2021 August 7 afternoon

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 afternoon

The Catocala moths are a spectacular group. Our default species is C. aholibah, but this year we seem to be having a nice variety of them. This one was found in Metchosin by Chris Möhr and photographed by Jochen. Jochen, Jeremy Tatum and Libby Avis all say Catocala semirelicta.

Catocala semirelicta (Erebidae – Erebinae) Jochen Möhr

Jeremy Tatum writes: I recently corresponded with Tim Zurowski concerning some tricky identifications. This reminds me that Tim has a splendid gallery of natural history photographs, including many butterflies and moths and other invertebrates. You can find it at

https//timzurowski.smugmug.com/Recent-Gallery-Images

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