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.

June 25

2016 June 25

 

Annie Pang sends a photograph of a young female Blue-eyed Darner from Gorge Park, June 16.  Thanks to Rob Cannings for the identification.

 

Blue-eyed Darner Rhionaeschna multicolor (Odo.: Aeshnidae)  Annie Pang

 

  Jeremy Tatum sends a photograph of a caterpillar of Nycteola cinereana  from near Blenkinsop Lake.  It and its congeners are recognized by the sparse very fine hairs. Usually found on poplar, but this one was on willow.

 

Nycteola cinereana (Lep.: Nolidae)   Jeremy Tatum

   Jeremy Tatum writes:  Two Red Admirals at the top of Mount Tolmie at 6:30 pm, June 25.  He continues:  On June 14 and 16 we showed pictures of two species of mite, and I had a clumsy attempt at trying to identify them.  They have now been properly identified by acarologist Heather Proctor, to whom I am most grateful.  To see the correct identifications, scroll to June 14 and 16.