A Comprehensive Guide to Canadian Plum (Prunus nigra)
Canadian Plum (Prunus nigra) is a large shrub to small tree that is native to the northern mid-west, New York, and New England in the… A Comprehensive Guide to Canadian Plum (Prunus nigra)
Lycaenidae
A Comprehensive Guide to the Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
The Striped Hairstreak is a light brown colored butterfly with distinctive white striping that is in the Gossamer Wing Family (Lycaenidae) of butterflies. It flies in the United States and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains. The Striped Hairstreak generally feeds on members of the Rose Family (Rosaceae) and the Heath Family (Ericaceae).
A Comprehensive Guide to the Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)
Introduction to the Spring Azure The Spring Azure is a bluish-white to grayish-white colored butterfly that is in Gossamer Wing Family (Lycaenidae). It flies in… A Comprehensive Guide to the Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)
A Comprehensive Guide to the Henry’s Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
The Henry’s Elfin is a brown colored butterfly in the Gossamer Wing Family (Lycaenidae). This butterfly flies in the midwest and eastern United States and in southern Canada from Manitoba to Nova Scotia from March to June depending on location. It’s favored habitat is barrens and open woodlands. The Henry’s Elfin feeds on a number of plants including most prominently eastern red (Cercis canadensis) and maple-leaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium). It has also shown an appetite for glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula), an introduced species.