2024 July 2 evening

Ian Cooper writes:  Here are some of the photos taken at dusk by the Galloping Goose trail on June 30 2024.

Unidentified linyphiid spider (Ara.: Linyphiidae)    Ian Cooper

Enoplognatha ovata (Ara.: Theridiidae)   Ian Cooper

Non-biting midge (male) (Dip.: Chironomidae)  Ian Cooper

The next two photographs show a gracillariid moth of the genus Caloptilia.   Jeremy Tatum writes:  Although I have not been able to determine the species, it does seem to bear a close resemblance to the very appropriately named Caloptilia nondeterminata, which is most likely what it is.

Caloptilia (possibly nondeterminata) (Lep. Gracillariidae)  Ian Cooper

Caloptilia (possibly nondeterminata) (Lep. Gracillariidae)  Ian Cooper

Here are two photographs by Aziza Cooper of the Milbert’s Tortoiseshell reported by Aziza from Swan Lake on the June 30 afternoon posting.

Milbert’s Tortoiseshell Aglais milberti  (Lep.: Nymphalidae)  Aziza Cooper

Milbert’s Tortoiseshell Aglais milberti  (Lep.: Nymphalidae)  Aziza Cooper

And today, July 2, Aziza writes:  At Maber Flats there was a Milbert’s Tortoiseshell next to the road. Another butterfly flew past, possibly a second Milbert’s. There was also one Cabbage White.

Milbert’s Tortoiseshell Aglais milberti  (Lep.: Nymphalidae)  Aziza Cooper