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.

Fenruary 18 morning

2020 February 18 morning

 

   Jochen Möhr sends a picture of one of our early moths from Metchosin, yesterday – Hydriomena nubilofasciata.

 


Hydriomena nubilofasciata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

 

   Layla Munger sends photographs of two syrphid flies from Beacon Hill Park yesterday.  While we can’t be certain of their exact identifications, writes Jeremy Tatum, I have labelled them with suggested genera.

 

Perhaps Merodon sp. (Dip.: Syrphidae)  Layla Munger

 

Perhaps Eristalis sp. (Dip.: Syrphidae)  Layla Munger