Photo Contest Winners
Previous years winners can be found at the bottom of this page
Adult Butterflies
Photo by: Kano Sasaguchi - Euphydryas editha
Adult Moths
Photo by: Matthias Buck - Hemileuca hera
Formerly known only from a single Alberta record at Dinosaur Provincial Park. Posing beautifully on the host plant (Artemisia cana). A first for me and my lepidopterological highlight of 2025! iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/320525613
Immature stages
Photo by: Benny Acorn - Satyrium curiosolus
The Curiously isolated hairstreak larva glows a ghostly blue, like something out of a deep-sea trench. Far from being a denizen of the ocean, this butterfly is curiously isolated indeed - found only within Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. The eerie blue colour captured in this photo is the result of exposure to ultraviolet light, representing one of the newest discoveries on one of the newest (and rarest) butterfly species.
Freestyle
Photo by: Brevan Wagner - Hunting Tharsalea mariposa
The challenges that come along with the field guide saying they like wet habitats.