2024 June 15

On June 14, Marie O’Shaughnessy reported that, because of cool weather, butterflies and dragonflies were scarce.  Thus, at McIntyre reservoir she found only two Cabbage Whites, one Cardinal Meadowhawk, one California Darner, plus 11 damselflies.  She saw a Western Tiger Swallowtail along Bowker Creek.  June 15 has been cool and windy; in spite of that, Gordon Hart saw a Pale Tiger Swallowtail in the Highlands today.

Gordon photographed this bright green grasshopper at Uplands Park, June 13.  James Miskelly writes:  That’s a nymph of Melanoplus bivittatus. It’s common in Melanoplus for species that are brown as adults to have nymphs that are green.

Melanoplus bivittatus  (Orth.: Acrididae)  Gordon Hart

Val George writes :  This beautiful, pristine Ceanothus Silkmoth, Hyalophora euryalus, was on the wall of the Nature House at Swan Lake today, June 15. One of the staff there said it had been there for two days.

Ceanothus Silkmoth Hyalophora euryalus  (Lep.:  Saturniidae)  Val George

Ceanothus Silkmoth Hyalophora euryalus  (Lep.:  Saturniidae)  Val George