2021 August 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.

2021 August 7 morning

Jochen Möhr writes from Metchosin: Just to let you know that for three days, we have Pine Whites here. I never saw more than one, though.

Pine White Neophasia menapia (Lep.: Pieridae) Jochen Möhr

Rosemary Jorna writes from Kemp Lake: The micro moth Diploschizia impigritella is back on the same Tansy in our yard at the same time for the sixth year.

Diploschizia impigritella (Lep.: Glyphipterigidae) Rosemary Jorna

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