2017 September 22 morning

Happy Equinox, Everyone!

 

   Here’s another moth from Metchosin, photographed by Jochen Moehr and identified for us by Libby Avis. 

 

Dryotype opina (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Moehr

 

   And now Libby sends some photographs herself from Port Alberni.

 

Xylena curvimacula (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Libby Avis

 

Lithomoia germana (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Libby Avis

 

Philedia punctomacularia (Lep.: Geometridae)  Libby Avis

 

 

   Jeremy Tatum writes:  The Notodontidae (“prominents”) is a family of moths, many of which have extraordinary caterpillars.  One was shown on September 20.  Here’s another:

 

Schizura unicornis (Lep.: Notodontidae)  Jeremy Tatum

 

 

   Marie O’Shaughnessy writes that there were at least three Painted Ladies on Whiffin Spit yesterday.  Here is one of them.

 

Painted Lady  Vanessa cardui (Lep.: Nymphalidae)  Marie O’Shaughnessy

 

Painted Lady  Vanessa cardui (Lep.: Nymphalidae)  Marie O’Shaughnessy