Small Cabbage White Caterpillar

There's a large and small cabbage butterfly and they look totally different. Other picture normally have yellow streak on side and top, in this picture its more orange and white along side. About 3cm long

Salt marsh caterpillar (Estigmene acrea)

Orange brown furry caterpillar about 4cm long, spotted at Cole Harbour Heritage Park September 20, 2010. The area has salt marshes so the name seems correct, hard to tell the difference with a Yellow Bear (Spilosoma virginica) Virginian Tiger caterpillar.

Spotted Apatelodes Caterpillar (Apatelodes torrefacta)

Hard to miss this bright  furry yellow caterpillar, about 5cm long. A few long black lashes on the back and rear make it another unique caterpillar. The Spotted Apatelodes is an uncommon moth for this part of Canada, north eastern USA is more typical.
Spotted September 14, 2010, Cole Harbour Heritage Trail.

Hummingbird Moth (Hemaris diffinis)

Saw a few of them in a small meadow July 2010, next to Long Lake in Halifax. They did not mind my presense, I filmed them even for a youtube video as they were content to stay in the area feeding on these purple flowers.

Viceroy Butterfly (Limenitis archippus)

Seen at Shubenacadie Wildlife Park, Greenwing Centre marshland. It's been called a 'mimic' of the Monarch as its very close resemblance with organge and black color pattern. The black stripe through the bottom wing is the main difference.

Cecropia Caterpillar (Hyalophora cecopia)

Spotted this Cecropia Caterpillar in Windsor Junction, August 17, 2010. It was huge, about 7cm long. Pretty rare moth, never seen it before

Welcome to Nova Scotia Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars

I'ld like to share my sightings from hikes in Nova Scotia for enjoyment, education and conservation purposes.

Comments are welcomed and your own sightings can be published at http://www.junponline.com/ , a websight I manage which documents all wildlife sightings from all over the world in a public database.