{"id":16183,"date":"2022-08-07T21:12:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T04:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=16183"},"modified":"2022-08-07T21:17:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T04:17:50","slug":"2022-august-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=16183","title":{"rendered":"2022 August 7"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2022 August 7 <\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/strong>  <\/strong>Ren Ferguson writes:  I found this moth on the sidewalk at the Saanich Plaza on Friday, August 5.<\/p>\n

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Panthea virginarius <\/em>(Lep.: Noctuidae)  Ren Ferguson<\/p>\n

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   Aziza Cooper sends photographs of Woodland Skippers<\/strong> from Panama Flats, August 6. <\/p>\n

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Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides <\/em>(Lep.: Hesperiidae)  Aziza Cooper<\/p>\n

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Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides <\/em>(Lep.: Hesperiidae)  Aziza Cooper<\/p>\n

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   Jeremy Tatum writes:  The moth below was in my bath this afternoon.  I didn’t see it at first, but fortunately the moth flew to safety as soon as I turned on the tap.<\/p>\n

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Noctua pronuba <\/em>(Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jeremy<\/code> Tatum<\/p>\n

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   Aziza Cooper writes:  The VNHS August 7 butterfly walk, led by Gordon Hart, was attended by eight people. The weather was sunny and hot. We saw five species of butterflies, plus a large moth and several dragonflies and damselflies.<\/p>\n

Mt. Tolmie: Lorquin’s Admiral – 2; Cabbage White – 2; Sheep Moth – 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

McIntyre Reservoir: Western Tiger Swallowtail – 1; Cabbage White- 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Island View Beach: Lorquin’s Admiral – 6; Woodland Skipper – 8; Essex Skipper – 5; Cabbage White – 4.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We saw several species of dragonflies and damselflies at McIntyre Reservoir, including Black Saddlebags<\/strong> and Eight-spotted Skimmer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Some photographs from the trip:<\/p>\n

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Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola <\/em>(Lep.: Hesperiidae)  Aziza Cooper<\/p>\n

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Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola <\/em>(Lep.: Hesperiidae)  Aziza Cooper<\/p>\n

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Eight-spotted Skimmer Libellula forensis <\/em>(Odo.: Libellulidae)  Aziza Cooper<\/p>\n

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Tule Bluet Enallagma carunculatum <\/em>(Odo.: Coenagrionidae)  Aziza Cooper<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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