2018 June 23

 

   Jochen Möhr sends photographs of a pair of Blue-eyed Darners in copula.

Blue-eyed Darners Rhionaeschna multicolor (Odo.: Aeshnidae)  Jochen Möhr

Blue-eyed Darners Rhionaeschna multicolor (Odo.: Aeshnidae)  Jochen Möhr

    Sonia Voicescu writes:  More sightings from Rithet’s Bog! Looks like the first brood of the Ringlet is starting to die off; nonetheless still good numbers.  In total I have seen: 8 Ringlets (Large Heaths),  8 Essex Skippers,  15 Lorquin’s Admirals,  4 Western Tiger Swallowtails.

Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola (Lep.: Hesperiidae)  Sonia Voicescu

Ringlet Coenonympha tullia

(Lep.: Nymphalidae – Satyrinae)

Sonia Voicescu

   Ron Flower writes:  Yesterday Thursday June 21 we went to Kinsol trestle were we saw a Clodius Parnassian.   Then to Cowichan Station and we saw 4 Margined Whites. Then at Boas Road we did find two blues but I am sure they are Silvery Blues and not Boisduvals.  [Ron’s photograph below confirms it.] Finally I saw the caterpillar back at Beacon Hill Park.

 

Clodius Parnassian Parnassius clodius (Lep.: Papilionidae)  Ron Flower

Margined White Pieris marginalis (Lep.: Pieridae)  Ron Flower

Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Lep.: Lycaenidae)  Ron Flower

Silver-spotted Tiger Moth Lophocampa argentata

 (Lep.: Erebidae – Arctiinae)

 Ron Flower

   Mike Yip writes:  A late report from Nanaimo River Road on June 18.   No Dun Skippers or Sylvan Hairstreaks. Several Cedar and Grey Hairstreaks, many Clodius Parnassians, a couple of Lorquin’s Admirals, several Pale and Western Tiger Swallowtails, one Western Meadow Fritillary, and a mystery brown butterfly.

 

Jeremy Tatum writes:   We’ll show the mystery brown butterfly first below.  By shape it looks like an elfin (Incisalia/ Callophrys) – but which one?  We would welcome opinions (with reasons!).

 

Mystery brown butterfly (Lep.: Lycaenidae)  Mike Yip

Clodius Parnassian Parnassius clodius (Lep.: Papilionidae)  Mike Yip

Western Meadow Fritilllary Boloria epithore (Lep.: Nymphalidae)  Mike Yip

Cedar Hairstreak Mitoura rosneri  (Lep.: Lycaenidae)  Mike Yip

Adela septentrionella (Lep.: Incurvariidae)  Mike Yip