Green Comma
Red-legged Grasshopper
Western Conifer-seed Bug
Western Conifer-seed Bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis, Ladysmith, BC.
Pale Swallowtail
Pale Swallowtail, Papilio eurymedon, nectaring on lilac, Syringa sp. Ladysmith, BC.
Bumblebee on Hardhack
Bumblebee, Bombus sp.?, on spiraea (Hardhack), Butedale cannery site, Princess Royal Island, BC.
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Western Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, first of two nectaring on Butterfly Bush, Buddleja sp., Ladysmith, BC.
Eight-spotted Skimmer
Eight-spotted Skimmer, Libellula forensis, male, Hemer Provincial Park, Cedar, BC.
On Ancient Wings
Paddle-tailed Darner, Aeshna palmata, male, Hemer Provincial Park, Cedar, BC.
American Emerald
American Emerald, Cordulia shurtleffii, resting near either Poison or Medicine Lake, Christensen Road, Anahim Lake, BC.
Lady Blue Dasher
Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis, female, Hemer Provincial Park, Cedar, BC.
Cardinal Meadowhawk
Cardinal Meadowhawk, Sympetrum illotum, male, Hawk Lookout, East Sooke Regional Park, East Sooke, BC, a rather late date.
Robber Fly
Robber Fly, Efferia sp. female, Ladysmith, BC.
Four-spotted Skimmer
Four-spotted Skimmer, Libellula quadrimaculata, male, Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Ladner, BC.
Margined White, Ladysmith, BC
Margined White, Pieris marginata, probably a summer-brood male, Ladysmith, BC.
