2023 June 18
2023 June 18
Aziza Cooper photographed a Western Tiger Swallowtail at Pedder Bay on June 16, and a Painted Lady and an Essex Skipper at Panama Flats.
Western Tiger Swallowtail Papilio rutulus (Lep.: Papilionidae) Aziza Cooper
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui (Lep.: Nymphalidae) Aziza Cooper
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola (Lep.: Hesperiidae) Aziza Cooper
Western Tiger Swallowtails, Lorquin’s Admirals and Essex Skippers are numerous just now. For example, today, June 18, Jeff Gaskin counted a total of 104 Lorquin’s Admirals at three locations (63 at Swan Lake) and 37 Western Tiger Swallowtails. However, there have been few reports of Pale Tiger Swallowtails in the last few days, so observers are asked to keep a look-out for them. Jeff reports a Painted Lady at Swan Lake today. Jeremy Tatum saw two Painted Ladies at the top of Mount Tolmie.
Jeremy Tatum shows a caterpillar from a willow at Rithet’s Bog, June, 17:
Nycteola frigidana (Lep.: Nolidae) Jeremy Tatum
Ian Cooper continues his photography of small creatures of which many of us are unaware, from *Colquitz River Park in Saanich and along the #Galloping Goose Trail in View Royal. The photographs below were taken on May 26.
*Woodlouse hunter spider – Dysdera crocata (Ara.: Dysderidae) Ian Cooper
*Jumping bristletail Pedetontus, possibly saltator
(Microcoryphia: Machilidae)
Ian Cooper
#Otiorhynchus singularis (Col.: Curculionidae) Ian Cooper
Thanks to Scott Gilmore for the identification.
#Enoplognatha ovata (Ara.: Theridiidae) Ian Cooper
#Snakefly (Raphidiidae) – Agulla assimilis Ian Cooper