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.

2022 June 14

2022 June 14

    Jochen Möhr sends photographs of two bumble bees from Metchosin, June 12.   Thanks to Steven Roias for identifying them for us.

Bombus melanopygus (Hym.: Apidae)  Jochen Möhr

 

Bombus sitkensis (Hym.: Apidae)  Jochen Möhr

   Jeff Gaskin writes:  Butterflies at Viaduct Flats this morning, June 14, included a Propertius Duskywing and at least four Ringlets.  Western Spring Azures are still around – I found a few of them at Quick’s Bottom today as well.