BUTTERFLIES & SKIPPERSMOTHS are found HEREPlease click on the small images for a larger photograph. Species are noted as (V) if the identification has been verified; as (?) if a name is selected but has yet to be verified; and as (??) if there is no name yet suggested. Viewers are invited to propose and/or verify names for any photograph by using the HEADING and photograph ID number as reference. Poor quality photos (those I hope to replace) are so noted. Thank you. |  |
Skippers
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1. unidentified skipper (??) seen in mid August, 2002 near Yahk, B.C. - another photo - another photo |
 | 2. ARCTIC SKIPPER (V) seen in 1999 north of Red Deer, Alberta |
 | 3. GARITA SKIPPERLING (V) seen near Lacombe, Alberta |
Wood Nymphs and Satyrs
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1. unidentified wood nymph (??) seen just north of Red Deer, Alberta |
 | 2. OX-EYED SATYR (?) seen near Yahk, B.C. mid-August, 2002 |
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1. unidentified ringlet (??) seen just north of Red Deer, Alberta |
Brush-footed Butterflies (other than Fritillaries)
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1. LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL (?) seen in late August, 2002 by Chinook Lake, Alberta |
 | 2. LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL (V) seen NW from Powell River, B.C. |
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3. GREEN COMMA (?) seen near New Denver, B.C. in late April, 2002 - another photo - another photo |
 | 4. GREEN COMMA (female) (V) near Lacombe, Alberta, July 2000. |
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5. CALIFORNIA TORTOISE SHELL (?) seen in May 2002, B.C. |
 | 6. MILBERT'S TORTOISE SHELL (V) (poor) seen in B.C. |
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7. MOURNING CLOAK (V) seen in July by the Madison River near West Yellowstone, Montana. |  |
8. PAINTED LADY seen in late August, 2003 St. Albert, Alberta; another |
Brush-footed Butterflies (Fritillaries)
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1. Fritillary (ASTARTE?) seen in southern B.C. in August, 2002. - another photo |
 | 2. Fritillary (??) seen August, 2002 near Yahk, B.C. |
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3. MORMON FRITILLARY (?)
- another photo |
 | 4. Fritillary (??) |
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5. Fritillary (boloria chariclea) (V) |
 | 6. Fritillary (s. cybelle) (V) |
 | 7. Fritillary (??) |
 | 8. Fritillary (??) |
Swallowtails and Parnassians
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1. PHOEBUS PARNASSIAN (V) seen in the Alberta Rockies - another photo - another photo |
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2. TIGER SWALLOWTAIL (V) seen in 2001 near Edmonton, Alberta - another photo |
 | 3. PALE SWALLOWTAIL (V) seen on west coast of B.C. |
Whites and Sulphurs
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1. unidentified sulphur (??) seen in early August, 2002 by Big Lake, Alberta |
 | 2. CABBAGE BUTTERFLY seen in early August by Big Lake, Alberta; fem. central Alberta, another, with a bee |
 | 3. PINE WHITE (?) seen in mid-August near Yahk, B.C. |
 | 4. WESTERN WHITE at Big Lake, Alberta; seen in B.C. |
 | 5. PALAENO SULPHUR (V) |
 | 6. SARA ORANGE TIP (?) seen in late April, 2002 near Christina Lake, B.C. |
 | 7. MUSTARD WHITE or MARGINED WHITE (?) seen in early May near Christina Lake, B.C. |
Gossamer-winged Butterflies
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1. ARCTIC BLUE (V) seen north of Red Deer, Alberta |
 | 2. SILVERY BLUE (V) seen north of Red Deer, Alberta |
 | 3. Purplish Copper (V) seen by Big Lake, Alberta; another view |
MOTHS are found HERE