June 18

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.

2016 June 18

Gordon Hart writes: This giant sawfly has been in the same area of our Highlands yard for the past couple of weeks. It perches on a leaf for extended periods with short flights ending up back on the same spot. It is a large and heavy-set, at least 30 mm long, and with large pincer jaws. I have attached two photos: one a dorsal view, and one showing the large jaws.

Trichiosoma triangulum (Hym.: Cimbicidae) Gordon Hart

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