2019 July 26 morning

 

   Val George sends photographs of two moths at the Goldstream Park Nature House, July 24.  The first seems to be an unusual colour variety of Ipimorpha nanaimo.

 

 

Ipimorpha nanaimo (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Val George

 

Eulithis xylina (Lep.: Geometridae)  Val George

 

   On July 24, Layla Munger photographed this little syrphid fly in Oak Bay.  It was identified by Dr Jeff Skevington of Ottawa while he was away on holiday in Ecuador!

 

Sphaerophoria sp. (Dip.: Syrphidae)  Layla Munger

 

   Dr Skevington also identified, while on holiday in Ecuador, the next two syrphids, photographed by Layla in Oak Bay on July 19:

 

Female Fazia micrura (Dip.: Syrphidae)  Layla Munger

 

Eumerus sp. (Dip.: Syrphidae)  Layla Munger

 

   Jermy Tatum writes:  The Satyr Comma below came from one of the caterpillars found on nettle along Lochside Drive north of Blenkinsop Lake during the rainy Butterfly Walk on July 7.  I released it today in the same place.

 

Female Satyr Comma Polygonia satyrus (Lep.: Nymphalidae)   Jeremy Tatum

 

   Jeremy continues:  At 6:00 pm on July 25 there were four Painted Ladies at the top of Mount Tolmie.