2003 Windsor Butterfly Count

In 2003 twenty-eight participants found 1,366 butterflies of 44 species. The Ojibway Prairie Complex received the majority of coverage. Sites visited by counters included Spring Garden Natural Area, Tallgrass Prairie Heritage Park, Ojibway Park, Black Oak Heritage Park, Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve, Brunet Park, Fairplay Woods and McCaliffe C.A. The count was hosted by the Ojibway Nature Centre. The Friends of Ojibway Prairie sponsored a picnic lunch and Pepsi provided refreshments.

The weather on count day was poor for butterfly watching with cloudy conditions and rain in the morning. The number of total individuals was well below average (51.5 per party-hour). The cold wet weather in May had an impact on butterfly numbers by delaying the flight season of mid-summer species (but extending the flight season of early summer species). 67 species have been recorded over the past ten butterfly counts.

2003 NABC Participants:

Gordon Barnett, Maurice Bottos, Denise Bourgeois, Margaret Calder, Heather Anne Campbell, Karen Cedar, Ed Columbo, Mark Conlon, Paul DesJardins, Kristen Fawdry, Shirley Grondin, Tom Hanrahan, Barbara Hayes, Ben & Brenda Kulon, Jeff Larson, Betty Learmouth, Yunhui Lee, Phil & Judy Owen, Colleen Parks, Paul Pratt, Tom Preney, Neena Roumell, Ken Thorne, Ian Woodfield.

RESULTS for July 5, 2003

PAPILIONIDAE: Swallowtails

BLACK SWALLOWTAIL Papilio polyxenus asterius 5

GIANT SWALLOWTAIL Papilio cresphontes 4 (record high)

EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL Papilio glaucus 23

SPICEBUSH SWALLOWTAIL Papilio troilus 3

SWALLOWTAIL SPECIESPapilio sp. 1

PIERIDAE: Whites and Sulphurs

CABBAGE BUTTERFLY Pieris rapae 195
CLOUDED SULPHUR Colias philodice 4 (record low)
ORANGE SULPHUR (ALFALFA BUTTERFLY) Colias eurytheme 6 (low)

LYCAENIDAE: Hairstreaks and Blues

BRONZE COPPER Lycaena hyllus (count week)
CORAL HAIRSTREAK Satyrium titus 4
ACADIAN HAIRSTREAK Satyrium acadica 13
EDWARDS' HAIRSTREAK Satyrium edwardsii 1
BANDED HAIRSTREAK Satyrium calanus falacer 8
HAIRSTREAK SPECIES Satyrium sp. 1
EASTERN TAILED-BLUE Everes c. comyntas 8
SUMMER AZURE Celastrina neglecta 38 (high)

NYMPHALIDAE: Brushfoots

GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY Speyeria c. cybele 7 (record low)
SILVERY CHECKERSPOT Chlosyne nycteis nycteis 13
PEARL CRESCENT Phyciodes tharos 40 (high)
NORTHERN PEARL CRESCENT Phyciodes cocyta 26
crescent species Phycoides sp. 11
QUESTION MARK Polygonia interrogationis 2
MOURNING CLOAK Nymphalis a. antiopa 1
AMERICAN PAINTED LADY Vanessa virginiensis 16
RED ADMIRAL Vanessa atalanta rubria 16
VICEROY Limenitis a. archippus 21
NORTHERN PEARLY EYE Lethe anthedon 9
EYED BROWN Lethe e.eurydice 5
APPALACHIAN EYED BROWN Lethe appalachia 5
EYED BROWN SPECIESLethe sp. 1
LITTLE WOOD SATYR Megisto cymela 397 (record high)
COMMON WOOD NYMPH Cercyonis pegala 35 (record low)
MONARCH Danaus plexippus 7

HESPERIIDAE: Skippers

SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER Epargyreus clarus 15 (record low)
SOUTHERN CLOUDY WING Achalarus lyciades 2
NORTHERN CLOUDY WING Thorybes pylades 11
LEAST SKIPPER Ancyloxypha numitor 37
EUROPEAN SKIPPER Thymelicus lineola 180
PECK'S SKIPPER Polites peckius 5
TAWNY-EDGED SKIPPER Polites themistocles 2
CROSSLINE SKIPPER Polites origenes 7
LONG DASH Polites m. mystic 1 (record low)
NORTHERN BROKEN DASH Wallengrenia egeremet 84
LITTLE GLASSY WING Pompeius verna 14
DELAWARE SKIPPER Atrytone l. logan 14
MULBERRY WING SKIPPER Poanes massasoit 1
HOBOMOK SKIPPER Poanes hobomok 50 (high)
BLACK DASH Euphyes conspicua 1
DUN SKIPPER Euphyes vestris 2
skipper species 14

Two Monarch caterpillars were also found during the count.

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