{"id":22078,"date":"2024-06-23T08:34:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T15:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=22078"},"modified":"2024-06-23T08:34:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T15:34:46","slug":"2024-june-23-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=22078","title":{"rendered":"2024 June 23 morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2024 June 23 morning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Here are two dipterans photographed by Ian Cooper.\u00a0 We *think* we know what they are, but we can\u2019t be quite certain, and we would welcome opinions by knowledgeable viewers.\u00a0 We think the little yellow fly is probably a vinegar fly (Drosophilidae), but we can\u2019t be quite certain. \u00a0We think the other is probably a nonbiting midge (Chironomidae), but it might possibly be a mosquito (Culicidae).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22073 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC04956cs-1-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"611\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC04956cs-1-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC04956cs-1-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC04956cs-1.jpg 1016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/>Probably a vinegar fly (Dip.: Drosophilidae)\u00a0 Ian Cooper<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22075 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC05280cs-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC05280cs-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC05280cs-1024x812.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC05280cs-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC05280cs.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Probably a vinegar fly (Dip.: Drosophilidae)\u00a0 Ian Cooper<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22076 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC05281cs-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"611\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC05281cs-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC05281cs-1024x736.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC05281cs-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC05281cs.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/>Probably a vinegar fly (Dip.: Drosophilidae)\u00a0 Ian Cooper<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22074 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC05190cs-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"611\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC05190cs-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC05190cs-1024x827.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC05190cs-768x620.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC05190cs.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/>Probably a nonbiting midge (Dip.: Chironomidae)\u00a0 Ian Cooper<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We thank Dr Frans Janssens for the identification of the springtail below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22072 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC04918cs-1-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"613\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC04918cs-1-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC04918cs-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC04918cs-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC04918cs-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><em>Entomobrya katzi\u00a0 <\/em>(Coll.: Entomobryidae) Ian Cooper<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We thank Dr Rob Cannings for the identification of the young male <strong>Blue Dasher<\/strong> below, photographed by Aziza Cooper at Mary Lake.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22077 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/D-Dragonfly-Mary-Lake-1b-1-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/D-Dragonfly-Mary-Lake-1b-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/D-Dragonfly-Mary-Lake-1b-1.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Blue Dasher <em>Pachydiplax longipennis\u00a0 <\/em>(Odo.: Libellulidae)\u00a0 Aziza Cooper<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 June 23 morning \u00a0\u00a0 Here are two dipterans photographed by Ian Cooper.\u00a0 We *think* we know what they are, but we can\u2019t be quite certain, and we would welcome opinions by knowledgeable viewers.\u00a0 We think the little yellow fly is probably a vinegar fly (Drosophilidae), but we can\u2019t be quite certain. \u00a0We think the 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