2025 August 22 evening
Here are some photographs taken by Ian Cooper on August 20 by the ^E&N trail in Esquimalt and #in the vicinity of the 9 km marker of the GG trail in View Royal.
#Female Eratigena duellica (Ara: Agelenidae) Ian Cooper
^Blue-green Sharpshooter Hordnia atropunctata
(Hem.: Cicadellidae)
Ian Cooper
Ian writes: The following two crab spiders were tiny spiderlings. Maximum 3 mm in size, including legs. The first was barely visible on a Queen Anne’s Lace (Wild Carrot) flower that I was scrutinizing. Easily the smallest crab spiders I have ever seen.
^Misumena vatia (Ara.: Thomisidae) Ian Cooper
^Misumena vatia (Ara.: Thomisidae) Ian Cooper
#Large Yellow Underwing Moth Noctua pronuba (Lep.: Noctuidae) Ian Cooper
#Possibly Eudonia sp. (Lep.: Crambidae – Scopariinae) Ian Cooper
Jeremy Tatum writes: I had one of these at my Saanich apartment building this morning. It is difficult to be certain of the identification of these and similar moths – the Subfamily Scopariinae may need further study and possible revision.
Val George writes: During the time the Invert Sightings website was down I had the following moths at my Oak Bay house:
August 17 Acleris variegana
August 18 Anania mysippusalis Triphosa haesitata
August 21 Pero mizon
Triphosa haesitata (Lep.: Geometridae) Val George
Pero mizon (Lep.: Geometridae) Val George
Acleris variegana (Lep.: Tortricidae) Val George
Anania mysippusalis (Lep.: Crambidae) Val George
Jeremy Tatum shows a rather worn Xanthorhoe from his Saanich apartment building this morning.
Xanthorhoe sp. (Lep.: Geometridae) Jeremy Tatum
Richard Rycraft sends a photograph of a Woodland Skipper from his Oak Bay garden today. It is nectaring on Lavender, which seems to be a favorite nectar source for this butterfly.
Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides (Lep.: Hesperiidae) Richard Rycraft
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