Monarch butterflies are making their way through Saskatchewan in August as part of their annual migration. Environmental associations of Hesperia dacotae (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada - Volume 150 Issue 5 Navigate with above index or scroll bar. Checklist region(s): Canada, Saskatchewan. The monarchs that migrate from Eastern Canada and the Prairies in late summer/early fall travel more than 4000 km to their wintering grounds in Mexico. Butterflies under this family are also known as brush-footed butterflies. You can donate to … The butterflies of Saskatchewan From the spectacular Bhutan Glory to the gold … Then click on any search button. Thank you! Some butterflies fold their wings to blend into the background, using camouflage to render themselves all but invisible to predators. Some butterflies, however, are quite rare. The monarch butterfly is one of the best known but most threatened of the butterfly species in North America; in Canada, it is a Species of Special Concern (www.sararegistry.gc.ca). Butterflies , Mammals and a few more Birds... A few days ago , a friend and I thought we'd look around President Murray Park to see if there were any migrants still lingering around. Throughout the month, Nature Saskatchewan is asking for help to spot them. You can donate to support this project at any time. We want to express our gratitude to all who showed their support by making a contribution this year. Unfortunately, they are not real ones that can fly, but made of … Family Nymphalidae. We depend on donations to keep Butterflies and Moths of North America freely available. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Butterflies rank pretty low on the food chain, with lots of hungry predators happy to make a meal of them. The butterflies are categorized into their respective families: 1. 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