20220716 PFN Butterfly Count

Members of the Peterborough Field Naturalists (PFN) conducted the Petroglyphs Butterfly Count. The area covered was NW of Peterborough comprising eastern Stony Lake to Apsley and over to Sandy Lake Rd. Conditions were very warm and dry. Butterflies were lower in numbers. The photos in this gallery show a selection of butterflies observed along and near County Rd 46.
(Photographed July 16, 2022, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada)

Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) - also known as European Skipper
Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Elm Sawfly (Cimbex americanus) - larva
Elm Sawfly (Cimbex americanus) - larva
Shrub (Willow sp?) being consumed by sawfly larva
American Redstart
Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
Common Raven - tracks with length of 3.75", (plus Deer tracks)
Eyed Brown (Lethe eurydice)
Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)

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20220716 PFN Butterfly Count