Butterflies of Ontario & Summaries of Lepidoptera
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ISBN #: 0-921631-19-7 BUTTERFLIES OF ONTARIO & SUMMARIES OF LEPIDOPTERA ENCOUNTERED IN ONTARIO IN 1998 COMPILED BY ALAN J. HANKS PRODUCTION BY ALAN J. HANKS JUNE 1999 CONTENTS PAGE 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. CORRECTIONS TO PREVIOUS T.E.A. SUMMARIES 5 3. SPECIAL NOTES ON ONTARIO LEPIDOPTERA 5 3.1 Supplementary Update to the Butterflies ofthe Toronto Area Barry Harrison 5 3.2 Range Extension ofthe Wild Indigo Duskywing to Toronto Barry Harrison 6 3.3 The Status and Distribution ofthe Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe) in Ontario - Alan Wormington 7 3.4 An Outbreak ofOlive Hairstreaks (Callophrys grynea) at Point Pelee, Ontario in 1998 - Alan Wormington 9 3.5 Rearing Notes from Northumberland County - Dr. W.J.D. Eberlie 11 3.6 Funereal Duskywing (Erynnisjuneralis) at Toronto on September 27, 1998 - Bob Yukich 12 3.7 Noteworthy Butterfly Records from Algonquin Provincial Park in 1998 - Colin D. Jones 14 3.8 Foodplants ofthe Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton) Rosemary Scott 16 4. GENERAL SUMMARY - Alan J. Hanks 18 5. 1998 SUMMARY OF ONTARIO BUTTERFLIES compiled by Alan J. Hanks 19 Hesperiidae 19 Papilionidae 28 Pieridae 30 Lycaenidae 34 Libytheidae 40 Nymphalidae 41 Apaturidae 48 Satyridae 49 Danaidae 51 6. SELECTED REPORTS OF MOTHS IN ONTARIO, 1997 compiled by Dr. Duncan Robertson 53 7. CONCISE CYCLICAL SUMMARY OF MOTHS IN ONTARIO compiled by Dr. Duncan Robertson 66 8. PREVIOUS PUBLICATIONS 81 ******************** a Q) CJ) o c::: eo I- 1. INTRODUCTION This is Publication # 31-99 ofthe Toronto Entomologists' Association. Data is selected from reports for 1998 (or as otherwise indicated) for the Province ofOntario (Canada) from contributors listed below: Note: TEA members names are in bold. ALA Alfred L. Adamo Etobicoke ILL Jeffrey L. Larson Windsor JB Jason Boire Halifax, NS DL Deborah Lebert Oakville JAB Dr J. Alan Brown Oakville NL Neb Lecic Toronto CB Chris Burris ??? BAM Blake A. Mann Wallaceburg KJB Keith 1. Burk Blenheim DAM David A. Martin Belmont JRC John R. Carley Toronto KAM Kevin A. McLaughlin Hamilton VLC Victoria L. Carley Toronto WIM W. & I. McDveen Acton BJC Barbara 1. Casier Leamington EJM Ethan 1. Meleg Leamington SC Steve Charbonneau Blenheim FM Fred Michano Leamington BNC Barbara Charlton Flamborough CLM Carrie L. Morgan Leamington JC Jay Cossey London GM Gary Mouland Leamington HGC Hugh G. Currie Toronto HTO Henrietta T. O'Neill Leamington PD Paul Desjardins Windsor STP Steven T. Pike Windsor TTD Tammy T. Dobbie Point Pelee RJP Ronald 1. Pittaway Minden RZD Robert Z. Dobos Flamborough GCP Gavin C. Platt London JID Jason J. DombroskieRound Lake Ctr. CR Chris Rickard Mississauga DD Dan Dufour Windsor AHR Alfred H. Rider Forest WIDE Dr. W.J.D. Eberlie Cobourg SER Sarah E. Rupert Sarnia JEF Joseph E. Faggan Birmingham, MI LS Lori Schaefer Thunder Bay JF Jim Fairchild Scarborough RS Rosemary Scott London JNF James N. Flynn Wheatley DKS D. Keith Sealy Mississauga KAG Katherine A. Gignac Windsor ADS Anne D. Smout Port Stanley JMG June M. Gordon Wheatley MSS Marvin S. Smout Port Stanley AH Ann Harrison Scarborough JGS Jim Spottiswood Mississauga BH Barry Harrison Scarborough LT Lloyd Taman Matachewan LH Linda Harrison Scarborough AT Amy Tesolin Windsor ill 1. Hazen ??? DT Dino Tesolin Windsor QFH Quimby F. Hess Toronto FJU Fred 1. Drie Windsor AMH Tony Holmes Port Hope MNP Michael & Nancy n Jean Iron Toronto van der Poorten Toronto JJ Joseph Jones Scarborough AWh Ann White London MHK Michael H. King Oakville AW Alan Wormington Point Pelee KK Karl Konze Guelph RY Bob Yukich Toronto BBK Ben & Brenda Kulon Bright's Grove KY Karen R. Yukich Toronto WGL William G. Lamond Brantford Note: PP = Provincial Park; CA = Conservation Area; HRCA = Halton Region Conservation Authority 1 The basis for selection ofthe data included in this publication was as follows: a) New information on range and new occurrence localities; b) Valuable data on flight period, broods and population monitoring, and c) Life history data including foodplants, nectar sources, larval description and habits, ovipositing data and behaviour, pupal description and siting, adult habits, predation, etc. Occasional Publication #'s 10 through 31 are designed to complement each other in such a way as to present in a common format all the information (as selected) known to the compiler with respect to Ontario Lepidoptera to the end of 1998. Please note that Section 3 in each ofthese publications addresses the corrections required to previous T.E.A. Occasional Publications. Section 6 ofthis publication is organized in accordance with "A Catalogue/Check-list ofthe Butterflies of North America North ofMexico" by Lee D. Miller and F.M. Brown (Lepidopterists' Society Memoir No. 2 - 1981) as corrected by "Supplement to A Catalogue/Checklist of the Butterflies of North America North of Mexico" by Clifford D. Ferris, Editor (Lepidopterists' Society Memoir No.3 - 1989). The compiler has also noted, where of interest, the usage of James A. Scott in his "The Butterflies ofNorth America" (1986). In addition, recent information on a number of species in "Butterflies of Canada" by Ross Layberry, Peter Hall and Donald Lafontaine (1998) has necessitated some changes or additions to the nomenclature. These are noted in the listings. The common names are as per Alexander B. Klots - "A Field Guide to the Butterflies ofNorth America, East ofthe Great Plains", except in a few cases not included in Klots. For the Moths, "Check List ofthe Lepidoptera ofAmerica North ofMexico (1983)" by Ronald W. Hodges et al is used. The contents of this publication have been checked for errors and accuracy as much as possible. Any errors and omissions will be corrected in future publications. Each locality listed herein is followed by a number in square brackets. This number is the County, District or Regional Municipality as shown in Figures 1 & 2, e.g. Hearst [53] means Hearst (Cochrane District). Note: Ross Layberry of Ottawa has pointed out that the changes to county names that were made in publication # 25-93 (1992 Summary) and later created difficulty with records in his area since Leeds/ Grenville and Stormont/Dundas/Glengarry are large areas which do not allow proper placement of the records. Accordingly, in this publication, the aforementioned counties will be represented with their original numbering, namely Leeds [27], Grenville [28], Stormont [29], Dundas [30] and Glengarry [31]. Note that these italicized numbers correspond with the maps found in the Ontario Butterfly Atlas. Where the date given is followed by a number in brackets, this represents the number of specimens encountered, i.e. (3). Also note that M = male, F = female, C = collected, R = released and S = sighting. Ifthere are any errors and/or omissions or suggestions please advise: Alan 1. Hanks, 34 Seaton Drive, Aurora, Ontario L4G 2K1 - (905) 727-6993 Back issues ofsome T.E.A. publications and memberships are available from the address above. ******************** 2 2. CORRECTIONS TO PREVIOUS T.E.A. PUBLICATIONS. During compilation of the 1997 Summary, two species were inadvertently omitted (or consigned to computer no-man's land!). These were Edward's Hairstreak and the Banded Hairstreak and their records are appended below. 6. Satyrium edwardsii (Grote & Robinson) EDWARD'S HAIRSTREAK - (TL - London, Ontario) In 1997 - Lambton Prairie [19] July 10 (42)(RY); Ganaraska Forest [22] July 12 (WIDE); Algonquin P.P. [47](Achray) July 25 (4), (Sand Lake Rd.) July 26 (JID); Brantford [lO](Grand River Fen) July 11 (1), Grand R. [1 0](powerline Rd.) July 13 (3)(WGL); Pt. Pelee [1] July 18 (1 worn) (AW). 7. Satyrium calanus (Hubner) BANDED HAIRSTREAK b) c.falacer (Godart) - (TL - or. Philadelphia, PA) In 1997 - Bronte Creek [17] July 12 (12), Copetown Bog [11] July 13, Branchton [15] July 19, Algonquin P.P. [47] Aug. 17 (many)(MNP); Port Hope [22] July 26 to Aug. 9 (WIDE); Point Pelee [1] July 18 (1 worn)(AW). Page 18 (special note 4.8) - the record for Juvenal's Duskywing from August 3 was almost definitely a Columbine Duskywing, Juvenal's not being known to have a 2nd brood in Ontario. ******************** 3. SPECIAL NOTES 3.1 Supplementary Update to the Butterflies ofthe Toronto Area by Barry Harrison In Section 4.2, page 8, of the 1997 Summary, I gave a listing of the butterflies monitored in the greater Toronto area over a period of some seventeen years. Several factors in 1998 have led me to update the status ofsome species. 1998 was an unusually warm year and consequently there were some occurrences of butterflies normally thought of as southern migrants. Also, though it has scarcely been a factor as yet, I have expanded the Toronto area to a more realistic thirty mile radius. This new area includes Whitby to the east, Holland Landing to the north and then east to Bronte. Dreamy Dusky Wing Erynnis icelus change from very uncommon to locally uncommon Wild Indigo Dusky Wing Erynnis baptisiae (see Special Note 4.2) Arctic Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon Probably uncommon within 30 mile radius Broad-Winged Skipper Poanes viator change from known only in one colony to locally uncommon American Copper Lycaena phlaeas changes from uncommon to rare to very uncommon Hickory Hairstreak Satyrium caryaevorum changes from very uncommon to usually uncommon Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus probably fairly common within 30 mile radius and now significantly within Metro Toronto borders Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos changes from appears uncommon to very uncommon 5 3.2 Range Extension ofthe Wild Indigo Dusky Wing to Toronto by Barry Harrison The Ontario Butterfly Atlas (1) gives the Ontario distribution of the Wild Indigo Dusky Wing [Erynnis baptisiae (Forbes)] as Essex, Kent and Haldimand-Norfolk counties, and it is found consistently at the Ojibway and Spring Garden Prairies in Windsor. It has also been recorded at Walpole Island in Lambton county.