Butterfly Tally 605
On July 14, the St.Thomas Field Naturalist Club Inc. held its 10th annual Butterfly Count.
The count area was limited to a circle 24-kilometres in diameter and centred at the junction of John Wise Line and Rieger Road.
A total of 605 butterflies of 22 different species were counted.
The day started off with a mixture of sun and cloud and 20 degrees C., but showers moved in by the noon hour bringing an early end to the count, resulting in much lower species and butterflies than previous years.
The participants were: Ron Allenson, Alex and Neva Carmichael, Pete Corner, Denzil and Shirley D’Mello, Linda Carmichael Ferguson, Sean Hurley, Brenda and Gord Longhurst, Bruce and Pat McLean, Dave Nopper, Jamie and Karen Pakkala, Bruce and Hayley Parker, Phil Reynolds, Lil Schubert and Ann Vance.
Butterflies recorded; eastern tiger swallowtail 14, cabbage white 164, clouded sulphur 89, orange sulphur 43, eastern tailed blue 1, great spangled fritillary 12, eastern comma 1, mourning cloak 2, red admiral 35, painted lady 1, little wood satyr 21, common wood nymph 68, monarch 35, silver-spotted skipper 18, common sootywing 3, European skipper 15, northern broken dash 20, striped hairstreak 4, banded hairstreak 2, summer azure 9, red spotted purple 4, dun skipper 44.
The count area was limited to a circle 24-kilometres in diameter and centred at the junction of John Wise Line and Rieger Road.
A total of 605 butterflies of 22 different species were counted.
The day started off with a mixture of sun and cloud and 20 degrees C., but showers moved in by the noon hour bringing an early end to the count, resulting in much lower species and butterflies than previous years.
The participants were: Ron Allenson, Alex and Neva Carmichael, Pete Corner, Denzil and Shirley D’Mello, Linda Carmichael Ferguson, Sean Hurley, Brenda and Gord Longhurst, Bruce and Pat McLean, Dave Nopper, Jamie and Karen Pakkala, Bruce and Hayley Parker, Phil Reynolds, Lil Schubert and Ann Vance.
Butterflies recorded; eastern tiger swallowtail 14, cabbage white 164, clouded sulphur 89, orange sulphur 43, eastern tailed blue 1, great spangled fritillary 12, eastern comma 1, mourning cloak 2, red admiral 35, painted lady 1, little wood satyr 21, common wood nymph 68, monarch 35, silver-spotted skipper 18, common sootywing 3, European skipper 15, northern broken dash 20, striped hairstreak 4, banded hairstreak 2, summer azure 9, red spotted purple 4, dun skipper 44.
posted by Ted's Photos @ 11:49 p.m.
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