2023 July 13
Yesterday, Cheryl Hoyle photographed a spider and a moth in View Royal. Thanks to Dr Robb Bennett for identifying the spider.
Mouse Spider Scotophaeus blackwalli (Ara.: Gnaphosidae) Cheryl Hoyle
Choristoneura rosaceana (Lep.: Tortricidae) Cheryl Hoyle
Jeremy Tatum writes: I saw a Mourning Cloak in Uplands Park today (July 13). Also, I visited Mount Tolmie at 4:30 pm this afternoon, and there were no butterflies on the concrete surface of the reservoir. 4:30 may have been too early – if you were to visit the reservoir at 5:30 or later, there would probably still be hill-topping nymphalids there. However, a nice surprise, just outside the entrance to the reservoir was a fresh Anise Swallowtail.