val was giving them away free to VNHS members who attended a VNHS field trip (you never know what rewards you may receive on one of these trips). If you would like a copy, Val gives his email contact as

valgeorge2006 at hotmail dot com

 I am sure that Val wouldn’t be offended if you were to offer a small sum to offset the cost of production of this delightful and useful little book.

 

 

   Aziza Cooper sends a picture of the European introduced snail Cepaea nemoralis from UVic’s Finnerty Gardens.

 

Cepaea nemoralis (Pul.: Helicidae)  Aziza Cooper

 

 

      Val George sends a photograph of a small moth found at Island View Beach during the VNHS Butterfly Walk on July2.

 

Male Choristoneura rosaceana (Lep.: Tortricidae)  Val George

 

   Val sends a photo of another small moth that was on his garden fence in Oak Bay on June 30.

 

Pyrausta californicalis (Lep.: Crambidae)  Val George

 

 

   Jochen Möhr sends photographs of Nadata gibbosa  and Campaea perlata from Metchosin.

 

Nadata gibbosa (Lep.: Notodontidae)  Jochen Möhr

 

Campaea perlata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

   Huge backlog – more tomorrow.  Jeremy