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.

May 27

2016 May 27

 

   Annie Pang sends some pictures of flies from the Gorge area.

 

Merodon equestris (Dip.: Syrphidae)  Annie Pang

 

Probably Lucilia sp. (Dip.: Calliphoridae) Annie Pang
The female (separated eyes) is in front;  the male (eyes close together) is behind.

 

 

Probably Hybomitra sp. (Dip.: Tabanidae)  Annie Pang

 

Probably Hybomitra sp. (Dip.: Tabanidae)  Annie Pang

 

[Thanks to Claudia Copley for the tentative identification of this fly.  Jeremy Tatum writes: These flies have a very painful bite, and I am terrified of them.]