2019 June 16

 

   Cheryl Hoyle sends a photograph of a snakefly from Saanich.   A close-up of the top of the head of a snakefly is often helpful in the identification.  Although we cannot be certain of the exact identity of this individual, it is very likely in  the Family Raphidiidae, probably genus Agulla, and maybe A. assimilis.

 

Snakefly.   Possibly Agulla assimilis (Raph.: Raphidiidae)  Cheryl Hoyle

 

   Rosemary Jorna writes:  Fire hazard already closed the gate at Mount Prévost, so we parked and walked up to the first side road anyway. We were rewarded with 3 Clodius Parnassian butterflies. Two of them permitted photographs, which I have included. There were 4 Pale Tiger Swallowtails along the road who refused to be photographed.

 

Clodius Parnassian Parnassius clodius (Lep.: Papilionidae)  Rosemary Jorna

 

Clodius Parnassian Parnassius clodius (Lep.: Papilionidae)  Rosemary Jorna

 

   Rosemary continues:  The June 15 VNHS outing to the Cowichan River Estuary, Providence Farm and Mount Prévost met Western Tiger Swallowtails steadily along the way   –  10 to 12.  There were fresh  Lorquin’s Admirals flying along the whole route – 18 to 20 during the day. At the Cowichan River Estuary there were five or six Essex Skippers:

Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola (Lep.: Hesperiidae)  Rosemary Jorna