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 28

2017 May 28

 

   Sheryl Falls sends a photograph of Adela septentrionella from Nanoose.

 


Adela septentrionella (Lep.: Incurvariidae)  Sheryl Falls

 

 

   Dar Churcher sends a photograph of the mayfly Callibaetis ferrugineus from Colwood.

 

Callibaetis ferrugineus  (Eph.: Baetidae)  Dar Churcher

 

   The picture below shows on the left the cocoon of a case-bearing clothes moth. Sticking out from the cocoon is the cast skin of the pupa, the adult moth having already left.  We have had some guesses as to what the exact species might be, but for safety we’ll label this just down to Family level.

 

Clothes moth (Lep.: Tineidae)  Dar Churcher

 

 

   More pics to show – but they will have to wait until tomorrow!   Jeremy Tatum