Links
Butterfly Related Websites:
Butterflies of Quebec - my website that focuses on La Belle Provence
Butterflies of the Maritimes - my website that focuses on the Maritime Provinces
Butterflies of Canada - online version of this important reference work
Ontario Butterfly Atlas Online - a useful tool for checking what species have been reported in a particular area. NOTE: if you participate in eButterfly, your records will eventually find their way into the Atlas, contributing to the knowledge base that everyone can access.
Butterflies of Toronto - a PDF version of a handy guidebook authored by members of the TEA.
Leps Blog - Blog on Butterfly related topics
Conservation:
Sentinels on the Wing - comprehensive overview of Status and Conservation of Butterflies in Canada
West Virginia White - group tracking/researching this threatened species
Butterfly Gardening:
OFNC page on Gardening for Butterflies
Nature Conservancy - Native Gardening 101
Butterflies in the Classroom:
Monarch Teacher Network - workshops and resources on using Monarch butterflies in the classroom
Lucy's Butterfly Farm - Butterfly kits
Gaia Nature - Butterflies for the Classroom
Local Hiking Recommendations:
Larry Neily's Birding Ottawa - A great resource for finding spots to visit in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. Many of the area's "hotspots" are described, often with trailmaps and directions to trailheads
Eastern Ontario Sites (The Arch)
Carolinian Canada - Sites to visit in Southern Ontario
also see the links for Field Naturalists' clubs below - their sites typically feature info on hiking trails
Other Nature Related Websites:
Andy's Northern Ontario Wildflowers
Naturalists Clubs ( Eastern Ontario ):
Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists ( Lanark )
Macnamara Field Naturalists' Club ( Arnprior area )
Pembroke Area Field Naturalists - page dedicated to Butterflies & Moths of Renfrew County
Vankleek Hill and District Nature Society
Prince Edward County Field Naturalists
Willow Beach Field Naturalists ( Port Hope/Cobourg area )
Peterborough Field Naturalists
Kawartha Field Naturalists ( Lindsay/Fenelon Falls )
Bancroft Field Naturalist Club
Naturalists Clubs ( Southern Ontario ):
Durham Region Field Naturalists ( Oshawa )
North Durham Nature ( Uxbridge )
York-Simcoe Naturalists ( Newmarket area )
South Lake Simcoe Naturalist's Club
Halton North Peel Naturalist Club ( Brampton/Georgetown )
Upper Credit Field Naturalists ( Orangeville )
Saugeen Field Naturalists ( Grey-Bruce )
Midland/Penetanguishene Field Naturalists Club
Brereton Field Naturalists ( Barrie )
Huron Fringe Field Naturalists
South Peel Naturalists' Club ( Mississauga/Oakville )
Peninsula Field Naturalists ( Niagara )
Bert Miller Nature Club ( Port Colborne/Fort Erie )
Kitchener-Waterloo Field Naturalists
Sydenham Field Naturalists ( Chatham-Kent )
Essex County Field Naturalists' Club
St. Thomas Field Naturalist Club
Norfolk Field Naturalists ( Simcoe area )
Entomological Societies:
Toronto Entomologists' Association - lots of useful information for Ontario in general
Entomological Society of Ontario
Société d'entomologie du Québec
Association des entomologistes amateurs du Quebec
The Entomological Society of Canada
North American Butterfly Association
Further Afield...
Maritimes Butterfly Atlas - you have to dig a bit to get to the species pages, but there's some useful information about many species that we have in common.
Butterflies of Nova Scotia - a similarly organized website covering many of the same species as this one.
Wisconsin Butterflies - a nicely constructed website covering many of the species we also have here in Ontario, but not all species featured on this website will be found here.
Massachusetts Butterfly Club - a website featuring a useful tool for comparing photos of different species side-by-side. Not all species featured on this website will be found in Ontario.
Maryland Butterflies - another great regional butterfly website. Not all species featured on this website will be found in Ontario.