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.

2021 August 15

2021 August 15

 

   Jochen Möhr sends a picture of Neoalcis californiaria from Metchosin.  He mentions that he has seen three Woodland Skippers, but no Pine Whites today.

Neoalcis californiaria (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

   Jeff Gaskin writes:  I saw some Vancouver Island Ringlets this afternoon, August15.  There were 7 at Viaduct flats by Markham Road and 7 on Camosun College lands by Markham Road also.