1000 Islands Ecology

Species Checklist
for the

Butterflies
of the
Thousand Islands
By
Oliver K. Reichl, B.E.S.(Hons)

This checklist contains the English names of butterfly species whose range includes the Thousand Islands ecosystem. Tracked species should be reported to Ontario's Natural Heritage Resources Centre (NHIC). Simply click the link ("Yes") to go directly to the NHIC's online reporting form.

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Kingdom: Animals
—Phylum: Arthopods
——Subphylum: Hexapods
———Class: Insects
————Subclass: Winged Insects
—————Infraclass: Modern Wing-folding Insects
Common Name Synonyms Tracked
Butterflies
Hesperioidea
Skippers
Branded Skippers
Broad-winged Skipper ----- No
Common Roadside Skipper ----- No
Crossline Skipper ----- No
Delaware Skipper ----- No
Dion Skipper ----- No
Dun Skipper ----- No
European Skipper ----- No
Hobomok Skipper ----- No
Indian Skipper ----- No
Least Skipper ----- No
Leonard's Skipper ----- No
Little Glassywing ----- No
Long Dash ----- No
Northern Broken Dash ----- No
Peck's Skipper ----- No
Tawny-edged Skipper ----- No
Two-spotted Skipper ----- No
Intermediate Skippers
Arctic Skipper ----- No
Pyrgine Skippers
Columbine Duskywing ----- No
Dreamy Duskywing ----- No
Juvenal's Duskywing ----- No
Northern Cloudywing ----- No
Silver-spotted Skipper ----- No
Papilionoidea
Coppers, Blues
Coppers
American Copper ----- No
Bog Copper ----- No
Bronze Copper ----- No
Harvesters
Harvester ----- No
Blues
Eastern Tailed Blue ----- No
Silvery Blue ----- No
Spring Azure ----- No
Summer Azure ----- No
Hairstreaks
Acadian Hairstreak ----- No
Banded Hairstreak View adult ----- No
Brown Elfin ----- No
Coral Hairstreak ----- No
Early Hairstreak ----- Yes
Eastern Pine Elfin ----- No
Edwards' Hairstreak ----- No
Henry's Elfin ----- No
Hickory Hairstreak ----- Yes
Hoary Elfin ----- No
Juniper Hairstreak ----- Yes
Striped Hairstreak ----- No
Western Pine Elfin ----- No
Brush-footed Butterflies
Fritillaries
Aphrodite Fritillary ----- No
Great Spangled Fritillary ----- No
Meadow Fritillary ----- No
Silver-bordered Fritillary ----- No
Milkweed Butterflies
Monarch View larva ----- No
Admirals
Viceroy View larva ----- No
White Admiral ----- No
Checkerspots, Crescents
Baltimore Checkerspot Baltimore No
Harris' Checkerspot ----- No
Northern Crescent ----- No
Pearl Crescent ----- No
Tawny Crescent ----- No
Anglewings, Tortoiseshells
American Lady American Painted Lady No
Compton Tortoiseshell ----- No
Eastern Comma View adult Hop Merchant No
Grey Comma Gray Comma No
Milbert's Tortoiseshell ----- No
Mourning Cloak Spiny Elm Caterpillar (larva) No
Painted Lady ----- No
Question Mark View adult ----- No
Red Admiral ----- No
Arctics
Chryxus Arctic ----- No
Satyrs, Wood-Nymphs
Appalachian Eyed Brown Appalachian Brown No
Common Ringlet ----- No
Common Wood-Nymph ----- No
Eyed Brown ----- No
Little Wood-Satyr ----- No
Northern Pearly-Eye Northern Pearly Eye No
Parnassians, Swallowtails
Swallowtails
Black Swallowtail Celeryworm (larva), Parsleyworm (larva) No
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail ----- No
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ----- No
Whites, Sulphurs
Sulphurs
Clouded Sulphur ----- No
Little Yellow Little Sulphur No
Orange Sulphur Alfalfa Caterpillar (larva) No
Whites, Marbles, Orangetips
Cabbage White Cabbage Butterfly, Imported Cabbageworm (larva) No
Mustard White ----- No
Olympia Marble ----- No
West Virginia White ----- Yes
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