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Wildlife Reports => Toronto Wildlife => Topic started by: Bluffs Birder on August 05, 2011, 01:08:22 AM

Title: Butterflies - Rosetta McClain Gardens, Scarborough
Post by: Bluffs Birder on August 05, 2011, 01:08:22 AM

Here's a list of the butterflies I saw yesterday afternoon at the Gardens.

Silver-spotted Skipper
Fiery Skipper - 1f
Northern Broken-Dash
Cabbage White
Clouded Sulphur
Question Mark
Red Admiral
White Admiral
Monarch

Fiery Skipper
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7gKAYIVSpNg/Tjtqciz-FtI/AAAAAAAAUcE/aSr4nfwVxsc/s640/Fiery%252520Skipper%252520%252528176%252529.JPG)

Northern Broken-Dash
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_6yMVJtbZW0/TjtszOimrjI/AAAAAAAAUc8/Pxs6LGfdOJc/s640/Northern%252520Broken-Dash%252520%252528350%252529.JPG)

Also saw this...
White-marked Tussock Moth Caterpillar
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-1TxwXB_5yvs/TjtwSjJ4jMI/AAAAAAAAUec/fxSsQgr_QlI/s640/0012.JPG)

Walter

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Post by: BoboBird on August 05, 2011, 01:13:51 AM

Thanks Walter, will look them up on the next visit probably next week.

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Post by: Rob'in'To on August 05, 2011, 12:24:43 PM

Wow!  That moth caterpillar is cool looking!

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Post by: Whittam on August 05, 2011, 05:42:08 PM

Very nice Walter.  Cheers Terry

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Post by: JW Mills on August 25, 2011, 08:58:28 PM

Nice ones Walter!

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Post by: Bluffs Birder on August 26, 2011, 10:49:10 PM

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

Here's a couple of photos of an American Lady that I saw yesterday and a Black Swallowtail from a few days back, both from Rosetta McClain Gardens.

American Lady
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3vzzXsbZZz0/TlhDLasZKvI/AAAAAAAAUnU/InJ8Ph7kVZo/s800/American%252520Lady%252520%252528251%252529.JPG)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ljO1S0JQiGg/TlhDTe58hMI/AAAAAAAAUnY/32oAk5t5ub8/s800/American%252520Lady%252520%252528253%252529.JPG)

Black Swallowtail
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-L9QdfflCfEc/Tk8mrHiQD-I/AAAAAAAAUlw/wklwyGTHnAE/s800/Black%252520Swallowtail%252520%252528154%252529.JPG)

Walter

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Post by: JW Mills on August 29, 2011, 04:07:41 PM

I like #2. Nice shot of the intricate pattern on the underside of the wing!