{"id":822,"date":"2015-05-26T02:42:14","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T09:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=822"},"modified":"2016-03-13T16:38:06","modified_gmt":"2016-03-13T23:38:06","slug":"invert-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/?p=822","title":{"rendered":"Invert Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html> <head> <meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=iso-8859-1\"> <\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" style=\"display:none\"><!--P{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} --><\/style>\n<p> <\/head> <body dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size:12pt;color:#000000;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <\/p>\n<p><strong>2015 May 25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>Aziza Cooper writes:&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Hello, butterfly observers, <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Attached is a&nbsp;list of butterflies of the Victoria&nbsp;checklist&nbsp;area which&nbsp;uses bars and symbols to show the flight periods and frequency of occurrence. It was compiled&nbsp;by Steve Ansell from data from the late 1990s, so there have been various changes since then  in taxonomic order, accepted names, splits, declines and newly observed species. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even though it&#8217;s not up to date, it&#8217;s a useful list to consult to determine the species likely to be seen throughout the butterfly season. Steve has generously made it available to us, and he says:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If anyone would like to bring it more up to date with new content and\/or formatting, please feel free!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sounds like a great project! Thanks very much to Steve.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Aziza<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"file:\/\/\/F:\/DOCUME%7E1\/tatum\/LOCALS%7E1\/Temp\/msohtml1\/01\/clip_image002.jpg\"> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" rszimgcmd=\"100\" originalheight=\"550\" originalwidth=\"560\" name=\"\" title=\"S-Ansell Butterfly frequency list 2001.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image5563dd88005ea.jpeg\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Legend:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dotted line: Hibernating&nbsp; species &#8211; may occasionally be seen on a warm winter day<\/p>\n<p>Dashed line: Rare &#8211; has occurred, but may not always be found<\/p>\n<p>Solid line: Uncommon &#8211; usually able to find a small number of individuals<\/p>\n<p>Single red bar: Common &#8211; should always be present in moderate numbers<\/p>\n<p>Double red bar: Very Common &#8211; present in moderate to large numbers<\/p>\n<p>Triple red bar: Abundant &#8211; always present in large numbers<\/p>\n<p>Large circle: Single record &#8211; migrant or stray<\/p>\n<p>Four dots: Record from nearby region outside the checklist area, typically up-Island or higher elevations<\/p>\n<p>Question mark: Uncertain record<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Habitat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>L: Local &#8211; found only in a limited number of locations<\/p>\n<p>R: Restricted &#8211; found only in a specific habitat<\/p>\n<p>W: Widespread &#8211; found over a variety of habitats<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Status<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>X: Extirpated &#8211; no longer found in the area<\/p>\n<p>D: Declining &#8211; population has declined significantly in recent years<\/p>\n<p>U: Uncertain &#8211; status within the checklist is not well known<\/p>\n<p>Hy: Hypothetical &#8211; no recent confirmed records<\/p>\n<p>M: Migrant &#8211; only occurs as a migrant in the area<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to Derrick Marven, Jeremy Tatum, Jeff Gaskin and others for their contributions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Julie Michaux sends photos of a female giant sawfly, often known as the <strong> Elm Sawfly <\/strong>(though not restricted, I think, to elm) taken by her friend Lindsay Critchley at the Cedar Hill Duck Pond&nbsp; (King&#8217;s Pond?) on May 18;&nbsp; and a <strong>Bald-faced Hornet <\/strong>from Julie&#8217;s garden on Old West Saanich Road.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" originalheight=\"900\" originalwidth=\"1200\" name=\"\" title=\"Cimbex americana.JPG\" height=\"441.59999999999997\" width=\"588.8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image5563dd8800b1b.jpeg\"> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;Giant sawfly <em>Cimbex <\/em><em>americana<\/em><em> <\/em>(Hym,: Cimbicidae)&nbsp; Lindsay Critchley<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"file:\/\/\/F:\/DOCUME%7E1\/tatum\/LOCALS%7E1\/Temp\/msohtml1\/01\/clip_image006.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" originalheight=\"1184\" originalwidth=\"1200\" name=\"\" title=\"Vespula maculata front.jpg\" height=\"580.9493333333334\" width=\"588.8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image5563dd88019b6.jpeg\"> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">White-faced Hornet <em>Vespula maculata <\/em>(Hym.: Vespidae)&nbsp; Julie Michaud<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" originalheight=\"1094\" originalwidth=\"1200\" name=\"\" title=\"Vespula maculata back.jpg\" height=\"536.7893333333333\" width=\"588.8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image5563dd88020f0.jpeg\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"file:\/\/\/F:\/DOCUME%7E1\/tatum\/LOCALS%7E1\/Temp\/msohtml1\/01\/clip_image008.jpg\">White-faced Hornet <em>Vespula maculata <\/em>(Hym.: Vespidae)&nbsp; Julie Michaud<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; D. L. Parker sends a photograph of a <strong>Polyphemus Moth <\/strong>from his door today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" originalheight=\"638\" originalwidth=\"640\" name=\"\" title=\"Moth.jpg\" height=\"586.9599999999999\" width=\"588.8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicnhs.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image5563dd880270b.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Polyphemus Moth&nbsp; <em>Antheraea polyphemus <\/em>(Lep.: Saturniidae)&nbsp; D. L. Parker<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Annie Pang reports a <strong>Western Tiger Swallowtail<\/strong> at Gorge Park today, and three <strong>Cabbage Whites<\/strong> in nearby Obed Avenue.&nbsp; However, she comments on an apparent paucity of Western Tiger Swallowtails this year.&nbsp; Several <strong>Pale Tiger Swallowtails <\/strong>(I don&#8217;t know why Cris omits the &#8220;Tiger&#8221; from this <em>Pterourus<\/em>) have been reported this year, but Jeff Gaskin has also commented on the small number of Westerns, and I have noticed it, too.&nbsp; It is a little early in the season, but there should be some around by now.&nbsp; I wonder if others share this impression.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/body> <\/html> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2015 May 25 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Aziza Cooper writes:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Hello, butterfly observers, &nbsp; Attached is a&nbsp;list of butterflies of the Victoria&nbsp;checklist&nbsp;area which&nbsp;uses bars and symbols to show the flight periods and frequency of occurrence. 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