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.

February 17

2018 February 17

 

   Jeremy Tatum writes:  My first moth of the year reared from a caterpillar found last year – Orthosia praeses.  ’Pologies for poor focus – in my excitement at the first emergence of the year, I forgot to check the camera settings  –  shall try to do better next time!

 


Orthosia praeses (Lep.: Noctuidae)   Jeremy Tatum