October 8

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 October 8

Jeremy Tatum writes: During the VNHS September Butterfly Walk, we found a large hawk moth caterpillar, which was shown on September 3 and 4. The pupa was shown on September 13. The adult moth ecloded (emerged) today and is shown below.

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White-lined Hawk Moth Hyles lineata (Lep.: Sphingidae) Jeremy Tatum

I saw a Cabbage White today in Colwood. I can’t say exactly where, because I was lost at the time! Jeremy Tatum

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