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.

August 10

2017 August 10

 

      Jeremy Tatum writes:  The very young caterpillar shown on July 28 has now grown up a bit:

 

Western Tiger Swallowtail Papilio rutulus (Lep.: Papilionidae) Jeremy Tatum

 

 

   Mike Yip writes from Nanoose Bay: I saw a Bedstraw Hawk Moth last week in Parksville.  Common Woodnymphs have been flying up here for the past week, but I haven’t got a photo yet.

Bedstraw Hawk Moth Hyles gallii (Lep.: Sphingidae)  Mike Yip