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Wildlife Reports => Southern Ontario Wildlife => Topic started by: Napper on May 14, 2010, 06:56:00 PM

Title: Butterfly/Moth expert req'd
Post by: Napper on May 14, 2010, 06:56:00 PM

Hey!

I rescued a small black butterfly/moth with red spots from a bus stop today while waiting for a bus. I know that is not a very good description.

When I arrived home 50 Km away I spotted a few more of these same fellows flitting about.

It was all black except for mostly red spots about the size of them old 50 cent pieces. (much smaller than a Monarch)


I am just looking for a little direction here.

The page  below is unbelievably tedious and time consuming

http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterf ... ndex_e.php (http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/speciesindex_e.php)

Napper:))

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Post by: Bird Brain on May 14, 2010, 07:58:58 PM

Hi Napper.

Go to "Toronto Wildlife", category: Butterflies and check out Walter's photos.  

Jo-Anne  :D

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Post by: RKD on May 17, 2010, 08:57:02 AM

I'm no expert but I have a butterfly book. The only one I found that seemed to match your descrption was the Coral Hairstreak. It's not exactly black but the inside is dark. Here is a link

http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http ... Hairstreak (http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Butterfly_November_2007-10.jpg/366px-Butterfly_November_2007-10.jpg&imgrefurl=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Valued_image_set:_Satyrium_titus_(Coral_Hairstreak)),_female&usg=__jhgwXQEQAktEnHO-vaaiVxEFE1E=&h=480&w=366&sz=51&hl=en&start=78&itbs=1&tbnid=xUo3JqeMlZTBdM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcoral%2Bhairstreak%26start%3D60%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1