Nature Moncton Nature News: June 20 2019

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, June 20, 2019 (Thursday)

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Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)

** Louise Nichols is finding more bog treasures at her Aulac property. On Wednesday she photographed the early blooming ARETHUSA ORCHID, aka Dragon’s Mouth. It has similarities to the later blooming Rose Pogonia but note the upright “ears” above the main lip to give a clue. This is yet another of our beautiful orchids that favour bog habitats with lots more orchid species yet to emerge. Louise also got a photo of WATER AVENS, another wet area favouring plant. The catch of the day was when they discovered the very striking Giant Silkworm Moth, the COLUMBIA SILKWORM MOTH. It was day perched on Glen’s greenhouse screen on Tuesday.

** Catherine Hamilton got an excellent spread out photo of a perched QUESTION MARK BUTTERFLY [Polygone à queue violacée] on Wednesday. This is one of the early appearing butterflies, however it is late this year due to the cold spring. It gets its name from the small, silver coloured question mark signature on the drab, wing underside. It is not as often seen as the Comma Butterflies that has a comma mark in the same place.

** There have been some questions as to the use of the term Large Yellow Lady’s Slipper. The Large Yellow lady’s Slipper is the much more common one, larger lipped and only slightly fragrant. The Northern Small Yellow Lady’s Slipper is much smaller lobed, much less commonly found in New Brunswick and has intensely fragrant flowers.

** Brian Stone got some photos of a colony of fresh WOLF’S MILK SLIME MOLD FUNGUS on tree bark in Shubie Park in Dartmouth on Wednesday. He also got some BLUE FLAG IRIS sporting its striking blooms.

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