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Oarisma poweshiek, the Poweshiek skipperling, [3] is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers). The range of this species in Canada is restricted to southeastern Manitoba, and in the United States it historically ranged from the Dakotas to the southern Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
Oeneis alberta, the Alberta Arctic, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from the Canadian prairie provinces east to southern Manitoba. Isolated populations are found along the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. [2] The wingspan is 35–57 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June in one generation per year.
Hesperia ottoe, the Ottoe skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the central U.S. but has been recorded in Canada only in a small area of southern Manitoba. [2] It has been assessed as an endangered species. The Ottoe Skipper is native to mixed-grass prairies. [3] The wingspan is 29–35 mm. The flight period is from ...
The Shirley Richardson Butterfly Garden, located next to the Toucan Ridge exhibit, is a permanent seasonal exhibit of various butterfly species and is open from late spring to early fall. [41] It was opened in June 2009 and covers 200 m 2 (2,200 sq ft).
Callophrys henrici, the Henry's elfin or woodland elfin, [2] is a North American butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.In Canada it is found from southern Manitoba to southern Nova Scotia. [3]
Neominois ridingsii, or Ridings' satyr, [2] is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.It is found from southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba south to the Guadalupe and Catron counties of New Mexico, and west to the central Sierra Nevada of California and central Oregon. [3]
Hesperia pahaska, the Pahaska skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from North America in a narrow belt of states extending from Texas to North Dakota, just reaching Canada in southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. [1] The wingspan is 28–33 mm.
Oarisma garita, the Garita skipperling, western skipperling or Garita skipper, is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers). This skipper ranges southeastern Manitoba to British Columbia and south through the American Midwest as far south as Mexico. [2]