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.

May 29

2015 May 29

 

   Bill Katz saw his first two Lorquin’s Admirals of the season on Summit Hill on May 28.  He also photographed a caterpillar of Malacosoma californicum, on which you can see two ova of a tachinid fly.   These tent caterpillars have not been as abundant this year as they are most years.

 

Lorquin’s Admiral Limenitis lorquini (Lep.: Nymphalidae)  Bill Katz

Malacosoma californicum (Lep.: Lasiocampidae)  Bill Katz

 

 

   Jeff Gaskin writes:  This morning, May 29, I saw my first of the year Lorquin’s Admiral on Mount Tolmie near the concrete reservoir. Also, in the park was at least one Western Spring Azure.