2025 August 9
Two geometrid moths to start with. These were at the entrance to the Swan Lake Nature House this morning. Thanks to Margaret Gibson for photographing them, and to Libby Avis for identifying them.
Perizoma curvilinea (Lep.: Geometridae) Margaret Gibson
Perizoma curvilinea (Lep.: Geometridae) Margaret Gibson
Jeremy Tatum writes: I visited the Goldstream Park Nature House this afternoon. There were no moths. Nor, in the surrounding area, were there any butterflies. Please report any butterflies seen anywhere.
Ian Cooper writes: Here are some of the results from my predawn/early morning photo shoot in #View Royal (GG Trail), ^Esquimalt and ^Vic West. (E&N Trail)
^Banded Garden Snail Cepaea nemoralis (Pul.: Helicidae)
Ian Cooper
Female Eratigena duellica (Ara: Agelenidae) Ian Cooper
#Cybaeus signifer (Ara.: Cybaeidae) Ian Cooper
#Jumping Bristletail Pedetontus sp. (Archaeognatha: Machilidae) Ian Cooper
#Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle Psyllobora vigintimaculata
(Col.: Coccinellidae)
Ian Cooper
^Drumming Katydid Meconema thalassinum (Orth.: Tettigoniidae) Ian Cooper
^Yellow-faced Bumble Bee Bombus vosnesenskii (Hym.: Apidae) Ian Cooper
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