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OTHER LOCAL 2008 COUNTS

Rondeau Prov. Pk.
July 13, 2008
Emily Slavik, emily.slavik@ontario.ca
519-674-1772

Pelee Island
Aug 2, 2008
Bob Bowles, rbowles@rogers.com
705-325-3149

Point Pelee Nat. Park
August 9, 2008
Sarah Rupert, sarah_rupert@pch.gc.ca
519-322-5700 ext 13

2008 Windsor Butterfly Count

Edward's Hairstreak, Spring Garden Natural Area

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.

For a list of butterflies and moths recorded at Ojibway see: Lepidoptera of Ojibway

Join us for the sixteenth count on Saturday, July 4, 2009.

RESULTS

In 2008 twenty-nine participants found 1,634 butterflies of 48 species. The Ojibway Prairie Complex received the majority of coverage. Sites visited by counters included Spring Garden Natural Area, Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve, and LaSalle. The count was hosted by the Ojibway Nature Centre and The Friends of Ojibway Prairie sponsored a picnic lunch and refreshments.

New high counts were set for Spicebush Swallowtail, American Copper and Hickory Hairstreak. 67 species (plus 2 count period) have been recorded over the fifteen butterfly counts.

For a list of over 300 species of butterflies and moths recorded at Ojibway see Lepidoptera of Ojibway. (140Kb PDF file)

2007 NABC Participants:

Sandy Benvenuto, Trisha Bezaire, Shane Butnari, Margaret Calder, Karen Cedar, Gerry Clements, Sue Cullen, Paul DesJardins, Kristen Fawdry, Steve Greidanus, Brenda Kulon, Jeff Larson. Bob Makar, Anne Muir, Ron Muir, Ken Newman, Jacques Nicoletti, Janet Norsworthy, Larry Onysko, Paul Pratt, Lisa Sims, Amy Tesolin, Ian Woodfield, Bill Ziehler.

RESULTS for July 5, 2008

PAPILIONIDAE: Swallowtails

BLACK SWALLOWTAIL Papilio polyxenus asterius 3

EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL Papilio glaucus 25

SPICEBUSH SWALLOWTAIL Papilio troilus 13

PIERIDAE: Whites and Sulphurs

CABBAGE BUTTERFLY Pieris rapae 250
CLOUDED SULPHUR Colias philodice 25
ORANGE SULPHUR (ALFALFA BUTTERFLY) Colias eurytheme 12

LYCAENIDAE: Hairstreaks and Blues

AMERICAN COPPER Lycaena phlaeas 22
CORAL HAIRSTREAK Satyrium titus 16
ACADIAN HAIRSTREAK Satyrium acadica 10
EDWARDS' HAIRSTREAK Satyrium edwardsii 39
BANDED HAIRSTREAK Satyrium calanus falacer 25
HICKORY HAIRSTREAK Satyrium caryaevorum 91
STRIPED HAIRSTREAK Satyrium liparops 6
EASTERN TAILED-BLUE Everes c. comyntas 34
SUMMER AZURE Celastrina neglecta 12

NYMPHALIDAE: Brushfoots

GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY Speyeria c. cybele 58
SILVERY CHECKERSPOT Chlosyne nycteis nycteis 39
PEARL CRESCENT Phyciodes tharos 6
NORTHERN PEARL CRESCENT Phyciodes cocyta 18
crescent species Phycoides sp. 12
QUESTION MARK Polygonia interrogationis 3
EASTERN COMMA Polygonia comma 8
MOURNING CLOAK Nymphalis a. antiopa 40
AMERICAN LADY Vanessa virginiensis 1
PAINTED LADY Vanessa cardui 1
RED ADMIRAL Vanessa atalanta rubria 5
RED_SPOTTED PURPLE Limenitis arthemis 7
VICEROY Limenitis a. archippus 12
NORTHERN PEARLY EYE Lethe anthedon 12
EYED BROWN Lethe e.eurydice 11
APPALACHIAN EYED BROWN Lethe appalachia 6
eyed brown species Lethe species 1
LITTLE WOOD SATYR Megisto cymela 226
COMMON WOOD NYMPH Cercyonis pegala 112
MONARCH Danaus plexippus 16

HESPERIIDAE: Skippers

SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER Epargyreus clarus 109
SOUTHERN CLOUDY WING Achalarus lyciades 8
NORTHERN CLOUDY WING Thorybes pylades 15
WILD INDIGO DUSKY WING Erynnis baptisiae 2
COMMON SOOTYWING Pholisora catullus 2
LEAST SKIPPER Ancyloxypha numitor 23
EUROPEAN SKIPPER Thymelicus lineola 85
TAWNY-EDGED SKIPPER Polites themistocles 2
CROSSLINE SKIPPER Polites origenes 17
NORTHERN BROKEN DASH Wallengrenia egeremet 87
LITTLE GLASSY WING Pompeius verna 47
DELAWARE SKIPPER Atrytone l. logan 24
MULBERRY WING Poanes massasoit 1
HOBOMOK SKIPPER Poanes hobomok 6
DUN SKIPPER Euphyes vestris 16

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