2025 August 3 evening
Here are some photographs from Ian Cooper’s evening photo shoot along the ^E&N trail and the #Galloping Goose Trail in View Royal on August 2.
Callizzia amorata (Lep.: Uraniidae – Epipleminae) Ian Cooper
The former Family Epiplemidae of some authors (to which this moth belongs) has now been absorbed as the Subfamily Epipleminae in the Family Uraniidae. This may surprise some viewers who may be familiar with the moth Urania fulgens of the uraniid Subfamily Uraniinae, but there are reasons for it. Jeremy Tatum writes: You might like to see what Urania fulgens looks like. Try https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/142950-Urania-fulgens
^Banded Garden Snail – Cepaea nemoralis (Pul.: Helicidae)
Ian Cooper
^Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia (Ara.: Thomisidae)
Ian Cooper
^Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia (Ara.: Thomisidae)
with prey
Ian Cooper
#Female Eratigena duellica (Ara: Agelenidae) Ian Cooper
#Pacific Foldingdoor Spider – Antrodiaetus pacificus
(Ara.- Myg.: Antrodiaetidae)
Ian Cooper
Ian writes: A male Folding-door spider, Antrodiaetus pacificus, out searching for a female to mate with. These robust spiders are relatives of tarantulas and usually remain at their burrow’s entrance laying in wait to ambush passing prey. During mating season, males leave their burrows to seek out receptive females. This sighting of a wandering male on August 2 is the earliest I’ve seen one out.
Aziza Cooper writes:
Today, August 3, six people went to Swan Lake for our monthly Butterfly Walk. The weather was calm and mostly overcast. We found two butterflies – one Lorquin’s Admiral and one Woodland Skipper. We also found a moth, dragonflies, damselflies and many other invertebrates, as well as birds, frogs and plants. A very pleasant afternoon!
Cyclophora dataria (Lep.: Geometridae) Aziza Cooper
Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides (Lep.: Hesperiidae) Aziza Cooper
Pacific Forktail Ischnura cervula (Odo.: Coenagrionidae)
Aziza Cooper
Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis (Odo.: Libellulidae)
Aziza Cooper
There will be more on today’s Butterfly Walk tomorrow.
Aziza tells us that this large spider was found today in Uplands Park. See Ian Cooper’s note on this species above. Jeremy Tatum adds that it is probably not a good idea to handle this species. I don’t think it is deadly dangerous, but it may have a not particularly pleasant bite.
#Pacific Foldingdoor Spider – Antrodiaetus pacificus
(Ara.- Myg.: Antrodiaetidae)
Aziza Cooper
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