{"id":1120,"date":"2015-05-19T03:19:10","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T10:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=1120"},"modified":"2016-03-13T16:38:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-13T23:38:07","slug":"may-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=1120","title":{"rendered":"May 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html> <head> <meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=iso-8859-1\"> <\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" style=\"display:none\"><!--P{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} --><\/style>\n<p> <\/head> <body dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size:12pt;color:#000000;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <\/p>\n<p><strong>2015 May 18<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>Cynthia Brossard writes:&nbsp; Haven&#8217;t seen one of these beautiful creatures in forever.&nbsp; It is on the front steps of my house by Langford Lake.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" originalheight=\"900\" originalwidth=\"1200\" name=\"\" title=\"Polyphemus.JPG\" height=\"441.59999999999997\" width=\"588.8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image555aabb1bef91.jpeg\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Polyphemus Moth <em>Antheraea polyphemus <\/em>(Lep.: Saturniidae) Cynthia Brossard<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Aziza Cooper writes:&nbsp; Two dark males and one paler female <strong>Cedar Hairstreak<\/strong> seen on Sunday at the railroad tracks near the&nbsp;Goldstream campground.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" hasheight=\"true\" setwidth=\"537\" setheight=\"431\" style=\"width: 537px; height: 431px;\" originalheight=\"961\" originalwidth=\"1200\" name=\"\" title=\"Cedar Hairstreak K.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image555aabb1bfee0.jpeg\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"file:\/\/\/F:\/DOCUME%7E1\/tatum\/LOCALS%7E1\/Temp\/msohtml1\/01\/clip_image004.jpg\">Cedar Hairstreak <em>Mitoura rosneri <\/em>(Lep.: Lycaenidae) Aziza Cooper<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"file:\/\/\/F:\/DOCUME%7E1\/tatum\/LOCALS%7E1\/Temp\/msohtml1\/01\/clip_image006.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" hasheight=\"true\" setwidth=\"502\" setheight=\"370\" style=\"width: 502px; height: 370px;\" originalheight=\"885\" originalwidth=\"1200\" name=\"\" title=\"Cedar Hairstreak L.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image555aabb1c0b94.jpeg\"><br \/> Cedar Hairstreak <em>Mitoura rosneri <\/em>(Lep.: Lycaenidae) Aziza Cooper<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 518px;\" hasheight=\"false\" setwidth=\"518\" setheight=\"398\" originalheight=\"923\" originalwidth=\"1200\" name=\"\" title=\"Cedar Hairstreak M.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image555aabb1c1733.jpeg\"> <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Cedar Hairstreak <em>Mitoura rosneri <\/em>(Lep.: Lycaenidae) Aziza Cooper<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Aziza writes: I saw a single <strong>Silvery Blue<\/strong> on Sunday afternoon along the Galloping Goose trail. It was at a lupin patch near the Colwood exit, where Craigflower meets Sooke Road. Easiest access is to park at the east end of Atkins Road  and walk east for 1\/2 block.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" originalheight=\"902\" originalwidth=\"1200\" name=\"\" title=\"K Silvery Blue 1a.JPG\" height=\"442.5813333333333\" width=\"588.8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image555aabb1c2c5d.jpeg\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Silvery Blue <em>Glaucopsyche lygdamus <\/em>(Lep.: Lycaenidae)&nbsp; Aziza Cooper<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" originalheight=\"1080\" originalwidth=\"1200\" name=\"\" title=\"K Silvery Blue 2a ventral.JPG\" height=\"529.92\" width=\"588.8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image555aabb1c3903.jpeg\"> <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Silvery Blue <em>Glaucopsyche lygdamus <\/em>(Lep.: Lycaenidae)&nbsp; Aziza Cooper<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Jeremy Tatum writes:&nbsp; It seems to be a good weekend for lycaenids.&nbsp; Yesterday I saw one each of <strong>Western Brown Elfin, Moss&#8217;s Elfin <\/strong>and <strong>Grey Hairstreak<\/strong> along the Pathfinder trail at Munn Road, and of course several <strong>Western Spring Azures<\/strong>. &nbsp;And today, Monday May 18, there are still hilltopping nymphalids on the Mount Tolmie reservoir in the late afternoon &#8211; <strong>Mourning Cloak, Painted Lady, West Coast Lady.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/body> <\/html> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2015 May 18 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Cynthia Brossard writes:&nbsp; Haven&#8217;t seen one of these beautiful creatures in forever.&nbsp; It is on the front steps of my house by Langford Lake. 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