INVERTEBRATE ALERT
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.

September 5 morning

2020 September 5 morning

 

Message from Gordon Hart:

 

Hello, Butterfly Enthusiasts,

I am sorry to say that we have decided to cancel the September Butterfly Walk. The hot dry weather is nice, but there are very few butterflies to be seen in Victoria, except for Cabbage Whites and Woodland Skippers. I hope by next spring we will have lots of butterflies and the worst of the pandemic will be past.

I still encourage everyone to get out and enjoy the weather this weekend. If you see an interesting insect or butterfly, try to take a picture and submit your sightings to the VNHS Invertebrate Alert: https://www.vicnhs.bc.ca/?cat=8

Thanks,

Gordon 

 

Gordon Hart

Butterfly Count Coordinator

Victoria Natural History Society

 

  To which Jeremy Tatum adds:  Yes, by all means try to  take a picture – but a picture is not necessary for Invertebrate Alert – if you just see something of interest (and that includes any butterflies at all at this time of year) just let us know!