September 2 morning

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.

2018 September 2 morning

Jeremy Tatum writes: The moth below emerged last night. It was from a caterpillar (shown) found on Red Alder on the Malahat in the spring. Thanks to Libby Avis for identifying it as Lithophane petulca.

Lithophane petulca (Lep.: Noctuidae) Jeremy Tatum

See y’all on Mount Tolmie at 1 o’clock today for the September Butterfly Walk!

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