Ontario's Specially Protected Butterfly Species
All about the butterfly species in Ontario that are specially protected, the different ways to attract each butterfly species, and how to support these butterflies in the yard. In the province of Ontario there are 14 different butterfly species that are specially protected throughout the province, and each one is unique in their own way. The butterfly species in Ontario that are specially protected include black swallowtail, bog elfin, canadian tiger swallowtail, eastern giant swallowtail, eastern tiger swallowtail, frosted elfin, karner blue, monarch, mottled duskywing, old world swallowtail, pipevine swallowtail, spicebush swallowtail, west virginia white, and zebra swallowtail. There are a few species that are least of concern, other species are endangered or threatened, some are extirpated, others are special concern, and some are rare in Canada. You’ll learn all about each of these butterfly species, what they look like, what is their conservation status, what threaten...