Cochrane District Trip July 2018

We visited the Cochrane District in late July 2018 and checked some sites which we visited during the same period in 2017 as well as a few new sites.  The weather was uncooperative and half the time we spent in the area  was not conducive to finding leps or odes.

We traveled to Moosonee for an overnight stay to evaluate that area.  Unfortunately it was raining the day we arrived and the next day was heavily overcast with the temperature at about 12° C.  We only saw two butterflies in Moosonee, a Great Spangled Fritillary and an European Skipper.  While these were only third records for Moosonee, considering the weather they actually should be quite common.  The only dragonfly we saw in Moosonee was a female spreadwing flying around at the train station on the day we arrived

While one of our objectives was to look for emeralds we only saw one emerald (Ocellated or Brush-tipped) which flew around our car as we were removing our boots and getting ready to leave our last stop on our last day in the area.

Aphrodite Fritillary dorsal at Fraserdale Road North Bog 2018-07-29.jpg
Aphrodite Fritillary dorsal view at Fraserdale Road North Bog 2018-07-29
Aphrodite Fritillary ventral at Redsucker River Boat Launch 2018-07-30.JPG
Aphrodite Fritillary ventral view at Redsucker River Boat Launch along Fraserdale Road on 2018-07-30
Arctic Fritillaries at Fraserdale Road North Bog 2018-07-29.JPG
Arctic Fritillaries at Fraserdale Road North Bog on 2018-07-29
Arctic Fritillary at Berlinghoff Road 2018-07-25.JPG
Arctic Fritillary along Berlinghoff Road on 2018-07-25
Arctic Fritillary dorsal aberrant at Fraserdale Road North Bog 2018-07-29.JPG
aberrant Arctic Fritillary dorsal view at Fraserdale Road North Bog on 2018-07-29
Arctic Fritillary on Pitcher Plant at Fraserdale Road South Bog 2018-07-25.JPG
Arctic Fritillary on Pitcher Plant at Fraserdale Road South Bog on 2018-07-25. There were few other nectar plants and many Arctic Fritillaries were nectaring on Pitcher Plants.
Atlantis and Arctic Fritillaries at Fraserdale Road North Bog 2018-07-29.JPG
Atlantis and Arctic Fritillaries at Fraserdale Road North Bog on 2018-07-29
Atlantis Fritillary aberrant dorsal at Fraserdale Road North Bog 2018-07-29.JPG
aberrant Atlantis Fritillary dorsal view at Fraserdale Road North on Bog 2018-07-29
Atlantis Fritillary aberrant ventral at Fraserdale Road South Bog 2018-07-25.JPG
aberrant Atlantis Fritillary ventral view at Fraserdale Road South Bog on 2018-07-25
Atlantis Fritillary aberrant ventral at Fraserdale Road North Bog 2018-07-29.JPG
aberrant Atlantis Fritillary ventral view at Fraserdale Road North Bog on 2018-07-29
Atlantis Fritillary aberrant dorsal at Fraserdale Road South Bog 2018-07-25.JPG
aberrant Atlantis Fritillary dorsal view at Fraserdale Road South Bog on 2018-07-25
Atlantis Fritillary dorsal at Fraserdale Road North Bog 2018-07-29.JPG
Atlantis Fritillary dorsal view at Fraserdale Road North Bog on 2018-07-29
Atlantis Fritillary dorsal at Fraserdale Road South Bog 2018-07-25.JPG
Atlantis Fritillary dorsal at Fraserdale Road South Bog on 2018-07-25
Atlantis Fritillary ventral at Fraserdale Road North Bog 2018-07-29.JPG
Atlantis Fritillary ventral view at Fraserdale Road North Bog on 2018-07-29
Common Branded-Skipper dorsal Powerline north of Timmins 2018-07-28.JPG
Common Branded-Skipper dorsal view at powerline along Route 655 north of Timmins on 2018-07-28
Common Branded-Skipper ventral Powerline north of Timmins 2018-07-28.JPG
Common Branded-Skipper ventral view at powerline along Route 655 north of Timmins on 2018-07-28
Green Comma at Fraserdale Road South Bog 2018-07-30.JPG
Green Comma at Fraserdale Road South Bog on 2018-07-30
Green Comma dorsal at Fraserdale Road North Bog 2018-07-29.JPG
Green Comma dorsal view at Fraserdale Road North Bog on 2018-07-29
Green Comma ventral at Fraserdale Road North Bog 2018-07-29.JPG
Green Comma ventral view at Fraserdale Road North Bog on 2018-07-29
Hoary Comma at Fraserdale Road North Bog 2018-07-29.JPG
Hoary Comma at Fraserdale Road North Bog on 2018-07-29
Meadow Fritillary dorsal 1 at Redsucker River Boat Launch 2018-07-30.JPG
Meadow Fritillary dorsal view at Redsucker River Boat Launch along Fraserdale Road on 2018-07-30
Meadow Fritillary dorsal 2 at Redsucker River Boat Launch 2018-07-30.JPG
Meadow Fritillary dorsal 2 at Redsucker River Boat Launch along Fraserdale Road on 2018-07-30
Meadow Fritillary ventral at Redsucker River Boat Launch 2018-07-30.JPG
Meadow Fritillary ventral at Redsucker River Boat Launch along Fraserdale Road on 2018-07-30
Satyr Comma at Powerline north of Timmins 2018-07-28.JPG
Satyr Comma at powerline north of Timmins along Route 655 on 2018-07-28
Spruce Grouse at Fraserdale Road North Bog 2018-07-29.JPG
Spruce Grouse at Fraserdale Road North Bog on 2018-07-29
Black Meadowhawk juvenile at Fraserdale Road North Bog 2018-07-29.JPG
Black Meadowhawk juvenile at Fraserdale Road North Bog on 2018-07-29
Dragonhunter at Aumond Creek 2018-07-31.JPG
Dragonhunter at Aumond Creek crossing of Route 17 on 2018-07-31
Zigzag Darner at Fraserdale Road Middle Bog 2018-07-30.JPG
Zigzag Darner at Fraserdale Road Middle Bog on 2018-07-30
Zigzag Darner at Rte 655 Powerline 2018-07--28.JPG
Zigzag Darner at powerline north of Timmins along Route 655 on 2018-07–28
Arctic Fritillaries and Dorcas Copper at Fraserdale Road North Bog 2018-07-29.JPG
Arctic Fritillaries and Dorcas Copper at Fraserdale Road North Bog 2018-07-29