2016 February 16

   Devon Parker writes:  I was in the Copper Canyon (Chemainus) area near Hill 60 and found a caterpillar and a spider. Any idea what species they could be?

   Jeremy Tatum writes:  The caterpillar is a noctuid – which doesn’t say much, since it is a large Family.  It is probably in its penultimate instar and it is preparing for ecdysis (skin change) in the near future.

  Robb Bennett writes:  The spider is a female Pardosa wolf spider.  I can’t tell which species of Pardosa it is – there are quite a few to choose from!

Noctuid caterpillar (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Devon Parker

Wolf spider Pardosa sp. (Ara.: Lycosidae) Devon Parker