2025 July 21 morning
There was no posting on July 20. Apologies for that – I fell asleep while trying to post it. So, this morning’s posting should really have gone out yesterday!
Kirsten Mills sends two views of a Red-veined Meadowhawk from Parksville, July 19.
Sympetrum madidum (Odo.: Libellulidae) Kirsten Mills
Sympetrum madidum (Odo.: Libellulidae) Kirsten Mills
Jeff Gaskin reports a Black Saddlebags at Quick’s Bottom July 18.
Jeremy Tatum sends one view of a Single Dotted Wave moth from his Saanich apartment, July 20.
Idaea dimidiata (Lep.: Geometridae) Jeremy Tatum
Ian Cooper sends a sample of his photographs obtained on July 18 along the E&N and Galloping Goose Trails.
Omus dejeanii (Col.: Carabidae – Cicindelinae) Ian Cooper
Thanks to Scott Gilmore for the identification.
Cycloneda polita (Col.: Coccinellidae) Ian Cooper
Misumena vatia (Ara: Thomisidae) Ian Cooper
Cybaeus signifer (Ara.: Cybaeidae) Ian Cooper
Araneus diadematus (Ara.: Araneidae) Ian Cooper
Lep.: Crambidae – Scopariinae Ian Cooper
The Scopariinae comprises a complex of species in need of taxonomic revision, so it is not possible to identify photographs with complete certainty. Libby Avis suggests possibly Eudonia sp., but cautions that that is a best guess.
Bombus vosnesenskii (Hym.: Apidae) Ian Cooper
Invert Sightings 