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Animals of Prince Edward Island National Park | Les animaux du parc national de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard

A guide to potential animal species observed in Prince Edward Island National Park of Canada. For more information about Prince Edward Island National Park, please visit: ...more ↓

Nine-spined Stickleback 1
Pungitius pungitius
Brook Trout 2
Salvelinus fontinalis
Canada Darner 3
Aeshna canadensis
Lance-tipped Darner 4
Aeshna constricta
Variable Darner 5
Aeshna interrupta
Black-tipped Darner 6
Aeshna tuberculifera
Shadow Darner 7
Aeshna umbrosa
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 8
Aglais milberti
Agrypnia vestita
Pepper and Salt Skipper 9
Amblyscirtes hegon
Common Roadside-Skipper 10
Amblyscirtes vialis
Little Black Forestfly
Amphinemura nigritta
Common Green Darner 11
Anax junius
Least Skipper 12
Ancyloxypha numitor
Baetis tricaudatus
Banksiola crotchi
Purplish Fritillary 13
Boloria chariclea
Silver-bordered Fritillary 14
Boloria selene
Clover Looper Moth 15
Caenurgina crassiuscula
Brown Elfin 16
Callophrys augustinus
Bog Elfin 17
Callophrys lanoraieensis
Eastern Pine Elfin 18
Callophrys niphon
Hoary Elfin 19
Callophrys polios
Arctic Skipper 20
Carterocephalus palaemon
Spring Azure 21
Celastrina ladon
Summer Azure 10
Celastrina neglecta
Common Wood Nymph 22
Cercyonis pegala
Dull-eyed Grayling
Cercyonis pegala nephele
Harris's Checkerspot 23
Chlosyne harrisii
Silvery Checkerspot 24
Chlosyne nycteis
Cinygmula subaequalis
Taiga Bluet 25
Coenagrion resolutum
Coenonympha tullia mcisaaci
Orange Sulphur 7
Colias eurytheme
Pink-edged Sulphur 19
Colias interior
Clouded Sulphur 7
Colias philodice
American Emerald 26
Cordulia shurtleffii
Virginia Ctenucha 27
Ctenucha virginica
Racket-tailed Emerald 28
Dorocordulia libera
Northern Bluet 25
Enallagma annexum
Boreal Bluet 7
Enallagma boreale
Marsh Bluet 29
Enallagma ebrium
Hagen's Bluet 7
Enallagma hageni
Quill Gordon 30
Epeorus pleuralis
Beaverpond Baskettail 3
Epitheca canis
Spiny Baskettail 31
Epitheca spinigera
Dreamy Duskywing 32
Erynnis icelus
Juvenal's Duskywing 32
Erynnis juvenalis
Baltimore Checkerspot 4
Euphydryas phaeton
Dun Skipper 33
Euphyes vestris
Silvery Blue 34
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Couper's Blue 35
Glaucopsyche lygdamus couperi
Common Branded Skipper 36
Hesperia comma
Laurentian Skipper
Hesperia comma laurentina
Indian Skipper 9
Hesperia sassacus
Silver-striped Northern Caddis
Hesperophylax designatus
Fiery Skipper 19
Hylephila phyleus
Eastern Forktail 7
Ischnura verticalis
Chalk-fronted Corporal 33
Ladona julia
Leptophlebia intermedia
Spotted Spreadwing 25
Lestes congener
Northern Spreadwing 11
Lestes disjunctus
Emerald Spreadwing 25
Lestes dryas
Sweetflag Spreadwing 7
Lestes forcipatus
Northern Pearly-eye 9
Lethe anthedon
Eyed Brown 19
Lethe eurydice
Hudsonian Whiteface 37
Leucorrhinia hudsonica
Dot-tailed Whiteface 3
Leucorrhinia intacta
Belted Whiteface 25
Leucorrhinia proxima
Atlantic Needlefly
Leuctra duplicata
Eastern Needlefly
Leuctra ferruginea
Four-spotted Skimmer 38
Libellula quadrimaculata
Viceroy 39
Limenitis archippus
White Admiral 40
Limenitis arthemis arthemis
Limnephilus moestus
Limnephilus ornatus
Limnephilus rhombicus
Salt Marsh Copper 35
Lycaena dospassosi
Bog Copper 26
Lycaena epixanthe
Bronze Copper 21
Lycaena hyllus
American Copper 41
Lycaena phlaeas
Lype diversa
Sedge Sprite 7
Nehalennia irene
Mourning Cloak 42
Nymphalis antiopa
False Comma 43
Nymphalis l-album
Oecetis inconspicua
Oecetis osteni
Jutta Arctic 35
Oeneis jutta ascerta
Onocosmoecus unicolor
Short-tailed Swallowtail 43
Papilio brevicauda
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail 44
Papilio canadensis
Black Swallowtail 43
Papilio polyxenes
Paraleptophlebia debilis
Parapsyche apicalis
Phryganea cinerea
Northern Crescent 40
Phyciodes cocyta
Pearl Crescent 45
Phyciodes tharos
Mustard White 32
Pieris oleracea
Cabbage White 46
Pieris rapae
Common Whitetail 47
Plathemis lydia

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