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.

April 14 morning

2021 April 14

 

   Jeremy Tatum writes that the two California Tortoiseshells that have been reported in recent days were still on the Mount Tolmie reservoir at 5:30 pm, Tuesday April 13.

 

    Jeff Gaskin writes:  Kirsten Mills and I saw some butterflies yesterday afternoon, such as a Mourning Cloak and two Sara Orangetips at Burnside Road West at Prospect Lake Road.   Another Sara Orangetip was at Burnside Road West  and Grange Road.  A Satyr Comma was at the parking lot at Thomas Francis/Freeman King Park, and a photograph was taken.  We also had a comma which looked rather dark and orange so we weren’t sure on the identification.  Also, numerous Cabbage Whites were seen.