2018 April 26

Invert Alert!   Silvery Blues!

   Jeff Gaskin writes: Yesterday, April 25, there were 2 Silvery Blues around the lupines, though the plants were still not in flower on the Galloping Goose trail by the Colwood exit.

   Jeff continues: Today, April 26, there were 2 Satyr Commas on the Lochside trail between Lohbrunner Road. and the Don Mann business or at the trail that connects to Mount Douglas Cross Road.

  Jeremy Tatum writes:  Lots of Western Spring Azures and Sara Orangetips at Munn Road today.  Also one Green Comma.

   Kirsten Mills writes: Jeff Gaskin and I had a Mourning Cloak at the Swan Lake nature house at 5:30 tonight (April 26) . Here’s a photo.

Mourning Cloak  Nymphalis antiopa  (Lep.: Nymphalidae)  Kirsten Mills

 

   Val George writes: Yesterday’s (April 25) warm weather finally brought out some butterflies so I took the opportunity to do the official April count for my area, Mount Douglas and the surrounding areas.  My tally was: 10 Cabbage Whites, 5 Sara Orangetips, 2 Propertius Duskywings.

 

Propertius Duskywing Erynnis propertius  (Lep.: Hesperiidae)  Val George

 

   Aziza Cooper writes: Yesterday, April 25, this moth landed at my feet in Oak Haven Park, Brentwood Bay.  Jeremy Tatum writes:  This is Epirrhoe plebeculata.  This is a day-flying moth, many of which may be seen flying at this time of year.  If you see one, please watch it carefully to see if it is laying eggs.  If it does, I’d love to have then for rearing.  I have been trying to find the caterpillars of this moth for a very long time.

Epirrhoe plebeculata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Aziza Cooper