{"id":23624,"date":"2024-09-18T22:39:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T05:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=23624"},"modified":"2024-09-18T22:39:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T05:39:43","slug":"2024-september-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=23624","title":{"rendered":"2024 September 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2024 September 18<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Wendy Ansell writes: There was a nice fresh <strong>Lorquin\u2019s Admiral<\/strong> at Rithet&#8217;s Bog at 4:00 this afternoon.\u00a0 It was on the east side (NE?) sunning itself.<\/p>\n<p>Marie O\u2019Shaughnessy sends the following from the Qualicum Beach area, Sunday September 15.<\/p>\n<p>I was surprised to find 3 species of red dragonflies in one location.<br \/>\nMost appeared to be <strong>Striped Meadowhawks<\/strong><br \/>\n2 were <strong>Cardinal Meadowhawks<\/strong><br \/>\n8 were <strong>Autumn Meadowhawks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Others were<br \/>\n<strong>1 \u00a0blue male Western Pondhawk<br \/>\n2 Common Green Darners<br \/>\n4 Blue-eyed Darners<br \/>\n1 Canada Darner<br \/>\n2 Paddle-tailed Darner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23615 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A2873-22-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A2873-22-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A2873-22.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/strong>Cardinal Meadowhawks\u00a0 <em>Sympetrum illotum\u00a0 <\/em>(Odo.: Libellulidae) Marie O\u2019Shaughnessy<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23619 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A2965-4-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A2965-4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A2965-4.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/>\u00a0Autumn Meadowhawk\u00a0 <em>Sympetrum vicinum\u00a0 <\/em>(Odo.: Libellulidae) Marie O\u2019Shaughnessy<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23620 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A3009-2-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"632\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A3009-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A3009-2.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/strong>Striped Meadowhawk\u00a0 <em>Sympetrum pallipes\u00a0 <\/em>(Odo.: Libellulidae) Marie O\u2019Shaughnessy<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23616 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A2898-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A2898-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A2898-1.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/strong>Blue-eyed Darner <em>Rhionaeschna multicolor\u00a0 <\/em>(Odo.: Aeshnidae)\u00a0 Marie O\u2019Shaughnessy<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23617 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A2907-20-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"493\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A2907-20-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A2907-20.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/strong>Canada Darner <em>Aeshna canadensis\u00a0 <\/em>( Odo.: Aeshnidae)\u00a0 Marie O\u2019Shaughnessy<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23618 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A2915-17-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"673\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A2915-17-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2W1A2915-17.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/strong>Canada Darner <em>Aeshna canadensis\u00a0 <\/em>( Odo.: Aeshnidae)\u00a0 Marie O\u2019Shaughnessy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Aziza Cooper writes:\u00a0 Today, September 18, this dragonfly was at the ditch beside Island View Nursery in the Martindale valley.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23621 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/B-Dragonfly-M-dale-1b-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/B-Dragonfly-M-dale-1b-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/B-Dragonfly-M-dale-1b.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/strong>Paddle-tailed Darner <em>Aeshna palmata\u00a0 <\/em>(Odo.: Aeshnidae)\u00a0 Aziza Cooper<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 September 18 \u00a0\u00a0 Wendy Ansell writes: There was a nice fresh Lorquin\u2019s Admiral at Rithet&#8217;s Bog at 4:00 this afternoon.\u00a0 It was on the east side (NE?) sunning itself. Marie O\u2019Shaughnessy sends the following from the Qualicum Beach area, Sunday September 15. 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