{"id":7591,"date":"2019-03-29T14:33:54","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T21:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=7591"},"modified":"2019-03-29T14:36:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T21:36:26","slug":"march-29-afternoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=7591","title":{"rendered":"March 29 afternoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2019 March 29 afternoon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>In addition to Jochen M\u00f6hr&#8217;s moth bonanza in Metchosin, Libby Avis has recently been seeing quite a few in Port Alberni in the last few days, including several  <strong><em>Lithophane<\/em><\/strong>s<strong> &#8211; <\/strong><strong><em>georgii, pertorrida<\/em><\/strong><strong>,<\/strong>  <strong><em>innominata<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>petulca<\/em><\/strong>; <strong>  <em>Egira hiemalis, Xylena curvimacula, Orthosia hibisci, Venusia<\/em><\/strong>s<strong><em>, Eupsilia<\/em><\/strong>  <strong><em>tristigmata<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>Eupithecia<\/em><\/strong> <strong>  <em>gilvipennata<\/em><\/strong>; lots of <strong><em>Triphosa haesitata<\/em><\/strong> &#8211;&nbsp;&#8220; I think they may have been overwintering under our deck.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp; Here are a few more of Jochen&#8217;s from Metchosin.&nbsp; Thanks to Libby for help with the identifications.&nbsp; More this evening.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 305px; margin: 5px;\" class=\"\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/jtatum\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/msohtmlclip1\/01\/clip_image002.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"null\" title=\"pastedImage.png\" originalwidth=\"305\" originalheight=\"408\" rszimgcmd=\"100\" setheight=\"408\" setwidth=\"305\" hasheight=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pastedImage-27.png\"><br \/>  <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Xanthorhoe defensaria <\/em>(Lep.: Geometridae)&nbsp; Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 624px; margin: 5px;\" class=\"\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/jtatum\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/msohtmlclip1\/01\/clip_image004.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"null\" title=\"pastedImage.png\" originalwidth=\"624\" originalheight=\"439\" width=\"593.6\" height=\"417.6128205128205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pastedImage-28.png\"><br \/>  <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Venusia obsoleta\/pearsalli <\/em>(Lep.: Geometridae)&nbsp; Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 515px; margin: 5px;\" class=\"\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/jtatum\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/msohtmlclip1\/01\/clip_image006.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"null\" title=\"pastedImage.png\" originalwidth=\"424\" originalheight=\"437\" rszimgcmd=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pastedImage-29.png\"><br \/>  <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Venusia obsoleta\/pearsalli <\/em>(Lep.: Geometridae)&nbsp; Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 624px; margin: 5px;\" class=\"\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/jtatum\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/msohtmlclip1\/01\/clip_image008.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"null\" title=\"pastedImage.png\" originalwidth=\"624\" originalheight=\"429\" width=\"593.6\" height=\"408.1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pastedImage-30.png\"><br \/>  <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Venusia obsoleta\/pearsalli <\/em>(Lep.: Geometridae)&nbsp; Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 557px; margin: 5px;\" class=\"\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/jtatum\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/msohtmlclip1\/01\/clip_image010.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><br \/>  <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"null\" title=\"pastedImage.png\" originalwidth=\"1200\" originalheight=\"1018\" width=\"593.6\" height=\"503.5706666666667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pastedImage-31.png\"><br \/>  <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Venusia obsoleta\/pearsalli <\/em>(Lep.: Geometridae)&nbsp; Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 300px; margin: 5px;\" class=\"\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/jtatum\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/msohtmlclip1\/01\/clip_image012.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"null\" title=\"pastedImage.png\" originalwidth=\"300\" originalheight=\"400\" rszimgcmd=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pastedImage-32.png\"><br \/>  <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Hydriomena manzanita <\/em>(Lep.; Geometridae)&nbsp; Jochen M\u00f6hr)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 511px; margin: 5px;\" class=\"\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/jtatum\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/msohtmlclip1\/01\/clip_image014.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"null\" title=\"pastedImage.png\" originalwidth=\"512\" originalheight=\"562\" rszimgcmd=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pastedImage-33.png\"><br \/>  <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Lithophane innominata <\/em>(Lep.: Noctuidae)&nbsp; Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 624px; margin: 5px;\" class=\"\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/jtatum\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/msohtmlclip1\/01\/clip_image016.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"null\" title=\"pastedImage.png\" originalwidth=\"624\" originalheight=\"394\" width=\"593.6\" height=\"374.80512820512826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pastedImage-34.png\"><br \/>  <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Eupithecia ravocostaliata\/nevadata<\/em><em>&nbsp; <\/em>  (Lep.: Geometridae)&nbsp;&nbsp; Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 624px; margin: 5px;\" class=\"\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/jtatum\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/msohtmlclip1\/01\/clip_image018.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"null\" title=\"pastedImage.png\" originalwidth=\"624\" originalheight=\"500\" width=\"593.6\" height=\"475.6410256410257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pastedImage-35.png\"><br \/>  <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Orthosia hibisci <\/em>(Lep.: Noctuidae)&nbsp; Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 355px; margin: 5px;\" class=\"\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/jtatum\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/msohtmlclip1\/01\/clip_image020.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"null\" title=\"pastedImage.png\" originalwidth=\"355\" originalheight=\"558\" rszimgcmd=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pastedImage-36.png\"><br \/>  <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Egira curialis<\/em><em>&nbsp; <\/em>(Lep.: Noctuidae)&nbsp; Jochen M\u00f6hr<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2019 March 29 afternoon &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to Jochen M\u00f6hr&#8217;s moth bonanza in Metchosin, Libby Avis has recently been seeing quite a few in Port Alberni in the last few days, including several Lithophanes &#8211; georgii, pertorrida, innominata and petulca; Egira hiemalis, Xylena curvimacula, Orthosia hibisci, Venusias, Eupsilia tristigmata, Eupithecia gilvipennata; lots of Triphosa [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7591","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\/7591","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=7591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7591\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}