June 6 morning

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.

2017 June 6 morning

Rare butterfly alert! Ron Flower writes: Today June 5 at Eddy’s storage on Stelly’s Cross Road there were numerous Field Crescents, with many mating on the daisies.

Jody Wells sends a photograph of a Large Yellow Underwing from West Saanich Road near Brentwood Bay yesterday.

Large Yellow Underwing Noctua coma (Lep.: Noctuidae)

Jody Wells

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