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Reinforcements have arrived!

Reinforcements have arrived!

by Taylor's Checkerspot | Apr 8, 2021 | Pollinators, Taylor's Checkerspot

Over 1200 Taylor’s checkerspot caterpillars have been released into habitat on Hornby Island to return endangered butterflies to historic habitat. Another year of  conservation breeding our Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies has reached the most...
Helliwell Provincial Park – native habitat for endangered butterflies

Helliwell Provincial Park – native habitat for endangered butterflies

by Taylor's Checkerspot | Mar 30, 2021 | Pollinators, Taylor's Checkerspot

There are only two places in Canada where the Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly  (TCB) persists in the wild. Last spring (2020), caterpillars of this species were released by WPC into Helliwell Provincial Park on Hornby Island in BC for the first time, with...
Do caterpillars wear toques?

Do caterpillars wear toques?

by Taylor's Checkerspot | Oct 14, 2020 | Pollinators, Taylor's Checkerspot

Winter is on the way, and for many people that means it’s time to start looking forward to spring – and to the abundance of plant and animal life that it will bring. As we pass the winter in our cozy homes, wrapped in sweaters and scarves, we probably...
I love Taylor’s checkerspot!

I love Taylor’s checkerspot!

by Taylor's Checkerspot | Aug 18, 2020 | Pollinators, Taylor's Checkerspot

Taylors checkerspot butterflies fluttered around Denman Island, in BC’s Juan De Fuca Strait for at least 16 years, using parks, right of ways and private properties that contained the specific mix of wetted habitat, nectaring plants and food plants for species...
Caterpillars Summer Nap

Caterpillars Summer Nap

by Taylor's Checkerspot | Aug 2, 2016 | Pollinators, Taylor's Checkerspot

The Taylor’s Checkerspot larvae have nearly all entered their warm stage of diapause. From this year’s eggs laid, over 490 larvae hatched at the Greater Vancouver Zoo in Aldergrove, BC. This is the first year to have the Taylor’s Checkerspot...
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