{"id":18947,"date":"2023-06-21T21:16:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T04:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=18947"},"modified":"2023-06-23T21:45:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T04:45:07","slug":"2023-june-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=18947","title":{"rendered":"2023 June 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2023 June 21<br \/>\nSummer began at 7:58 am PDT this morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>After a hiatus, moths returned to Jochen M\u00f6hr\u2019s house in Metchosin last night.\u00a0 Here are a few of them:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18943 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Leucoma-salicis-P1730820-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Leucoma-salicis-P1730820-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Leucoma-salicis-P1730820-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Leucoma-salicis-P1730820-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Leucoma-salicis-P1730820-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Leucoma-salicis-P1730820.jpg 1561w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><em>Leucoma salicis\u00a0 <\/em>(Lep.: Erebidae \u2013 Lymantriinae)\u00a0 Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18944 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lophocampa-maculata-P1730811-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lophocampa-maculata-P1730811-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lophocampa-maculata-P1730811-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lophocampa-maculata-P1730811-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lophocampa-maculata-P1730811-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lophocampa-maculata-P1730811-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><em>Lophocampa maculata\u00a0 <\/em>(Lep.: Erebidae \u2013 Arctiinae)\u00a0 Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18941 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Noctua-pronuba-P1730815-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Noctua-pronuba-P1730815-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Noctua-pronuba-P1730815-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Noctua-pronuba-P1730815-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Noctua-pronuba-P1730815-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Noctua-pronuba-P1730815-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><em>Noctua pronuba\u00a0 <\/em>(Lep.: Noctuidae)\u00a0 Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next: A caterpillar and adult <strong><em>Macaria lorquinaria<\/em><\/strong><em>.\u00a0 <\/em>The caterpillar was found on willow at UVic last month; the adult emerged today, and was released at UVic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18942 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Geom-la-Salix-2-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"473\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Geom-la-Salix-2-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Geom-la-Salix-2-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Geom-la-Salix-2-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Geom-la-Salix-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><em>Macaria lorquinaria\u00a0 <\/em>(Lep.: Geometridae) Jeremy Tatum<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18945 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Macaria-lorquin-ad-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Macaria-lorquin-ad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Macaria-lorquin-ad-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Macaria-lorquin-ad-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Macaria-lorquin-ad-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Macaria-lorquin-ad-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><em>Macaria lorquinaria\u00a0 <\/em>(Lep.: Geometridae) Jeremy Tatum<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A full-grown caterpillar of a <strong>Mourning Cloak<\/strong>, found today along Carey Road, Victoria, is shown below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18946 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Mourning-Cloak-cat-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Mourning-Cloak-cat-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Mourning-Cloak-cat-720x1024.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Mourning-Cloak-cat-768x1092.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Mourning-Cloak-cat.jpg 844w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/>Mourning Cloak <em>Nymphalis antiopa\u00a0 <\/em>(Lep.: Nymphalidae)<br \/>\nJeremy Tatum<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2023 June 21 Summer began at 7:58 am PDT this morning. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After a hiatus, moths returned to Jochen M\u00f6hr\u2019s house in Metchosin last night.\u00a0 Here are a few of them: Leucoma salicis\u00a0 (Lep.: Erebidae \u2013 Lymantriinae)\u00a0 Jochen M\u00f6hr &nbsp; Lophocampa maculata\u00a0 (Lep.: Erebidae \u2013 Arctiinae)\u00a0 Jochen M\u00f6hr &nbsp; Noctua pronuba\u00a0 (Lep.: Noctuidae)\u00a0 Jochen M\u00f6hr [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-invertebrate-alert"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18947"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18991,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18947\/revisions\/18991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}