June 29

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 29

Annie Pang sends a photograph of a bombyliid fly, probably Anthrax georgicus, and a bee from Gorge Park, Victoria, June 28. Thanks to L.R.Best for identification of the bee.

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Probably Anthrax georgicus (Dip.: Bombyliidae) Annie Pang

Melissodes (probably microsticta) (Hym.: Apidae) Annie Pang

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