{"id":6353,"date":"2018-06-14T19:09:22","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T02:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=6353"},"modified":"2018-06-20T09:38:49","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T16:38:49","slug":"june-14-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=6353","title":{"rendered":"June 14"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2018 June 14<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Message from Gordon Hart<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hello Butterfly Counters,<\/p>\n

The June\u00a0count runs nine days from the third Saturday, June 16, to the fourth Sunday, June 24. You can submit a count anytime over this period, and you can do more than one count, just use a separate form for each count. In the case of repeat counts, or more than one person counting an area, I will take the highest count for each species.<\/p>\n

Please use the form at\u00a0https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=33<\/a>\u00a0on the Victoria Natural History Society website .<\/p>\n

The count area is the same as the Christmas Bird Count circle (attached). For butterfly identification there are numerous internet sites, but most or all Victoria species are listed on E-Fauna. If you select by photographer, all the photos under James Miskelly\u2019s name are of Victoria species. Here is the link:\u00a0http:\/\/linnet.geog.ubc.ca\/efauna\/photoGallery\/Gallery.aspx?gr=showall&pid=175&photographer=miskelly,%20james&specrep=0<\/a><\/p>\n

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If you would like a suggestion for an area to count, please send me an email.<\/p>\n

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The May count had 818 butterflies of 16 species. In June, some spring species may be missing, but the number of individuals should be similar.<\/p>\n

In addition to the counts, a monthly butterfly walk is held on the first Sunday of each month – the next walk will be on July 1. We start at the summit of Mount Tolmie at 1pm, and decide where to go from there. I will send out another reminder near the month-end.<\/p>\n

Thank-you for submitting your sightings and happy counting!<\/p>\n

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Gordon Hart<\/p>\n

Butterfly Count Coordinator<\/p>\n

Victoria Natural History Society<\/p>\n

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Count circle map link:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/christmasbirdcount.ca\/bcvi\/CBCMaps.html#VictoriaMap<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Jeremy Tatum writes:\u00a0 Yesterday\u2019s Garden Tiger <\/strong>caterpillar decided to stretch out today for another photograph:<\/p>\n

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Garden Tiger Arctia caja<\/em>\u00a0 <\/em>(Lep.: Erebidae \u2013 Arctiinae)\u00a0\u00a0 Jeremy Tatum<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0 Jochen M\u00f6hr had a big haul at Metchosin yesterday.\u00a0 Thanks to Libby Avis for the identifications.<\/p>\n

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Hydriomena marinata <\/em>(Lep.: Geometridae)\u00a0 Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n

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Eupithecia <\/em>probably miserulata<\/em> or misturata<\/em>) (Lep.: Geometridae)\u00a0 Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n

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Iridopsis larvaria<\/em>\/masculata <\/em>\u00a0(Lep.: Geometridae)\u00a0 Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n

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Perizoma curvilinea <\/em>(Lep.: Geometridae)\u00a0 Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0The next one is a \u201cmicro\u201d from the Family Crambidae, Subfamily Scopariinae.\u00a0 Libby writes:\u00a0 Best guess Eudonia commortalis<\/em><\/strong> or Scoparia basalis <\/em> <\/strong>but they\u2019re a difficult group. Someone told me work needs to be done on them. See what Jeremy thinks.\u00a0 Jeremy thinks:\u00a0 I heartily agree!<\/p>\n

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Eudonia commortalis <\/em>or Scoparia basalis <\/em>(Lep.: Crambidae)\u00a0 Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n

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Schizura ipomoea <\/em>(Lep.: Notodontidae)\u00a0 Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n

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Acronicta dactylina <\/em>(Lep.: Noctuidae)\u00a0 Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n

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Drepana arcuata <\/em>(Lep.:\u00a0 Drepanidae \u2013Drepaninae) Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n

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Spotted Tiger Moth Lophocampa maculata <\/em>(Lep.: Erebidae \u2013 Arctiinae)<\/p>\n

Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n

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Lorquin\u2019s Admiral\u00a0 Limenitis lorquini <\/em>(Lep.: Nymphalidae)\u00a0 Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n

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