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.

April 12 evening

2108 April 12 evening

  

 More of Jochen’s moths from Metchosin.

 


Hydriomena manzanita (Lep.: Geometridae)    Jochen Moehr

 


Egira crucialis (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Moehr

 


Egira simplex (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Moehr

 


Cussusa indiscreta (Lep.: Erebidae)  Jochen Moehr

 


Feralia deceptiva  (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Moehr

 


Orthosia praeses (Lep.: Noctuidae)

 


Eupithecia ravocostaliata/nevadata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jocjen Moehr

 


Cladaria limitaria (Lep.: Geometridae_  Jochen Moehr

 


Egira hiemalis (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Moehr


Egira perlubens (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Moehr