2024 September 11

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.

2024 September 11

Ian Cooper photographed this harvestman in Colquitz River Park, September 8. We are grateful to Dr Philip Bragg for the identification.

Nelima paessleri (Opiliones: Sclerosomatidae – Leiobuninae) Ian Cooper

Val George writes: This morning, September 11, there were two Brown-lined Loopers, Neoalcis californiaria, on the wall of my Oak Bay house.

Neoalcis californiaria (Lep.: Geometridae) Val George

Jeremy Tatum shows a caterpillar found today along Carey Road.

Fall Webworm Hyphantria cunea (Lep.: Erebidae – Arctiinae) Jeremy Tatum

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