Long Point Butterfly Count 2025
Image, above: Appalacian Brown, by Len Grincevicius Article by Adam Timpf, NFN Member and Organizer The 34th annual Long Point Butterfly Count was held on Saturday July 5th, 2025. It was a beautifully sunny and calm day to be out hunting for butterflies, although it was a bit sweltering and staying hydrated and cool was a challenge. In total, we had 30 people spread amongst 11 parties, logging 53 party hours and 60 party kms. Most groups commented on the lack of butterflies, but the data tells a different story. Collectively, we turned up an excellent 57 species which is above the 10-year average of 54, and just 2 below the all-time high of 59. As for individual butterflies, our total of 2742 is higher than the totals from the past 3 years, and above the all-time and 10-year averages…continue reading