{"id":21725,"date":"2024-05-31T10:38:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T17:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=21725"},"modified":"2024-05-31T10:38:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T17:38:16","slug":"2024-may-31-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=21725","title":{"rendered":"2024 May 31 morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2024 May 31<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Tatum writes:\u00a0 Several contributors agree with my comments on May 29 about the paucity of butterflies.\u00a0 However, there have been a few moments of sunshine in the last few days, and a very few welcome butterflies have been seen on Mount Tolmie, Mount Douglas and Outerbridge Park.\u00a0\u00a0 Forgive me if I omit some of the details of time and place and other details \u00a0\u2013 got a bit of a cold and am taking advantage of it by spending some delicious hours in bed!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21724 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lycaenid-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lycaenid-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lycaenid.jpg 393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/>Cedar Hairstreak <em>Callophrys gryneus\u00a0 <\/em>(Lep.: Lycaenidae)\u00a0\u00a0 Marie O\u2019Shaughnessy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>How do you tell the difference between a Pale Tiger Swallowtail and a Western Tiger Swallowtail?\u00a0 Well, in the Western, the black stripes are narrower than the yellow stripes;\u00a0 in the Pale, the black stripes are broader than the yellow.\u00a0 So, which is the one below?\u00a0 See the problem?\u00a0 Well, I\u2019m putting this down as a Western.\u00a0 Let me know if you disagree.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21719 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2W1A8127-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2W1A8127-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2W1A8127-1.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/>Western Tiger Swallowtail\u00a0 <em>Pterourus rutulus\u00a0 <\/em>(Lep.:\u00a0 Papilionidae)\u00a0 Marie O\u2019Shaughnessy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And how do you tell the difference between a Painted Lady and an American Lady? \u00a0Well, in the Painted Lady, the white patch near the apex is blunt.\u00a0 In the American Lady, it is pointy, and it points to small white spot.\u00a0 So, which is the one below?\u00a0 See the problem?\u00a0 Well, I\u2019m putting this down as a Painted Lady.\u00a0 Let me know if you disagree.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21720 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2W1A8181-4-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"566\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2W1A8181-4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2W1A8181-4.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/>Painted Lady <em>Vanessa cardui\u00a0 <\/em>(Lep.: Nymphalidae)\u00a0 Marie O\u2019Shaughnessy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The one below is unambiguously a Painted Lady:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21722 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/J-Bfly-Pa-Lady-Mt-Doug-1b-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/J-Bfly-Pa-Lady-Mt-Doug-1b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/J-Bfly-Pa-Lady-Mt-Doug-1b.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/>Painted Lady <em>Vanessa cardui\u00a0 <\/em>(Lep.: Nymphalidae)\u00a0 \u00a0Aziza Cooper<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21721 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/J-Bfly-Mo-Cloak-Mt-Tolmie-1-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/J-Bfly-Mo-Cloak-Mt-Tolmie-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/J-Bfly-Mo-Cloak-Mt-Tolmie-1-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/J-Bfly-Mo-Cloak-Mt-Tolmie-1-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/J-Bfly-Mo-Cloak-Mt-Tolmie-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/>Mourning Cloak\u00a0 <em>Nymphalis antiopa\u00a0 <\/em>(Lep.: Nymphalidae)\u00a0 Aziza Cooper<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21723 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/J-Moth-brown-Mt-Tolmie-1b-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/J-Moth-brown-Mt-Tolmie-1b-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/J-Moth-brown-Mt-Tolmie-1b.jpg 535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Large Yellow Underwing <em>Noctua pronuba\u00a0 <\/em>(Lep.: Noctuidae)\u00a0 Aziza Cooper<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 May 31 Jeremy Tatum writes:\u00a0 Several contributors agree with my comments on May 29 about the paucity of butterflies.\u00a0 However, there have been a few moments of sunshine in the last few days, and a very few welcome butterflies have been seen on Mount Tolmie, Mount Douglas and Outerbridge Park.\u00a0\u00a0 Forgive me if I 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