2023 July 19 evening

Aziza Cooper writes:  On July 16, I visited McIntyre Reservoir and found this dragonfly and moth. I saw about 15 Cabbage Whites and one Western Tiger Swallowtail butterfly.

Eight-spotted Skimmer Libellula forensis (Odo.: Libellulidae)
Aziza Cooper

Autographa californica (Lep.: Noctuidae – Plusiinae) Aziza Cooper

Aziza continues:  On July 17, at Mount Tolmie about 6:30 pm, there were four Painted Ladies and one Red Admiral.

Painted Lady Vanessa cardui  (Lep.: Nymphalidae)  Aziza Cooper

Red Admiral  Vanessa atalanta  (Lep.: Nymphalidae)  Aziza Cooper

On July 18, at Island View Beach, Aziza saw an Anise Swallowtail, 3 Western Tiger Swallowtails, and various Cabbage Butterflies and skippers at Island View Beach park. On the First Nations Land there was a Grey Hairstreak and a black and white grasshopper.

For the identification of the grasshopper, we are grateful to James Miskelly, who writes:  This one is Trimerotropis pallidipennis.  They live in dry grasslands in interior BC, but in our area they’re strongly associated with coastal sand.

Grey Hairstreak Strymon melinus  (Lep.: Lycaenidae)  Aziza Cooper

Trimerotropis pallidipennis  (Orth.: Acrididae)  Aziza Cooper

Rose Leaf Gall Diploletis polita  (Hym.: Cynipidae)  Aziza Cooper

On July 19 Aziza reports two Red Admirals, three Painted Ladies, two Anise Swallowtails and a Pale Tiger Swallowtail  from Mount Douglas, and Jeremy Tatum reports two Red Admirals and two Painted Ladies from Mount Tolmie.

Western Tiger Swallowtails  and Lorquin’s Admirals are still being seen generally.