St.Thomas Field Naturalist Club Inc. Butterfly Count, 2007

On July 14, 2007, the St.Thomas Field Naturalist Club Inc. held its 10th Annual Butterfly Count. The count area was limited to a twenty-four km diameter circle centred at the junction of John Wise Line and Rieger Road. A total of six hundred five butterflies of twenty-two different species were counted. The day started off with a mixture of sun and cloud and twenty degrees C, but showers moved in by noon hour bringing an early end to the count, resulting in much lower numbers of species and butterflies than in previous years.
The participants were: Ron Allensen, Alex and Neva Carmichael, Pete Corner, Denzel and Shirley D’Mello, Linda Carmichael Ferguson, Sean Hurley, Brenda and Gordon Longhurst, Bruce and Pat McLean, Dave Nopper, Jamie and Karen Pakkala, Bruce and Hayley Parker, Phil Reynolds, Lil Schubert, and Ann Vance.
The butterfly committee would like to thank all who participated in the count, helping to broaden the focus of the club and hopefully providing another enjoyable and interesting activity for those desiring to participate.
Ann Vance

Butterflies Recorded during the Butterfly Count, 2007
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

Total Species 22
Total Individuals 605