May 7 morning

This blog provides an informal forum for terrestrial invertebrate watchers to post recent sightings of interesting observations in the southern Vancouver Island region. Please send your sightings by email to Jeremy Tatum (tatumjb352@gmail.com). Be sure to include your name, phone number, the species name (common or scientific) of the invertebrate you saw, location, date, and number of individuals. If you have a photograph you are willing to share, please send it along. Click on the title above for an index of past sightings.The index is updated most days.

2020 May 7 morning

Jeremy Tatum writes: Here are two photographs of a large caterpillar found on Garry Oak on Mount Tolmie. The first was taken at night with artificial light. The second was taken during the day with natural light.

Catocala aholibah (Lep.: Erebidae – Erebinae) Jeremy Tatum

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