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.

2024 June 1 morning

2024 June 1 morning

  A selection of photographs of dragonflies, damselflies and butterflies from Marie O’Shaughnessy and Aziza Cooper.  

 

Cardinal Meadowhawk  Sympetrum illotum  (Odo.: Libellulidae)
Marie O’Shaughnessy

 

Four-spotted Skimmer Libellula quadrimaculata (Odo.: Libellulidae)
Marie O’Shaughnessy

California Darner  Rhionaeschna californica  (Odo.: Aeshnidae)
Marie O’Shaughnessy

 

Western Forktail  Ischnura perparva  (Odo.: Coenagrionidae)
Aziza Cooper

 

Tule Bluet Enallagma carunculatum  (Odo.: Coenagrionidae)
Aziza Cooper

 

Female Western Spring Azure Celastrina echo (Lep.: Lycaenidae)
Marie O’Shaughnessy

 

Marie writes: I had an amazing encounter with this Green Anglewing butterfly yesterday afternoon, May 31st. It was constantly landing on my hands, fingers, chest and shoulder. I have never had this kind of encounter before with butterflies.

Green Comma Polygonia faunus (Lep.: Nymphalidae)
Marie O’Shaughnessy

 

Male Cabbage White Pieris rapae  (Lep.: Pieridae)
Marie O’Shaughnessy