{"id":4647,"date":"2017-07-26T10:54:58","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T17:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=4647"},"modified":"2017-07-27T14:12:15","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T21:12:15","slug":"july-26-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=4647","title":{"rendered":"July 26 morning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2017 July 26 morning<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Gordon Hart writes:<\/p>\n

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The July count tallied 12 species, one fewer than 2016. This year, there were no Satyr Commas or Mourning Cloaks, but we added one Ringlet (Large Heath). Total numbers were up by about one third, from 667 to 1046 individuals. Cabbage Whites were the most numerous with 570 (2016: 431), and Western Tiger Swallowtails were next with 140 (2016: 47). Woodland Skippers started to appear near the end of the count period and only nine were counted (2016: 45). More Pine Whites were seen this year than last (2017:72, 2016:52), mainly due to large numbers seen in Colwood by Jeff Gaskin.<\/p>\n

Thanks to everyone who submitted counts.<\/p>\n

-Gordon Hart<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12 species<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13 species<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nJul-2017<\/td>\nJul-2016<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Difference<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AniseSwallowtail<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Western Brown Elfin<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CabbageButterfly<\/td>\n570<\/td>\n431<\/td>\n139<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CaliforniaTortoiseshell<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CedarHairstreak<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vancouver Island Ringlet (Large Heath)<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
European (Essex) Skipper<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GreenComma<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grey Hairstreak<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lorquin’s Admiral<\/td>\n194<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milbert’s Tortoiseshell<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MossElfin<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MourningCloak<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PaintedLady<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PaleSwallowtail<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pine White<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PropertiusDuskywing<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purplish Copper<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RedAdmiral<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SaraOrangeTip<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SatyrComma<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silvery Blue<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SpringAzure<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TwoBanded Grizzled (Checkered) Skipper<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Coast Lady<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WesternPineElfin<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Western Sulphur<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WesternTigerSwallowtail<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woodland Skipper<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n-36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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totals<\/td>\n1046<\/td>\n667<\/td>\n379<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Number of observers<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Number of reports<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Number of locations covered<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Peter Boon writes:<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a Chalk-fronted Corporal<\/strong> that I photographed at Spider Lake yesterday.\u00a0 There were several of these about alongside Eight-spotted skimmers, Blue-eyed Darners<\/strong> and Northern Bluets<\/strong>.\u00a0 Spider Lake is near Horne Lake north of Qualicum Beach close to Highway 19.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Chalk-fronted Corporal Ladona julia <\/em>(Odo.: Libellulidae)\u00a0 Peter Boon<\/div>\n

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Ken Vaughan sends a nice selection of photographs from the last couple of weeks.<\/p>\n

First, two moths from the Highlands District.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Neoalcis californiaria <\/em>(Lep.: Geometridae)\u00a0 Ken Vaughan<\/p>\n

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\"\"Dysstroma citrata <\/em>(Lep.: Geometridae)\u00a0 Ken Vaughan<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0 Next, two dragonflies and a butterfly from the Beaver Lake Ponds.<\/p>\n

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American Emerald Cordulia shurtleffii <\/em>(Odo.: Corduliidae) Ken Vaughan<\/p>\n

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Eight-spotted Skimmer Libellula forensis <\/em> (Odo.: Libellulidae) Ken Vaughan<\/p>\n

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Painted Lady Vanessa cardui <\/em>(Lep.: Nymphalidae)\u00a0 Ken Vaughan<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0 And three moths from Ken\u2019s Oak Bay apartment.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Apamea amputatrix <\/em>(Lep.: Noctuidae) Ken Vaughan<\/div>\n

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\"\"Noctua pronuba <\/em>(Lep.: Noctuidae) Ken Vaughan<\/div>\n

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\"\"Idaea dimidiata <\/em>(Lep.: Geometridae)\u00a0 Ken Vaughan<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0 Francie Morgan writes that she and Kathleen Burton found this interesting Clearwing moth <\/strong>Synanthedon bibionipennis<\/em><\/strong> on the windowsill at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Synanthedon bibionipennis <\/em>(Lep.: Sesiidae)\u00a0 Kathleen Burton<\/p>\n

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2017 July 26 morning \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Gordon Hart writes:   The July count tallied 12 species, one fewer than 2016. This year, there were no Satyr Commas or Mourning Cloaks, but we added one Ringlet (Large Heath). Total numbers were up by about one third, from 667 to 1046 individuals. Cabbage Whites were the most […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4647","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\/4647","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4647"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4659,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4647\/revisions\/4659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}