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Buckeye butterfly

N. Am. Butterfly Assoc.

Giant Swallowtail butterfly
OTHER 2004 COUNTS

Skunk's Misery, Middlesex Co.
July 2, 2006
Ann White, doug.ann.white@rogers.com
519-457-6586

Rondeau Prov. Pk.
July 9, 2006
Emily Slavik, emily.slavik@mnr.gov.on.ca
519-674-1772

Clear Creek, Elgin Co.
July 8, 2006
Heather Prangley, rwc@ciaccess.com
519-674-1594 (wk)

Pelee Island
Aug 5, 2006
Bob Bowles, rbowles@rogers.com
705-325-3149

Point Pelee Nat. Park
August 12, 2006
Sarah Rupert, sarah_rupert@pch.gc.ca
519-322-5700 ext 13

2005 Windsor Butterfly Count

Northern Oak Hairstreak Butterfly, © Mike Gurr

Butterfly counts are carried out in a similar fashion to Christmas Bird Counts using a count circle fifteen miles (24 km) in diameter. Counts are sponsored by the North American Butterfly Association (NABA). Windsor's count circle includes Windsor, LaSalle, the lower portion of the Canard River, McGregor, Maidstone and Tecumseh. Field observers pay a small fee to participate and attempt to identify and count every individual butterfly encountered. Garden watchers, backyard observers and children under 12 can take part for free.

Join us for the 2006 count on Saturday, July 8.

RESULTS

In 2005 twenty-two participants found 2,312 butterflies of 54 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, Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve and several sites in LaSalle. The count was hosted by the Ojibway Nature Centre and The Friends of Ojibway Prairie sponsored a picnic lunch and refreshments.

Butterfly numbers were much improved from the poor count last summer although Monarch numbers remained low. It was only the second count for Dreamy Dusky Wing and 'Northern' Oak Hairstreak was recorded for count week. New high counts were set for Red-spotted Purple, Crossline Skipper, Little Glassy Wing and Delaware Skipper while Little Yellow and Summer Azure tied previous high counts. The count recorded an excellent variety of hairstreaks (6 species) and skippers (21 species). 67 species (plus 1 count period) have been recorded over the past twelve butterfly counts.

2005 NABC Participants:

Margaret Calder, Heather Anne Campbell, Karen Cedar, Paul DesJardins, Lois Dobson, Tacey Forster, JoAnn Grondin, Shirley Grondin, Mike Gurr, Thomas Hurst, BriAnna Jaksia, Brenda & Ben Kulon, Jeff Larson, J.P. Marentette, Mary Montsch, Paul Pratt, Donald Pye, Rayfield Pye, Pauline Renaud, Bonnie Ross, Ian Woodfield.

RESULTS for July 2, 2005

PAPILIONIDAE: Swallowtails

BLACK SWALLOWTAIL Papilio polyxenus asterius 4

EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL Papilio glaucus 37

SPICEBUSH SWALLOWTAIL Papilio troilus 1

PIERIDAE: Whites and Sulphurs

CABBAGE BUTTERFLY Pieris rapae 356
CLOUDED SULPHUR Colias philodice 15
ORANGE SULPHUR (ALFALFA BUTTERFLY) Colias eurytheme 2
LITTLE YELLOW Eurema lisa 1

LYCAENIDAE: Hairstreaks and Blues

AMERICAN COPPER Lycaena phlaeas 1
CORAL HAIRSTREAK Satyrium titus 12
ACADIAN HAIRSTREAK Satyrium acadica 16
EDWARDS' HAIRSTREAK Satyrium edwardsii 18
BANDED HAIRSTREAK Satyrium calanus falacer 16
HICKORY HAIRSTREAK Satyrium caryaevorum 7
STRIPED HAIRSTREAK Satyrium liparops 9
"NORTHERN" OAK HAIRSTREAK Fixsenia favonius ontario (count period only)
hairstreak species Satyrium sp. 2
EASTERN TAILED-BLUE Everes c. comyntas 38
SUMMER AZURE Celastrina neglecta 43

NYMPHALIDAE: Brushfoots

GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY Speyeria c. cybele 66
SILVERY CHECKERSPOT Chlosyne nycteis nycteis 17
PEARL CRESCENT Phyciodes tharos 6
NORTHERN PEARL CRESCENT Phyciodes cocyta 30
crescent species Phycoides sp. 18
QUESTION MARK Polygonia interrogationis (count period only)
EASTERN COMMA Polygonia comma 2
MOURNING CLOAK Nymphalis a. antiopa 8
AMERICAN LADY Vanessa virginiensis 18
PAINTED LADY Vanessa cardui 2
RED ADMIRAL Vanessa atalanta rubria 27
RED-SPOTTED PURPLE Limenitis arthemis 6
VICEROY Limenitis a. archippus 25
NORTHERN PEARLY EYE Lethe anthedon 21
EYED BROWN Lethe e.eurydice 26
APPALACHIAN EYED BROWN Lethe appalachia 24
eyed brown species Lethe sp. 4
LITTLE WOOD SATYR Megisto cymela 238
COMMON WOOD NYMPH Cercyonis pegala 345
MONARCH Danaus plexippus 9

HESPERIIDAE: Skippers

SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER Epargyreus clarus 59
SOUTHERN CLOUDY WING Achalarus lyciades 13
NORTHERN CLOUDY WING Thorybes pylades 20
DREAMY DUSKY WING Erynnis icelus 1
WILD INDIGO DUSKY WING Erynnis baptisiae 2
LEAST SKIPPER Ancyloxypha numitor 38
EUROPEAN SKIPPER Thymelicus lineola 90
PECK'S SKIPPER Polites peckius 6
TAWNY-EDGED SKIPPER Polites themistocles 10
CROSSLINE SKIPPER Polites origenes 28
LONG DASH Polites mystic 2
NORTHERN BROKEN DASH Wallengrenia egeremet 128
LITTLE GLASSY WING Pompeius verna 215
DELAWARE SKIPPER Atrytone l. logan 123
MULBERRY WING Poanes masssasoit 2
HOBOMOK SKIPPER Poanes hobomok 44
BROADWING SKIPPER Poanes viator 1
DION SKIPPER Euphyes dion 1
DUKE'S SKIPPER Euphyes dukesi 1
BLACK DASH Euphyes conspicua 2
DUN SKIPPER Euphyes vestris 35
skipper species 21

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