I didn’t put the light trap out last night so there is not much to report on today. There were 2 moths in the bait trap but nothing new for the year. As it turned out the storms did not materialize but putting the light trap out seems to be a bit of lottery at the moment. However, I am planning to put the light trap out tonight. As I have no local moths to report on I thought I would show a few photographs that were taken in the Southern Okanagan a couple of weeks ago. With regards to the moth that I have identified as Digrammia subminiata it could be a Decorated Granite Moth (Digrammia decorata) but I am leaning towards subminiata because of the overall ground colour and the slight orange tinges on the forewing. That’s just a best guess though. There were several Monarch butterflies hanging around and apparently, fighting over the Buddleia in the backyard of the B&B that we stayed in. The Eight-spotted Skimmer (Libellula forensis) was photographed along the Vaseux lake boardwalk. Petrophila kearfottalis is quite an attractive looking Crambid moth with a wingspan of approximately 21mm. The Isabella Tiger Moth was another new species for me.
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