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Aziza Cooper photographed a Mourning Cloak and a California Tortoiseshell on Mount Tolmie yesterday.
Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa (Lep.: Nymphalidae)
Aziza Cooper
California Tortoiseshell Nymphalis californica (Lep.: Nymphalidae) Aziza Cooper
In the early morning sunshine of April 17, Ian Cooper noticed numerous lady beetles among the plants growing along some derelict railway tracks by Esquimalt Road near Mary Street in Vic West. Most were Seven-spotted Lady Beetles, but he also spotted an Asian Lady Beetle during his quick survey of the location.
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata
(Col.: Coccinellidae)
Ian Cooper
Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis (Col.: Coccinellidae)
Ian Cooper
Jeremy Tatum writes: H. axyridis is a very variable species, but that black W on the pronotum is usually a give-away.
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