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.

July 17 evening

July 17, evening

 

    More photographs of moths from Metchosin.  Photographed by Jochen Möhr; identified by Libby Avis.

 


Digrammia muscariata (Lep.: Geometridae)   Jochen Möhr

 


Digrammia muscariata (Lep.: Geometridae)   Jochen Möhr

 



Perizoma curvilinea (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

 


Perizoma curvilinea (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

 


Hesperumia sulphuraria  (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

 


Enypia packardata (Lep.:  Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

 


Dichagyris variabilis (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jochen Möhr

 


Clemensia albata (Lep.:  Erebidae – Arctiinae – Lithosiini)  Jochen Möhr

 

   Jeremy Tatum writes:   The huge mass of Teasels at McIntyre reservoir is now in full bloom, and while there are bees a-plenty enjoying the nectar, no butterflies have as yet discovered the bounty.  There are a few Cabbage Whites there – but they are largely ignoring the Teasel and are nectaring primarily on the Wild Radish (Raphanus).   Also, I saw no butterflies at all a-top Mount Tolmie at 6:30 this evening.