2025 May 15 evening

2025 May 15 evening

   Jeremy Tatum writes:  Here are two photographs showing the male and female bee moth Aphomia sociella.  The female is slightly larger (17 mm) than the male (15 mm).

Male Aphomia sociella  (Lep.: Pyralidae)  Jeremy Tatum

Female Aphomia sociella  (Lep.: Pyralidae)  Jeremy Tatum

Here are six more pictures taken by Ian Cooper on May 13 2025 by the Galloping Goose Trail in View Royal.

Unidentified Harvestman (Opi.: Phalangiidae)  Ian Cooper

Camel cricket Pristoceuthophilus celatus 
(Orth.: Rhaphidophoridae)
 Ian Cooper

Pacific Foldingdoor Spider  Antrodiaetus pacificus 
(Ara.:  Antrodiaetidae)  
Ian Cooper

Weevil   Dyslobus decoratus (Col.: Curculionidae)   Ian Cooper

Western Black Carpenter Ant  Camponotus modoc
 (Hym.: Formicidae)
  Ian Cooper

Springtail  Orchesella villosa (Coll.: Orchesellidae)   Ian Cooper