{"id":53699,"date":"2026-07-20T13:26:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/?p=53699"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:26:20","slug":"a-summer-caring-for-an-endangered-butterfly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/a-summer-caring-for-an-endangered-butterfly\/","title":{"rendered":"A summer caring for an endangered butterfly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-jhcyhgj-e1cc65439166ee972526788da2727926 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-53699'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrtjcojb-01c5367ae02d1a8c9bc9939b2c1910a9\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtjcojb-01c5367ae02d1a8c9bc9939b2c1910a9 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtjcojb-01c5367ae02d1a8c9bc9939b2c1910a9 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtjcojb-01c5367ae02d1a8c9bc9939b2c1910a9 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-53734 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53734 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ASummerCaringForButterfly_ButterflyOnPlant_MaddyNeumann.jpg' alt='A mottled butterfly sits on a green plant, wings outstretched. On one of the wings is a blue dot.' title='ASummerCaringForButterfly_ButterflyOnPlant_MaddyNeumann'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrtiqmq9-f893e310cd59a91d207cafc50adc8724\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mrtiqmq9-f893e310cd59a91d207cafc50adc8724{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mrtiqmq9-f893e310cd59a91d207cafc50adc8724 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mrtiqmq9-f893e310cd59a91d207cafc50adc8724 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mrtiqmq9-f893e310cd59a91d207cafc50adc8724 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\"  >A summer caring for an endangered 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-6u5qwz-a474e619fb8c53f1cbdd78da4abe849c\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-6u5qwz-a474e619fb8c53f1cbdd78da4abe849c{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-6u5qwz-a474e619fb8c53f1cbdd78da4abe849c .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-6u5qwz-a474e619fb8c53f1cbdd78da4abe849c 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\" >juillet 20, 2026<\/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-name\" >Maddy Neumann<\/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\/species\/mottled-duskywing-butterfly\/\" >Hesp\u00e9rie tachet\u00e9e<\/a><\/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><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-1popuoz-c3c5762659b80e4fb2c7ab0ab93c2c4d 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-53699'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-gvk1zer-5a5ad852db791a982ea8cda07f6796c9\">\n.flex_column.av-gvk1zer-5a5ad852db791a982ea8cda07f6796c9{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-gvk1zer-5a5ad852db791a982ea8cda07f6796c9 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrtisfnm-1e93ba2e05ac569a3e2de05a28014faf'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>What is the Mottled Duskywing Butterfly Recovery Program and the Ontario Butterfly Species at Risk Team?<\/strong> The Ontario Butterfly Species at Risk Team is comprised of a collaborative and multi-disciplinary group of individuals with representatives from academia, non-government organizations, federal &amp; provincial government, the private sector, conservation authorities, and First Nations. WPC is an active member of the Ontario Butterfly Species at Risk Recovery Team, a collaborative, multi-disciplinary group which has been leading monitoring, habitat restoration, conservation, and research activities for mottled duskywing since 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-gawbair-98cf6ae264242a848d54ef754a29452c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrtitf7s-3aab98b5090d9ac7772d6b1c58921dea'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a warm June day. Like all the best June days, there are a handful of butterflies in my car. Their movements are slow and sleepy; their environment is cool and dark. They don\u2019t know that they are precious cargo, about to undergo an unusual commute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the hum of the car, under the asphalt, the land is changing.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sparse, rocky outcroppings give way to flat, sweeping fields. The mottled duskywing butterflies in the back seat are traveling a distance they could not fathom on the power of paper-thin wings no bigger than a coin. They are being transported to the conservation lab at Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory, where they are treated to several square (liquid) meals a day and all the host plants they could dream of. Their eggs are collected daily, and their offspring gently raised by hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the time is right, this trip is made in reverse. We return a portion of the hand-reared mottled duskywing to their maternal population. Others are sent elsewhere in the province, to forge ahead as part of Ontario\u2019s first butterfly reintroduction.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Pinery Provincial Park and in Norfolk County, due to a massive effort from an extensive team of collaborators, the mottled duskywing is in flight again for the first time in decades.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-fskeflv-106345e6fb9f0c6be5b8ba7cec7f829f av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrtjdki2-018be4b78a6a84e5bffbc9a94f2cf6ea\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtjdki2-018be4b78a6a84e5bffbc9a94f2cf6ea img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtjdki2-018be4b78a6a84e5bffbc9a94f2cf6ea .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtjdki2-018be4b78a6a84e5bffbc9a94f2cf6ea av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  el_before_av_hr  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-53740 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53740 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ASummerCaringForButterfly_CaterpillarOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann.jpg' alt='' title='ASummerCaringForButterfly_CaterpillarOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fhuptxf-9bd9abb9c3028a295c806f9f0f6c7cf3\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-fhuptxf-9bd9abb9c3028a295c806f9f0f6c7cf3{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-fhuptxf-9bd9abb9c3028a295c806f9f0f6c7cf3 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ex58zdv-89d064a2ae95c82b0030a248ce6d86ae'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>A mottled duskywing caterpillar sits curled up on a host plant. Photo: M. Neumann.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1ght4o3-e4db71d7d6e71372a91298a88ae4e6a7 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrtjdx91-711ad2affb86a8a6d505e9e327be3529'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The caterpillars in the conservation lab are unaware of all this. They are very hungry, just as the literature suggests. These caterpillars, newly hatched from tiny eggs, are at first so small they are barely visible to the naked eye. Day in and day out they are tended to, fed fresh cuttings of their favourite plant, and placed helpfully back in the leaf shelters they have fallen out of. With thousands of caterpillars in the lab, this is no small task, given that the youngest caterpillars are less than half a centimeter in length. Shepherding the caterpillars through this vulnerable stage gives them a crucial leg up on life.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-e5v01k3-4a1730d4e9824c86c793fb0468cd9164 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrtjeqns-a68d9a96b6e5f1c4a4b0da5aee31d075\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtjeqns-a68d9a96b6e5f1c4a4b0da5aee31d075 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtjeqns-a68d9a96b6e5f1c4a4b0da5aee31d075 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtjeqns-a68d9a96b6e5f1c4a4b0da5aee31d075 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-16  el_before_av_hr  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-53741 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53741 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ASummerCaringForButterfly_MODUEggOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann.jpg' alt='' title='ASummerCaringForButterfly_MODUEggOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-dk53gsj-9c33dd5f425717bae986416e44d2f353\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-dk53gsj-9c33dd5f425717bae986416e44d2f353{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-dk53gsj-9c33dd5f425717bae986416e44d2f353 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-d07fk77-25dfac72cbdb850c05f5efc204e5db3d'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>A tiny mottled duskywing egg sits on a host plant. Photo: M. Neumann.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-civ6kf7-ae119a2166f2fc3726adde33829f050b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrtjf9ws-41110c65f32a37e1da8d9ecb4f1eaf89'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working in a conservation lab offers a unique vantage point into the lives of these endangered caterpillars. Very few people are fortunate enough to get a look behind the curtain at the day-to-day antics of this species. They are impressive architects: as a leaf-nesting species, mottled duskywing caterpillars sew shelters made of leaves that protect them from predators and the weather. Some of our caterpillars build elaborate two-tier nests, while others chew a skylight in their ceiling. We sometimes observe home invasions between neighbouring caterpillars, and on rare occasions see caterpillars sharing a leaf nest, bunk-bed style.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve ever been so scared that you threw up, you have that in common with the mottled duskywing, who we now know utilizes defensive regurgitation as a caterpillar. It may seem crude, but put yourself in the caterpillar\u2019s (many) shoes. Your carefully crafted leaf shelter shakes and the walls begin to shift, revealing a giant human eyeball peering at you from above. Naturally, you regurgitate a brilliant green goo, something you have never done before but are confident will leave predators trembling in fear. Your technique is perfect, and it works as intended: predators and lab staff alike are eager to give you space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lab technicians learn to use caution when opening containers for other reasons too. Mottled duskywing caterpillars are skillful flingers of their own frass (caterpillar fecal matter). Rather than muck up the interior of their carefully crafted home, a caterpillar will manoeuvre their rear end through a tiny hole in the nest in order to launch their frass at high speed. Many lab technicians are inadvertently struck by these projectiles; it\u2019s all in a day\u2019s work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These caterpillars live their entire adolescence, charming bathroom habits and all, under careful observation. Some will pupate and be released as adults in summer, and many more will prepare to survive the winter as larvae, destined to emerge the following spring. After weeks of knowing attentive care, the mottled duskywing are left to their own devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-c09v25f-8a2894b9020878b26b40b59538bafe7d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrtjg3ig-87aa133e39b8e52e2a4b17c6641dad63\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtjg3ig-87aa133e39b8e52e2a4b17c6641dad63 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtjg3ig-87aa133e39b8e52e2a4b17c6641dad63 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtjg3ig-87aa133e39b8e52e2a4b17c6641dad63 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-22  el_before_av_hr  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-53742 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53742 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ASummerCaringForButterfly_RedCaterpillar_MaddyNeumann.jpg' alt='' title='ASummerCaringForButterfly_RedCaterpillar_MaddyNeumann'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bxvcryb-f92ec28de10e29309caaf8fcff77ec6e\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-bxvcryb-f92ec28de10e29309caaf8fcff77ec6e{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-bxvcryb-f92ec28de10e29309caaf8fcff77ec6e hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-bexh0tf-cc1f3ef5d2c16e6d9bcf9ee8d7759377'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>A caterpillar before chrysalis. Photo: M. Neumann.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-avvhdlv-42a5dbe11aa1c03bcdaff277ff406875 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrtjgfc9-b0c8b8d183065c05a493d6b69b74da26'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the spring, as the snow melts, the overwintered caterpillars begin to stir. Once lime green in colour, these individuals now range in hue from dusty pink to the colour of a raspberry popsicle. They will shed their caterpillar skin for the final time to form a chrysalis. Freshly emerged butterflies are marked and released at their new habitat: eligible new singles now ready to mingle. Once mated, a female can lay hundreds of eggs across her adult lifespan (several weeks to a month)\u2013 provided she locates the correct plant. Just as the monarch caterpillar famously feeds on milkweed, mottled duskywing caterpillars exclusively eat one of two host plants: prairie redroot <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Ceanothus herbaceous)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and New Jersey tea <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Ceanothus americanus)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-ag0iogz-627b58f9955fca324b9bb36f537cb4af av_one_full  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrtjh6jc-bd43ecc29fd80084db17b3ec5c8104ff\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtjh6jc-bd43ecc29fd80084db17b3ec5c8104ff img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtjh6jc-bd43ecc29fd80084db17b3ec5c8104ff .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtjh6jc-bd43ecc29fd80084db17b3ec5c8104ff av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-28  el_before_av_hr  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-53743 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53743 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ASummerCaringForButterfly_MODUonCottonSwab_MaddyNeumann.jpg' alt='' title='ASummerCaringForButterfly_MODUonCottonSwab_MaddyNeumann'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9slpgir-d0ea5b628988121ddf8043e82084f8c1\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-9slpgir-d0ea5b628988121ddf8043e82084f8c1{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-9slpgir-d0ea5b628988121ddf8043e82084f8c1 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-9irzu0z-90b82c12a007437b5d0b1a482a24de53'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>A mottled duskywing caterpillar sits on a cotton swab soaked in liquid food. Photo: M. Neumann.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-8t0zx4z-7e4cc0deb66c59f244cba50daf141e85 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrtjhiru-83a4e4b14af8d62fcaf0a724dae4083e'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mottled duskywing butterfly and its host plants require rare habitats such as oak savanna, an ecosystem that is sustained by healthy fire. These globally imperiled grasslands have been kept healthy by Indigenous stewardship of the land, both presently and historically, using land management practices such as prescribed burns. Across much of the mottled duskywing\u2019s range, however, years of settler fire suppression and habitat fragmentation made the mottled duskywing and its ecosystem a rare sight in Ontario. Interference of the wrong kind devastated this species: habitat levelled in favour of development, native plants outcompeted by invasives. The mottled duskywing went locally extinct across whole swaths of its historic range, and its absence pointed to a greater ecological problem. Today, habitat restoration is underway throughout the province to ensure the mottled duskywing is here to stay.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-8iz4nnn-8aebb5beea9454e6c93010027f23467e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrtji72w-b2e4f94e8d9357e3ce3c41646abddfef\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtji72w-b2e4f94e8d9357e3ce3c41646abddfef img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtji72w-b2e4f94e8d9357e3ce3c41646abddfef .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtji72w-b2e4f94e8d9357e3ce3c41646abddfef av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-34  el_before_av_hr  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-53744 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53744 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ASummerCaringForButterfly_ButterflyOnHandInField_MaddyNeumann.jpg' alt='' title='ASummerCaringForButterfly_ButterflyOnHandInField_MaddyNeumann'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-836femb-1552527317308f8d7327f049b10d447f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-836femb-1552527317308f8d7327f049b10d447f{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-836femb-1552527317308f8d7327f049b10d447f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-7kx6zxf-77a58caab261396e0a9559aaaf7077a9'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>A mottled duskywing butterfly before release into the field. Photo: M. Neumann.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-7181lab-bbd63e361b9c62afba1aef59e8ab2599 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-37  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrtjikbo-e5dd8002da828d3e4739e49b300a1945'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Come next spring, somewhere in a stewarded grassland, there will be a tiny brown butterfly with fuzzy salt-and-pepper cheeks like a teddy bear. Its wings are striking: satiny dark and mottled, with a lavender sheen if you\u2019re looking in the right light. Unbelievably, on close inspection, it has cartoonish eyelashes and tufts of what can only be described as tiny baby hairs atop its head. It is easily mistaken for other species, or missed entirely against the vast open landscape which it calls home. Despite its inconspicuous appearance, the mottled duskywing is captivating in its own right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spending a summer caring for an endangered butterfly is an exercise in viewing the world on a smaller scale. It is a chance to honour the place of a single tiny animal and the irreplaceable role it holds in its ecosystem. This remarkable species will persist in Ontario if we continue to give it, and its habitat, a fighting chance\u2013 and a future with mottled duskywings is a future I want to see.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-o3juzn-0c76f0fe3bfcdd2ec01fd1b92daad84f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-o3juzn-0c76f0fe3bfcdd2ec01fd1b92daad84f{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-o3juzn-0c76f0fe3bfcdd2ec01fd1b92daad84f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-39  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-618bxgj-c5c50fdd1aa6bd2b5e5ba2109a729a3d main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-40  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  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-53699'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5q3877n-84b3bda89d236673d0d8a36a4dd7829d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-41  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-557zg3n-3b7da5a5c8760b15f11d923c476d5dad'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Maddy Neumann<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Butterfly Conservation Lab Supervisor &#8211; Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory Partnership<\/h5>\n<p>La passion de Maddy pour les \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes de prairies hautes de l'Ontario a \u00e9t\u00e9 ciment\u00e9e t\u00f4t dans sa vie gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une enfance pass\u00e9e pr\u00e8s des efforts de restauration tels que les br\u00fblages dirig\u00e9s. Cette impression durable s'est poursuivie dans sa carri\u00e8re en travail avec les esp\u00e8ces et habitats en p\u00e9ril, lui permettant de cultiver une affinit\u00e9 de toute une vie pour l'intendance environnementale. Dans son r\u00f4le de superviseure enthousiaste et principale du laboratoire de conservation des papillons, o\u00f9 elle a travaill\u00e9 avec l'hesp\u00e9rie tachet\u00e9e depuis 2019, Maddy est responsable d'un programme qui \u00e9l\u00e8ve des milliers de papillons destin\u00e9s \u00e0 \u00eatre rel\u00e2ch\u00e9s dans des sites ad\u00e9quatement restaur\u00e9s \u00e0 travers l'Ontario. Maddy esp\u00e8re que ses contributions \u00e0 une compr\u00e9hension plus compl\u00e8te de l'hesp\u00e9rie tachet\u00e9e et de son histoire de vie informeront les protocoles d'\u00e9levage pour les futurs efforts de r\u00e9tablissement des L\u00e9pidopt\u00e8res, rendant possible la r\u00e9introduction r\u00e9ussie d'autres esp\u00e8ces de savanes de ch\u00eanes. Quand elle n'est pas au laboratoire, on peut trouver Maddy en train de d\u00e9placer toutes sortes d'herp\u00e9tofaune \u00e0 travers les routes et en enseignant un enthousiasme contagieux pour le monde naturel \u00e0 quiconque \u00e0 port\u00e9e d'oreille (qu'on le demande ou non).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4nyh1pf-838556b82558b07d7ce40b16e17f6939\">\n.avia-image-container.av-4nyh1pf-838556b82558b07d7ce40b16e17f6939 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-4nyh1pf-838556b82558b07d7ce40b16e17f6939 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-4nyh1pf-838556b82558b07d7ce40b16e17f6939 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-43  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  author-pic'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div 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class='flex_column av-3vobo3n-5b908350e3f2b73ccbe310a9e39d0ad6 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-45  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  more-articles-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-3gxo0mb-05fb57c14f620778bce700f27cc4cb87'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Articles r\u00e9cents sur le projet<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2z03pdv-c65a6edbc3fe97a447cdf21068489fbc\">\n#top .flex_column.av-2z03pdv-c65a6edbc3fe97a447cdf21068489fbc{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-2z03pdv-c65a6edbc3fe97a447cdf21068489fbc{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2z03pdv-c65a6edbc3fe97a447cdf21068489fbc av_one_full  avia-builder-el-47  el_after_av_one_full  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sur le terrain<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/bumble-bee-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des bourdons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/native-pollinator-initiative\/\" rel=\"tag\">Initiative pour les pollinisateurs indig\u00e8nes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/bumble-bees\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les bourdons<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/fieldwork-forays\/\"  title=\"Reformatage de photo de blog - FieldworkForays_GoldBumbleBees_AnnikaWilcox\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"492\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FieldworkForays_GoldandBlackBumbleBee_AnnikaWilcox_Thumbnail-492x423.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-53325 avia-img-lazy-loading-53325 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/fieldwork-forays\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-06-16T17:37:56-05:00\" >16 juin 2026<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/catwoodurand\/\" rel=\"author\">Catherine Woo-Durand<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FieldworkForays_GoldandBlackBumbleBee_AnnikaWilcox_Thumbnail.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>492<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>492<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Catherine Woo-Durand<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WPC_Frn-scaled.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Catherine Woo-Durand<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-06-16T17:37:56-05:00\" >2026-06-16 17:37:56<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-06-30 15:49:53<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>S'aventurer sur le terrain<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-53249 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-53249 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bumble-bee-recovery category-news-and-events project-native-pollinator-initiative specific-species-bumble-bees\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Why saving bees means saving microbes\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/saving-bees-means-saving-microbes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Why saving bees means saving microbes\">Pourquoi sauver les abeilles, c'est sauver les microbes<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/bumble-bee-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des bourdons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/native-pollinator-initiative\/\" rel=\"tag\">Initiative pour les pollinisateurs indig\u00e8nes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/bumble-bees\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les bourdons<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/saving-bees-means-saving-microbes\/\"  title=\"ChristineMacphersonPhoto\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"572\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChristineMacphersonPhoto-572x423.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-53253 avia-img-lazy-loading-53253 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/saving-bees-means-saving-microbes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' 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