newly introduced

 ^^Thanks to WhatsThatBug for the identification of this Ennomos species.

^^Ennomos alniaria aka Canary-shouldered Thorn Moth

 

^^the Canary-Shouldered Thorn Moth is a newly introduced species (~2006) from 

the UK and Europe now found in two areas of British Columbia. 

This one was photographed in Port Coquitlam on August 16, 2007

pretty invasives

^^Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus), 

bishop’s weed (Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegatum’), buttercup (Ranunculus sp.)

European bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) and mint (Mentha sp.)

  

^^ajuga aka bugleweed (Ajuga sp.) in flower

 ^^ajuga flower buds

 ^^Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) and mint (Mentha sp.)

^^periwinkle (Vinca major)

^^English ivy (Hedera helix) and European bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

 

^^yellow buttercup flowers (Ranunculus sp.) peeking out from behind the bishop's weed and bindweed