{"id":17979,"date":"2020-09-30T08:44:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T13:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=11810"},"modified":"2023-03-29T12:02:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T17:02:28","slug":"butterfly-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/butterfly-beauty\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beauty of the Butterfly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-639awnv-c7443409b6db9142a855fc5f8b132789 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-17979'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lftx519w-845d342bfd9fcd0accd732f35460e19d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lftx519w-845d342bfd9fcd0accd732f35460e19d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lftx519w-845d342bfd9fcd0accd732f35460e19d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lftx519w-845d342bfd9fcd0accd732f35460e19d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37803 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37803 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/6060266897_99b231efc3_b-300x200.jpg' alt='' title='6060266897_99b231efc3_b'  height=\"200\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lftx4nfr-3d8ee1bd6d6624c3e3ae5898435c783b\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lftx4nfr-3d8ee1bd6d6624c3e3ae5898435c783b{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lftx4nfr-3d8ee1bd6d6624c3e3ae5898435c783b .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lftx4nfr-3d8ee1bd6d6624c3e3ae5898435c783b .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lftx4nfr-3d8ee1bd6d6624c3e3ae5898435c783b av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Beauty of the Butterfly<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5lqsv17-62930cb34ab4f0cd4affa0905956d42d\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-5lqsv17-62930cb34ab4f0cd4affa0905956d42d{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-5lqsv17-62930cb34ab4f0cd4affa0905956d42d .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-5lqsv17-62930cb34ab4f0cd4affa0905956d42d av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-published\">Publi\u00e9 le<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >septembre 30, 2020<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-author\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-author\">par<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-author-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/pollinator-team\/\"  rel=\"author\">Pollinator Team<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-category\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-categories\">|<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/native-pollinator-initiative\/\" >Initiative pour les pollinisateurs indig\u00e8nes<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" >Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/pollinators\/\" >Pollinisateurs<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-3wh6fdn-eddb39d5c563811be915a7ef1db54217 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-17979'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftx5g5t-a232e804ff4936b96197bfae2fe0c20e'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>By Hayley Tompkins<\/p>\n<p>During these challenging times and periods of change, we can take comfort in the words of Maya Angelou:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>To highlight the beauty of change, consider the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. WPC\u2019s bumble bee recovery team has spent a lot of time at Pinery Provincial Park in Ontario this summer looking for bumble bees, and while doing so, we can\u2019t help but stop and enjoy all of the beauty that nature has to offer. We have been able to observe and photograph almost all of the stages of the monarch butterfly\u2019s lifecycle.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-18wgvv-49f6f8d3de4543eab20a64ce2fd6bfce main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-17979'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2xq24rf-2d3313e333b019c4adfc70023d0e158a av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lftx667k-fd3ef2f8eaf931c9ad362d7401d1854f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lftx667k-fd3ef2f8eaf931c9ad362d7401d1854f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lftx667k-fd3ef2f8eaf931c9ad362d7401d1854f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lftx667k-fd3ef2f8eaf931c9ad362d7401d1854f av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37809 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37809 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/monarch-diagram-1.jpg' alt='' title='monarch-diagram'  height=\"741\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftx6hnp-88002427e9d4ce4b7d18ccb7dc42fb1c'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Illustrated lifecycle of a monarch butterfly \u00a9 Glogpedia, johnsons4<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftx6t1r-83970052964c93fe3a430f913b4b227a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><strong>The Egg<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftx6yje-e4d3a88248161376a8eb51ba9758ed77'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In the early summer, female monarch butterflies will find a patch of milkweed to lay their eggs on. In the photo below, you can see two small white eggs on the underside of the milkweed leaf. The eggs are roughly 1mm in diameter, and hatch within 3-8 days of being laid. Amazingly, during one visit, we were able to observe a female laying an egg on the underside of a milkweed leaf.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lftx7kgl-9f929c55414afc9b4ab06356e2778de4\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lftx7kgl-9f929c55414afc9b4ab06356e2778de4 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lftx7kgl-9f929c55414afc9b4ab06356e2778de4 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lftx7kgl-9f929c55414afc9b4ab06356e2778de4 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37808 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37808 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6405-1-scaled.jpg' alt='' title='IMG_6405'  height=\"2560\" width=\"1920\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftx7uox-92dd344bc06b44a604d403f3b8040345'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Can you spot the two monarch eggs on this milkweed plant? They are very small, and a creamy yellow\/white in colour.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftx87p1-9e4299852e608338a874baa077a1c6fd'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Monarch laying egg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u4Z4qRMI3hc\" width=\"798\" height=\"449\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftx8pez-efbc1ae19ca21e9df20e61dc84081387'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The larval stage of the monarch butterfly is commonly referred to as the caterpillar stage. Much like an adult, a caterpillar\u2019s body is divided into three parts \u2013 the head, the thorax, and the abdomen. At this stage of life, the caterpillar spends most of its time eating. The first thing it eats after hatching is the egg case, as it provides valuable nutrients that the larva needs to grow. After consuming the egg case, the caterpillar moves on to consuming the milkweed plant. Monarchs are specialists and larvae feed exclusively on milkweed \u2013 this is why it is so important to plant milkweed in our gardens. Without milkweed, monarchs would cease to exist.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2nfsnnf-dfe895f2f58d3992458580f34027c4ad av_one_full  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftx92ty-92c3056f74187efef4cacd961793913b'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><strong>Read more about the importance of milkweed and some surprising facts here.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftx9cq4-1437ce5f14e522bd42c21189bdfc67db'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>As it eats, the caterpillar\u2019s body grows \u2013 and it grows so big, that it actually outgrows its own skin. To accommodate its growing body, the caterpillar will shed its skin in what\u2019s referred to as a moult. The caterpillar will go through five moults, or instars (also known as larval stages) before it is ready for the next phase of life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lftx9ztq-3c5d2345bd9edc624195f13bdcfa696c\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lftx9ztq-3c5d2345bd9edc624195f13bdcfa696c img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lftx9ztq-3c5d2345bd9edc624195f13bdcfa696c .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lftx9ztq-3c5d2345bd9edc624195f13bdcfa696c av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37807 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37807 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_4992-1-scaled.jpg' alt='' title='IMG_4992'  height=\"1920\" width=\"2560\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftxahck-191caed3e700c09abe3c87496eec3651'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> A first instar caterpillar, that has just begun eating a milkweed plant. Note the tiny hole in the leaf, as well as a second egg beside it.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftxauul-a3ca26e5d4744b57fcf6f430c729b3bb'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Monarch caterpillar on milkweed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j0sjCbUTikw\" width=\"798\" height=\"449\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-22p2sqj-5252bbd0e5cb32c5b5639c3b1cef65d0 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftxb9wk-8c22f6a62bca742a24994a9a8437a57b'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><strong>The Pupa<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftxbguu-f031b0a54630f3b956d5abc02b3d229d'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>After the fifth instar, a major transformation takes place in the pupal stage \u2013 the monarch caterpillar will leave the milkweed plant and will find a place that is well-camouflaged and somewhat high off the ground. It will knit a small silk pad to anchor it to a plate leaf, and from there it will hang upside down in a J shape for 12-48 hours before it pupates and forms a beautiful chrysalis. Monarchs are amazing at camouflage \u2013 their chrysalides are bright green with flecks of gold that reflect sunlight,making them very difficult to spot in the wild. In one to two weeks, the chrysalis will turn from green to clear, and the adult butterfly will emerge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lftxc24i-f0b5857ba7cab9d3c62ad1377ca9039b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lftxc24i-f0b5857ba7cab9d3c62ad1377ca9039b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lftxc24i-f0b5857ba7cab9d3c62ad1377ca9039b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lftxc24i-f0b5857ba7cab9d3c62ad1377ca9039b av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37810 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37810 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screenshot_2020-08-24-Monarch-Caterpillar-J-Shape-1.jpg' alt='' title='Screenshot_2020-08-24-Monarch-Caterpillar-J-Shape'  height=\"640\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftxcivn-358ac8e76799b9b79024b2373b629fc9'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The monarch caterpillar hangs upside down in the characteristic J shape, and is preparing to pupate. Image by Sid Mosdell from Flickr (CC BY 2.0).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lftxdedd-cd0412d6f9256e784d32ea86527a033e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lftxdedd-cd0412d6f9256e784d32ea86527a033e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lftxdedd-cd0412d6f9256e784d32ea86527a033e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lftxdedd-cd0412d6f9256e784d32ea86527a033e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37804 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37804 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/caterpillar-5339044_1920-1-1.jpg' alt='' title='caterpillar-5339044_1920-1'  height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftxdoef-30d8ae43c9eadfb4a6e92de0bb6c5fb9'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The monarch butterfly is almost ready to emerge as the chrysalis turns from green to clear. Image by Jerry Phons from Pixabay.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-5ioqfv-b0949f64ea1185ea1a84d97838746813 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftxe783-a46e95618ad97c11b5afda1e1db7ea19'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><strong>Adult<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftxed63-902f8cf400ba250183641fc0500597ce'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>When the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis, it will hang upside for several hours while it pumps blood through the vessels in its wings in order to straighten and dry them out. Following that, the butterfly will away in search of nectar-bearing flowers that provide nutrients for fuel. 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Stay tuned for our fall newsletter, where we will showcase some of our work with an endangered butterfly in Ontario. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservationcanada.salsalabs.org\/enewslettersignupformforwebsite\/index.html\">Sign up now to have the latest news delivered to your inbox.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-1a72hy3-a2b9909b38bc41587b32b6b35c6b84c9 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-37  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-17979'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-reud23-311d08e5b30c1396316054415d9db80d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-38  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lftxil2q-82689b046f4850838091fdd00289906a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Hayley Tompkins<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Ontario Program Coordinator \u2013 Native Pollinator Initiative<\/h5>\n<p>Hayley has worked for the Native Pollinator Initiative in a variety of roles since 2016, and has had a passion for bumble bees ever since. 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