Vanessa

[Daniel Glaeske, MD]

I live in St. Victor, about 175 km west of you.  I have not definitely 
seen virginiensis but V. cardui has been very common here since the 
beginning of May.  At one time in our back yard,  I counted about 25 
different individuals.  I cannot say whether or not they were all cardui 
or virginiensis.  There were a few atalanta as well but in no greater 
numbers than usual. 

I have seen a few claudia but not a lot.  Generally, I see them 
sporadically late June through September. 

What I have noticed is a depressingly low number of moths at my lights 
and bait at night.  Unfortunately, a number of the ones I have seen are 
armyworms (Pseudaletia unipuncta) and wheat head armyworms (Faronta 
diffusa), which seem to be more common early on then they are wont to be. 

Drop me a line sometime -- maybe we can meet and go out to the Big Muddy 
Badlands sometime. 

Cheers,

Daniel Glaeske
St. Victor, SK

cmbb at sk.sympatico.ca wrote:

> Hi, I'm Martin Bailey - a new guy listening in, so I hope that I am not
> speaking out of turn.
> 
> I have been told that noticeable numbers (30+ at a time)  of Vanessa
> virginiensis have been sighted between the Cypress Hills and Medicine Hat,
> Alberta recently.  I, living 200 miles east of the Hills on the Great
> Plains, have seen none.
> 
> In my area, 50 miles north of the U.S./Canada border, waves of Variegated
> Fritllaries (Euptoieta claudia) were to be enjoyed over the last two weeks.
> However, that is coming to an end.  My most recent nettings have been of
> badly worn specimens
> 
> Martin Bailey,
> 
> cmbb at sk.sympatico.ca
> phone/fax   306 842-8936
> 
> 102   1833 Coteau Avenue,
> Weyburn, SK., Canada.
> S4H 2X3
> 
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