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This note may be of interest to some natureNS bugsters& lepsters . Out to
today on this great thanksgiving Sunday down to Hartlen's Point and the
following bugs & leps were observed. I initially went out to observe any
migrating Monarchs & Common green darners.
I was amazed by all the flowers still in bloom offering a food source for
bugs & leps - asters sp ie simplex , goldenrod, purple knapweed ,
everlastings and some form of a giant dandelion
Leps
Clouded Sulphur (many)
Orange Sulphur (many)
Mourning Cloak - basking on the warm beach cobble at low tide ( faded )
Red Admiral - very fresh
Monarch (2)
American Painted lady - 20 + tattered to fresh
The surprise find of a late flying Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
usually a partial 2nd brood flying from early Sep. In Ferguson (1955)
there is a late record of early Sept for NS. It is smaller than average
measuring 23mm wingspan. This has the characteristic orange tip on the
club of the antennae. This lep is more than a month later.
Day flying Arctiid
Yellow Collared Scape Moth
Day flying Noctuids
American ear Moth
Celery looper moth
Bugs
Tachinid fly sp
Eristalis sp fly aka Drone fly which are bee mimics (hundreds)
Bees - bumble sp
Spiders
Tiger beetles
C. 12gutatta on beach
Odes
Aeshna sp at pond
Common green darner (many)
Sympetrum costiferum aka Saffron winged Meadowhawk
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Derek W. Bridgehouse
Dartmouth, NS
d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.ca
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<p class=3DMsoNormal>This note may be of interest to some natureNS
bugsters& lepsters . Out to today on this great thanksgiving Sunday =
down
to Hartlen’s Point and the following bugs & leps were =
observed.
I initially went out to observe any migrating Monarchs & Common =
green
darners.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>I was amazed by all the flowers still in bloom =
offering a
food source for bugs & leps – asters sp ie simplex , =
goldenrod,
purple knapweed , everlastings and some form of a giant =
dandelion<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Leps <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Clouded Sulphur (many)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Orange Sulphur (many)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Mourning Cloak – basking on the warm beach =
cobble at
low tide ( faded )<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Red Admiral - very fresh<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Monarch (2)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>American Painted lady – 20 + tattered to =
fresh <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>The surprise find of a late flying Northern =
Crescent (<b><i>Phyciodes
cocyta</i></b>) usually a partial 2<sup>nd</sup> brood =
flying from early
Sep. In Ferguson (1955) there is a late record of early Sept for NS. It =
is
smaller than average measuring 23mm wingspan. This has the =
characteristic
orange tip on the club of the antennae. This lep is more than a month =
later. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Day flying Arctiid <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Yellow Collared Scape Moth<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Day flying Noctuids<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>American ear Moth <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Celery looper moth<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Bugs <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Tachinid fly sp<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Eristalis sp fly aka Drone fly which are bee =
mimics
(hundreds)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Bees – bumble sp<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Spiders <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Tiger beetles <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>C. 12gutatta on beach<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Odes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Aeshna sp at pond<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Common green darner (many)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Sympetrum costiferum aka Saffron winged =
Meado