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 18 morning

2018 April 18 morning

 

    Val George writes:  Yesterday afternoon, April 17, there were two Painted Ladies near the Jeffery Pine tree at the summit of Mt. Tolmie. Coords:  48.456906/-123.325400

Painted Lady Vanessa cardui (Lep.: Nymphalidae)  Val George

  Jeremy Tatum writes:  That Jeffery Pine seems to be a favorite spot for Painted Ladies!  I wonder if these butterflies might be the forerunner of a vast invasion of Painted Ladies from California.  See the March 17 entry for news about this.

  My best effort yesterday was three Cabbage Whites – one at Martindale Road, and two at Wallace Drive.  Today doesn’t look as if it is going to be a great butterfly day.