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.

November 15

2018 November 15

 

   Jochen Möhr sends a photograph of a European Winter Moth from Metchosin.   Now we need someone to go out to the Goldstream Park Nature House and photograph a native Bruce’s Winter Moth for us!

 

Winter Moth Operophtera brumata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

 

   Libby sent several photographs (two below) of Winter Moths from Port Alberni.  We think they are all O. brumata.

 

Winter Moth Operophtera brumata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Libby Avis

 

Winter Moth Operophtera brumata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Libby Avis