2022 August 16

 Colias Alert!

    Jeff Gaskin writes today:

   There was an Orange Sulphur at McIntyre Road  reservoir on the west side of the reservoir about half way along.  I’m going back there this afternoon with Kirsten to see if we can get any photos. I also found 1 or 2 Anise Swallowtails in the same vicinity as the sulphur.  Also, here were 2 or 3 Black Saddlebags, Blue Dashers, Eight Spotted Skimmers and Blue-eyed Darners.

    Cheryl Hoyle sends a photograph of a Banana Slug from Latoria Creek Park and a fly from View Royal, August 15.  Jeremy Tatum writes:  I don’t think I can do better with the fly than to suggest that it is probably  (not certain!) one of the smaller crane flies of the Family Tipulidae.  If anyone out there can do better than that, please let us know! jtatum at uvic dot ca

Banana Slug Ariolimax columbianus (Pul.: Arionidae) Cheryl Hoyle

 

Probably a small crane fly (Dip.: Tipulidae)  Cheryl Hoyle