2021 September 26

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 September 26

Mike Yip writes from Nanoose: I had two surprise yard visitors taking advantage of our last summer-like day yesterday. First was a comma which I think is an Oreas Comma based on the very black undersides. Second was a Mylitta Crescent on a green tomato.

Oreas Comma Polygonia oreas (Lep.: Nymphalidae) Mike Yip

Female Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta (Lep.: Nymphalidae) Mike Yip

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