2015 July 21

   Rosemary Jorna writes: This handsome beetle was investigating the wet sand at the edge of the Sooke River at the Potholes this afternoon (July 20).  Thanks to Scott Gilmore for identifying it for us as Leptura obliterata.

Leptura obliterata (Col.: Cerambycidae)   Rosemary Jorna

   Scott Gilmore writes:  My son found a nifty fruitfly at a window. I am not entirely sure but I think it is a Rosehip Fly Rhagoletis basiola.  [Jeremy Tatum responds: Well, I’m sure enough of it to label it as such!]

Rose Hip Fly Rhagoletis basiola (Dip.: Tephritidae)  Scott Gilmore

   Julie Michaux writes:  Our 3-year-old grandson picked up this expired specimen from the floor in the garage. We would all like to know its name.  Jeremy Tatum responds: Well! That’s quite a challenge, for it’s well past its Best-Before Date.  It’s obviously a geometrine, but it’s not the usual one, the European Common Emerald.  It is one of our natives.  I cannot be completely sure, but I think it’s most likely  Nemoria glaucomarginaria.

Probably Nemoria glaucomarginaria (Lep.: Geometridae)

Julie Michaux