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.

October 15

2015 October 15

 

  During this sunny spell, there are still a few butterflies around. On October 14-15, Cabbage Whites were reported from Martindale Road, Clover Point, Fort Rodd Hill, Anchorage Road (Esquimalt Lagoon) and McMicking Point (several at the latter location,).  Please keep reporting these (or any other!) butterflies.  There are also dragonflies to be seen, and Aziza Cooper photographed a Cardinal Meadowhawk at McIntyre Reservoir.

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Cardinal Meadowhawk Sympetrum illotum (Odo.: Libellulidae)  Aziza Cooper