Canadian Butterflies

Our location in Northern Maine has given us the opportunity to see some unique butterflies normally found in Canada. A couple of these are similar to Texas species but occur only in the northernmost US and Canada.


Northern Crescent (Phyciodes selenis)


Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio Canadensis)

This little Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon), doesn’t have any close relatives in the Southern US. Jeffrey Glassberg, in his book Butterflies Through Binoculars-The East, comments that the Arctic Skipper is “A small, but choice, gift from the north”.


Arctic Skipper

As the weather gets warmer we expect to see more species of butterflies in this area.

Stay tuned!