A new butterfly species for the garden just stopped by: Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti).

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Yesterday I was lucky enough to spot this mating pair of ferrugenous craneflies (Nephrotoma ferruginea?) on a milkweed leaf.

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The first marsh fly in the garden! I think it might be Tetanocera phyllophora, which is a vulnerable species here in SK.

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Interesting moth seen yesterday along the Meewasin. A Sphinx vashti, I think.

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Confusing bumblebee (Bombus perplexus) visiting Giant hyssop in my garden earlier today

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I'm being stared down by a Giant Mayfly (Hexagenia limbata).

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New species for the garden, a Giant mayfly (Hexagenia limbata).

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Another shot from yesterday - a Nevada Bumblebee (Bombus nevadensis) on wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) along the Meewasin.

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Tiny sweat bee, Halicitus rubicundus, in the garden.

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New moth species for the garden: A Porcelain Gray (Protoboarmia porcelaria). Fantastic camouflage on spruce bark.

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