Links

Butterfly Related Websites 

Maritimes Butterfly Atlas - you have to dig a bit to get to the species pages, but there's some very useful information about all the species found in the Maritimes.

Butterflies of Nova Scotia - a similarly organized website covering many of the same species as this  one.

eButterfly - an interactive website where citizens can contribute their butterfly observations!

Butterflies of Canada - online version of this important reference work
 
Les papillons diurnes du Canada - french version of Butterflies of Canada
 
Butterflies of Quebec - my website that focuses on Quebec

Butterflies of Ontario - my website that focuses on Ontario

Leps Blog - Blog on Butterfly related topics

Conservation

Sentinels on the Wing - comprehensive overview of Status and Conservation of Butterflies in Canada

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

Butterfly Related Mailing Lists

Butterflies of the Maritimes - discussion forum 

Maritimes Butterflies - this list was active during the Maritimes Butterfly Atlas campaign but now appears to be inactive


Butterfly_obs - A yahoo group where members report their sightings for Eastern Ontario and West Quebec
 
Ontario Butterflies - A google group where members report their sightings for Southern Ontario





Naturalists Clubs ( New Brunswick )

Nature NB - provides a list of clubs with links to their respective websites

Chignecto Naturalists’ Club (Sackville) - no website, for contact info, see Nature NB link above

Club de Naturalistes de la Péninsule Acadienne ( Grand-Anse, Bertrand, Landry, Saint-Isidore and down to Néguac )








Naturalists Clubs ( Nova Scotia )

Nature Nova Scotia - provides a list of clubs

Blomidon Naturalists Society ( eastern Annapolis Valley )






Naturalists Clubs ( PEI )

Nature PEI – The Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island


Entomological Societies  

Toronto Entomological Association - lots of useful information for Ontario in general
 
 
 
  

Further Afield...

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.
 
Butterflies of the Carolinas and Virginias - another site with features that are handy for Butterfly identification - in this case, when you place your cursor over the photograph, identification keys pop up. Not all species featured  on this website  will be found in our area.