2019 October 10

 

   Apparently there are still a few butterflies to be found.   Look on ivy blossom – good place to find nymphalids at this time of year.  Kirsten Mills saw a Red Admiral on Mount Tolmie on October 1, and on October 9 she saw a Painted Lady in Brentwood Bay.  Jeff Gaskin saw four Cabbage Whites on October 9 in the Martindale Valley.  Wendy Ansell saw one in Layritz Pask on October 6 and one along Island View Road today, October 10.

 

  Rick and Libby Avis found this caterpillar on alder along a logging road in the Alberni Valley on October 1.

 

Drepana bilineata (Lep.: Drepanidae – Drepaninae)  Rick Avis