2023 August 7 morning

   There was no Invertebrate Alert for August 6.

Here are photographs of Purplish Copper and Grey Hairstreak from Kirsten Mills’ and Jeff Gaskin’s recent trip to the Cowichan Valley – see August 4 evening.  Since we here in Victoria have been starved of Purplish Coppers this year and last we are happily posting three of Kirsten’s photographs of different individuals from the seven that Kirsten and Jeff saw that day.

Male Purplish Copper Lycaena helloides (Lep.: Lycaenidae)
Kirsten Mills

Male Purplish Copper Lycaena helloides (Lep.: Lycaenidae)
Kirsten Mills

 Female Purplish Copper Lycaena helloides (Lep.: Lycaenidae) Kirsten Mills

Grey Hairstreak Strymon melinus (Lep.: Lycaenidae)  Kirsten Mills

Kirsten Mills writes on August 6:  Jeff Gaskin and I went to King’s Park. We saw four Variegated Meadowhawks (identified by Jeremy Gatten). The day before, I was there and I saw at least seven. We also saw one or two at Hillside Mall.

Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum
(Odo.: Libellulidae)
Kirsten Mills

We hope to post a report on yesterday’s VNHS Butterfly Walk this evening.