2018 May 14

 

   Rosemary Jorna sends a picture of a Western Blood-red Lady Beetle from Kemp Lake.

 

Western Blood-red Lady Beetle Cycloneda polita (Col.: Coccinellidae)  Rosemary Jorna

 

Jochen Möhr  sends a picture of a Silver-spotted Tiger Moth caterpillar from Metchosin.

 

Silver-spotted Tiger Moth Lophocampa argentata (Lep.: Erebidae – Arctiinae)  Jochen Möhr

 

 

   Aziza Cooper writes: On May 13, I saw a Grey Hairstreak at Mount Tolmie summit. At 9am, I saw it on the lawn area between the summit rock and the reservoir. No photo. She sends photographs of two damselflies from Mcintyre Reservoir at 12:30 pm.  The first is a Pacific Forktail.  Rob Cannings tells us that the second is a Bluet, but it is a young individual with the colours hardly developed, so it is difficult to tell the exact species with confidence.

 

Pacific Forktail Ischnura cervula (Odo.: Coenagrionidae)  Aziza Cooper

 

Bluet Enallagma sp. (Odo.: Coenagrionidae)  Aziza Cooper

 

   Jeremy Tatum found the beetle below in Latoria Creek Park.  Scott Gilmore tells us that it is a “good one”, and is the Festive Click Beetle.

 

 

Festive Click Beetle Selatosomus festivus (Col.: Elateridae)  Jeremy Tatum