April 17, 2012

I have been seeing Red Admiral butterflies since the week of April 9th in the east end of GTA. Location: Greater Toronto Area (east end) Observer: Eileen Randall

Today I saw large numbers of American Lady butterflies in Whitby. This close relative of the Red Admiral (same genus) is also migratory. It would appear that the Ladies are also part of this huge butterfly movement from the southern states northward into Canada. Location: Whitby Observer: Tony Bigg

Cool tempertures today (max: 9 C) made butterfly activity almost non-existent. There was only one report of a Red Admiral flying. Location: Peterborough Observer: Erica Nol