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 11 evening

2017 August 11 evening

 

Aziza Cooper writes:  On August 9, I found this colourful spider on my car in the Central Saanich driveway where I’m house-sitting.

 

Araneus diadematus (Ara.: Araneidae)  Aziza Cooper

   Jeremy Tatum writes: I found a young (first or second instar) Lorquin’s Admiral caterpillar on Aspen at Blenkinsop Lake today.  I have not found them on Aspen before – but this one seemed to be feeding well.