Over the last week or so, while out looking for whales or birds, I've come across some interesting insects. Here's a sampling....
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| Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae, introduced to control ragwort |
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| Soldier beetle, Cantharsis rotundicollis |
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| Western tent caterpillar, Malacosoma californica - currently experiencing a big population boom on Vancouver Island, and apparently here as well as there have been a lot of them around |
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| An as yet unidentified dragonfly....my insect book isn't very strong on Odonata...any ideas? |
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| Oregon tiger beetle, Cicindela oregona |





1 comment:
Could this be the dragonfly:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Whitetail
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