2015 May 28

   Aziza Cooper writes:  This afternoon (May 27) I saw a few butterflies in the Garry Oak meadows of Summit Park. A Lorquin’s Admiral was a first-of-year for me. Also:

Western Tiger Swallowtail -4

Cabbage White – 7

Painted Lady – 2

Western Spring Azure – 1

  Jeremy Tatum writes:  Baby caterpillars of Red Admiral and Satyr Comma are now to be found in the nettles at the side of Lochside Drive near Blenkinsop Lake.  Here are one of each.  They were very tiny indeed, so forgive any shortcomings in the photos!

Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta (Lep.: Nymphalidae) Jeremy Tatum

Satyr Comma Polygonia satyrus (Lep.: Nymphalidae) Jeremy Tatum

   Ken Vaughan writes:    I was out on Sunday, 24 May 15, around the Beaver Lake Retriever Ponds. I saw one Pale Swallowtail (it’s big!), several Cabbage Whites,
and a few odonates. I was limited to the bushy areas away from the main
pond, due to dog training going on. I did, though, have the patience to
chase this Cardinal Meadowhawk Sympetrum illotum for an hour until I
got close enough to him.

Cardinal Meadowhawk Sympetrum illotum (Odo.: Libellulidae) Ken Vaughan