Canada's Endangered Butterfly Species
All about the butterfly species in Canada that are listed as endangered, and what you can do to help these butterflies. There are nearly 300 butterfly species that call Canada home, but there are a few butterfly species that need extra help more than other butterfly species. In Canada there are eighteen butterfly species that are endangered which include Monarch, Frosted Elfin, Persius Duskywing, Mottled Duskywing, Early Hairstreak, Karner Blue, Dakota Skipper, West Virginia White, Taylor’s Checkerspot, Bog Elfin, Diana Fritillary, Large Marble, Arogos Skipper, Dukes’ Skipper, Eastern Tailed Blue, Ottoe Skipper, Poweshiek Skipperling, and Maritime Ringlet. Some of the butterflies are extirpated, others are endangered, others are threatened, and some are special concern. You’ll learn a little bit about each butterfly species, what their host plant(s) are, what their favourite native flowering plants, and how you can help these butterflies to bring back their population numbe...