A Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina), Owl Butterflies (Caligo sp.) and a Red Mormon (Papilio rumanzovia) feed on fruit at the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory
Photo: Mark Conboy
In the dead of a Canadian winter, the naturalist's heart longs for butterflies. It's still at least a month and half before the first Canadian butterflies can be expected on the wing, but there is one oasis of butterfly activity in southern Ontario, the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory. Here's a photo essay of some of the species that were on the wing during a visit I made in early February.
Grey Cracker (Hamadryas februa)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Red Mormon (Papilio rumanzovia)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Red Mormon (Papilio rumanzovia)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Tiger Longwing (Heliconius hecale)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Paper Kite (Idea leuconoe)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Red Postman (Heliconius erato)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Julia (Dryas julia)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Blue Wave (Myscelia cyaniris)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Peleides Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Peleides Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Illioneus Owl Butterfly (Caligo illioneus)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Mexican Cycadian (Eumaeus toxea)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Montezuma's Cattleheart (Parides montezuma)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Isabella's Longwing (Eueides isabella)
Photo: Mark Conboy
Common Mormon (Papilio polytes)
Photo: Mark Conboy
