Central Alberta find somewhere where forests and meadows exist
At blacklight. See also: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/218830332
The gradient of reds and browns and yellows on the leg and the bright yellow dot in the middle of the body really make this wasp stand out!
On saskatoon bush.
Looks the same as this one, which was observed in the same area on almost exactly the same date: https://inaturalist.ca/observations/144162091
I was fortunate enough to have a trip out west and spotted these butterflies while walking at Lake Louise. I have never seen a butterfly like this in Quebec where I live...in fact I have never spotted any butterflies in Quebec this early in the season. This is my first observation for the Bimby project.