2004 Windsor Butterfly Count

In 2004 twenty-one participants found 992 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 and Brunet Park. The count was hosted by the Ojibway Nature Centre. The Friends of Ojibway Prairie sponsored a picnic lunch and Pepsi provided refreshments.

Despite having beautiful weather for the count the total number of butterflies counted was only 56% of average. Perhaps the cool wet weather this spring had an adverse impact on the butterfly population or delayed the emergence of mid-summer butterflies. Four Eastern Commas tied the previous high count for this species. As usual, the count recorded an good variety of skippers (14 species). Other insects of note included Brown Mantidfly and Nessus Sphinx at Spring Garden Prairie. 67 species have been recorded over the past eleven butterfly counts.

2004 NABC Participants:

Maurice Bottos, Margaret Calder, Heather Anne Campbell, Karen Cedar, Jerry Clements, Paul DesJardins, Kristen Fawdry, JoAnn Grondin, Shirley Grondin, Barbara Hayes, Thomas Hurst, BriAnna Jaksia, Brenda Kulon, Jeff Larson, Betty Learmouth, Paul Pratt, Sandy Rabideau, Bonnie Ross, Len St.Louis, Elaine Sinnott.

RESULTS for July 3, 2004

PAPILIONIDAE: Swallowtails

BLACK SWALLOWTAIL Papilio polyxenus asterius 2

EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL Papilio glaucus 29

SPICEBUSH SWALLOWTAIL Papilio troilus 2

SWALLOWTAIL SPECIESPapilio sp. 2

PIERIDAE: Whites and Sulphurs

CABBAGE BUTTERFLY Pieris rapae 141
CLOUDED SULPHUR Colias philodice 29
ORANGE SULPHUR (ALFALFA BUTTERFLY) Colias eurytheme 18

LYCAENIDAE: Hairstreaks and Blues

BRONZE COPPER Lycaena hyllus 2
CORAL HAIRSTREAK Satyrium titus 15
ACADIAN HAIRSTREAK Satyrium acadica 20
EDWARDS' HAIRSTREAK Satyrium edwardsii 8
BANDED HAIRSTREAK Satyrium calanus falacer 12
HAIRSTREAK SPECIES Satyrium sp. 3
EASTERN TAILED-BLUE Everes c. comyntas 4
SUMMER AZURE Celastrina neglecta 11

NYMPHALIDAE: Brushfoots

GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY Speyeria c. cybele 12
SILVERY CHECKERSPOT Chlosyne nycteis nycteis 19
PEARL CRESCENT Phyciodes tharos 7
NORTHERN PEARL CRESCENT Phyciodes cocyta 1
crescent species Phycoides sp. 6
QUESTION MARK Polygonia interrogationis 3
EASTERN COMMA Polygonia comma 4 (record high)
MOURNING CLOAK Nymphalis a. antiopa 8
AMERICAN PAINTED LADY Vanessa virginiensis 5
RED ADMIRAL Vanessa atalanta rubria 3
VICEROY Limenitis a. archippus 8
NORTHERN PEARLY EYE Lethe anthedon 6
EYED BROWN Lethe e.eurydice 2
APPALACHIAN EYED BROWN Lethe appalachia 25
LITTLE WOOD SATYR Megisto cymela 128
COMMON WOOD NYMPH Cercyonis pegala 160
MONARCH Danaus plexippus 10

HESPERIIDAE: Skippers

SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER Epargyreus clarus 49
SOUTHERN CLOUDY WING Achalarus lyciades 2
NORTHERN CLOUDY WING Thorybes pylades 14
duskywing species Erynnis sp. 1
LEAST SKIPPER Ancyloxypha numitor 19
EUROPEAN SKIPPER Thymelicus lineola 89
PECK'S SKIPPER Polites peckius 2
TAWNY-EDGED SKIPPER Polites themistocles 2
CROSSLINE SKIPPER Polites origenes 10
NORTHERN BROKEN DASH Wallengrenia egeremet 60
LITTLE GLASSY WING Pompeius verna 19
DELAWARE SKIPPER Atrytone l. logan 15
HOBOMOK SKIPPER Poanes hobomok 1
DUN SKIPPER Euphyes vestris 3
skipper species 4

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