May 21 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.

2019 May 21 morning

Annie Pang writes that she saw at least 4 Propertius Duskywings and at least 3 Painted Ladies on Christmas Hill yesterday.

Male Propertius Duskywing Erynnis propertius (Lep.: Hesperiidae) Annie Pang

Jochen Möhr photographed a click beetle in Metchosin on May 18. We haven’t got an exact identification yet (it probably needs to be examined in the hand), although Ampedus sp. is a possibility.

Click beetle. Possibly Ampedus sp. (Col.: Elateridae) Jochen Möhr

Scott Gilmore had fun photographing a spider in his Lantzville garden on May 19. Thanks to Robb Bennett for the identification:

Eratigena duellica (Ara.: Agelenidae) Scott Gilmore

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