Yellowjackets

2018 was a good year for Yellowjackets, 2019 not so much.
I post my observations on inaturalist.ca

Today i did get some helpful information that i might want to look for again.

Yes, for the genus it is the shape of the head, i.e. the length of space between eyes and mandibles: https://cjai.biologicalsurvey.ca/bmc_05/bmc05images/keys/b11-3_4.jpg 
https://cjai.biologicalsurvey.ca/bmc_05/key_vespinae.html 
This is, of course, not visible here but most species can also be recognized by their abdominal patterns: 
V. alascensis (formerly vulgaris): https://cjai.biologicalsurvey.ca/bmc_05 
/98v_vulgaris.html 
https://cjai.biologicalsurvey.ca/bmc_05/85d_norvegicoides.html

Western Tailed Blue

Cupido amyntula

June 30 2017 Elfin Creek

Euphydryas anicia

June 25, 2017 , in the garden

anicia checkerspot

a Marble

Euchloe ausonides

In the garden , June 18, 2017

arctic

I posted it on inaturalist.ca
I don't know yet how that works, i hope someone there can tell me which one it is.

red-disked alpine

May 15, 2017, along our driveway, as all alpines, this one looks black when you first spot it.
and on my walk i saw mourning cloaks, a white, blues, and quite a few tiny butterflies or moths.
and May 21 at the 911-pond two or three  red-disked alpines

holding on for dear life, as there was quite a wind blowing at the pond

moths

moths have feathery antennas
the first one does, the other one could as easily be a butterfly.
I looked at hunderds of pictures of moths and butterflies but can't find these two.

Mendenhall subdivision

May 11 2016