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The
following images illustrate some of the wildlife and signs of
wildlife that occur in the Burwash area,south of the city of Sudbury.
This is the same area were most of the wildflowers were photographed.
This
is not intended to be a complete list of butterflies present, or
observed, at Burwash.
We
have seen moose, elk, deer, beaver, river otters, turtles, muskrat,
one marten, and bear.
List
of butterfly and moth images:
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Canadian
Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio Canadensis) butterflies gather on
a damp spot on a Burwash area gravel road. The caterpillars
feed at night on poplar, birch and cherry leaves. During the
day, the larva rests on the upper side of a leaf in a pod made of silk.
Location: Burwash
Photographed:
Summer 2000.
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Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio
Canadensis) butterfly detail, on a gravel road.
Location: Burwash
Photographed: June
21, 2008.
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Clearwing
Hummingbird moth is a small moth that looks like a hummingbird.
This hummingbird moth flies during the day. The wingspan is
about up to 5 cm. The wings start out coloured reddish to
brownish black, but after the first flight, the scales drop off and
the wings become clear coloured. They are active from May to
September. This moth has a proboscis for gathering nectar.
Honeysuckle is a host plant for this moth.
Location: Barrie
Island, Manitoulin Island
Date: May 26, 2007
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Compton
tortoiseshell (Nympalis vaualbum) butterfly.
Compton Tortoiseshell is a woodland butterfly. You are more
likely to see it on Precambrian shield areas. The larva feeds on willows.
It is circumpolar around the Northern Hemisphere. It is
sometimes found in great numbers around wet spots on the ground. New
butterflies appear in July or August. Adults hibernate and can
survive through until the following June. It overwinters in
tree cavities, under eaves, or in garages, outhouses, and cottages.
Interest: It
received its common name from Philip Henry Gosse, an English naturalist.
He studied the life history of this butterfly when he lived in the
town of Compton, Eastern Townships, Quebec, in the 1800's.
Location: Burwash
Date: June 21, 2008
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Golden
Anglewing butterfly getting warm on the forest litter. It occurs in
wooded areas and valleys and along streams and forests. The
caterpillar feeds on the leaves of nettles. The butterflies use
flower nectar, tree sap, and liquids from mud for food.
Location: Burwash
Date: April 15, 2001
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Harris'
Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii). The female
lays eggs in clusters under the leaves of a host plant, such as
Flat-topped white aster. The caterpillars feed on leaves.
Partially-grown caterpillars hibernate at the base of the host plant.
This butterfly commonly seeks out Flat-topped white aster as
the preferred food for the caterpillar. The common habitat
includes marshes, edges of bogs, pastures, and meadows.
Location: Makynen Road
Date: June 10, 2007
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Morning
cloak butterfly (Nymphalis Antiopa). The adults
hibernate and appear very early in the spring. This is one of the
earliest butterflies seem in the Burwash area in the spring. Larvae
feed on early budding willows and poplars.
Location: Burwash
Date: April 15, 2001
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Red
admiral (Vanessa Atalanta): Red admiral adults hibernate
during the winter. They are among the earliest butterflies that
appear in response to the warm spring sun. They feed on fermenting
tree sap, but favour lilacs. Larvae feed on nettle leaves.
The larvae draw the leaf edges together to form a safe hiding place.
Location: Burwash
Date: April 5, 2001
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Red admiral butterfly feeding on
flower blossoms.
Location:
Manitoulin Island, Providence Bay
Date: July 8, 2001
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White
admiral butterfly taking water from a clay exposure along a
river. The caterpillars feed on birch, willow and poplar.
They overwinter in a cocoon-like cell. You find adult
butterflies at the sides of puddles on gravel roads. The
butterflies feed on flower nectar.
Location: Paddy
Creek, off Secord road
Date: August 8, 2002
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Painted
Lady butterfly: The caterpillar feeds on thistles and other legumes.
The Painted Lady butterfly prefers nectar from plants that stand up
to 2 m high, especially thistles, aster, and Joe-Pye weed. It also
visits red clover and milkweeds. This Painted Lady was feeding on blue
vervain.
Location: Burwash
Date: June 24, 2001
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Great
Spangled Fritillary: This is a very common species of Fritillary in
Ontario. It feeds on tall plants such as goldenrod,
milkweeds, bull
thistles, Joe-Pye weed,
and dogbane, but also feeds on clovers
and viper's bugloss.
The caterpillar overwinters in leaf litter and feeds on violet
leaves in the spring. Note the abundance of other insects feeding on
the nectar.
Location: Silver
Falls, Thunder Bay
Date: July 17, 2003
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Detail of Great Spangled
Fritillary visiting a Joe Pye weed plant.
Location: High
Falls, Thunder Bay
Date: July 28, 2002
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Common
wood nymph: The common wood nymph is a members of the Satyr family.
Its dark brown wings blend well with tree bark. They occur in open
woodlands, meadows, and fields. The females lay their eggs on grasses
in late summer or early fall. The caterpillar overwinters after
hatching. They eat alfalfa,
flower nectar, fruit, and sap.
Location: Burwash
Date: July 14, 2001.
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Monarch and
Great Great Spangled Fritillary feeding on the nectar of a swamp
milkweed.
Location:
Manitoulin Island, Mississagi Lighthouse
Date: July 18, 2001.
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Luna moth: The
Luna moth is short lived - about 1 week. Therefore, it is not
common to find one in the Sudbury area. Its colour, the eyespots on
all four wings and the curved tails are distinctive. It is nocturnal
that is found in deciduous hardwood forests. The Luna moth has a
wingspan of 7 to 10 cm. In the Sudbury area, the caterpillar
eats the leaves of the white birch, alder, and sumac trees. The adult
Luna moth does not eat; it only mates, reproduces, and dies.
Location: Sudbury
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