{"id":2635,"date":"2016-06-06T14:57:33","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T22:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=2635"},"modified":"2016-06-06T16:06:08","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T23:06:08","slug":"june-6-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=2635","title":{"rendered":"June 6"},"content":{"rendered":"
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   <\/strong>Jody Wells sends some photographs of dragonflies and damselflies from Maber Flats.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Cardinal Meadowhawk Sympetrum illotum <\/em>(Odo.: Libellulidae)  Jody Wells<\/div>\n

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\"\"Male Eight-spotted Skimmer Libellula forensis <\/em>(Odo.: Libellulidae)   Jody Wells<\/div>\n

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\"\"Female Eight-spotted Skimmer Libellula forensis <\/em>(Odo.: Libellulidae)   Jody Wells<\/p>\n

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Four-spotted Skimmer Libellula quadrimaculata <\/em> (Odo.: Libellulidae)   Jody Wells<\/p>\n

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\"\"Tule Bluets Enallagma carunculatum <\/em>(Odo.:  Coenagrionidae)  Jody Wells<\/div>\n

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    Lorquin’s Admirals <\/strong>are numerous now, and are a favorite with photographers.  Here are four recent photographs.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Lorquin’s Admiral Limenitis lorquini <\/em>(Lep.: Nymphalidae) Jody Wells<\/div>\n

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\"\"Lorquin’s Admiral Limenitis lorquini <\/em>(Lep.: Nymphalidae) Jody Wells<\/div>\n

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\"\"Lorquin’s Admiral Limenitis lorquini <\/em>(Lep.: Nymphalidae) Annie Pang<\/div>\n

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\"\"Lorquin’s Admiral Limenitis lorquini <\/em>(Lep.: Nymphalidae) Annie Pang<\/div>\n

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   Here are two photographs of the Two-spotted Ladybird<\/strong> from Annie Pang.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Two-spotted Ladybird Adalia bipunctata <\/em>(Col.: Coccinellidae)  Annie Pang<\/div>\n

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\"\"Two-spotted Ladybird Adalia bipunctata <\/em>(Col.: Coccinellidae)  Annie Pang<\/div>\n

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   Aziza Cooper sends photographs of a Boisduval’s Blue<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>and a crab spider<\/strong> from the VNHS monthly Butterfly Walk, at Boas Road (near Spectacle Lake), June 5.   Boisduval’s Blue was our target species for the day.  The butterfly photographed is resting on its larval foodplant, lupine.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Boisduval’s Blue Icaricia icarioides <\/em>(Lep.: Lycaenidae)  Aziza Cooper<\/div>\n

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   Jeremy Tatum remarks:  Like so many of our butterflies, this one has had several names, both English and scientific, over the years.  It may be found under the name “Common Blue”, or under Plebejus icarioides.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Crab spider Misumena vatia <\/em>(Ara.: Thomisidae)  Aziza Cooper<\/p>\n

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   Jeremy Tatum reports that he saw a Field Crescent <\/strong>at Eddy’s Storage, Stelly’s Cross Road, Central Saanich, today, June 6.<\/p>\n

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