Please do a GREAT Job on this: Report on Citizen Science Search Engines/Project
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Question
Please do a GREAT Job on this:
Report on Citizen Science Search Engines/Project
"eButterfly"
Once you have decided on a project and registered you need to document your experience/findings in a report that includes the following information/components:
*A brief description of the project
*The organization/scientist(s) associated with the project
*The project goals
*Your involvement in the project (e.g., data collection, photography, observation/data collection, data analysis)
*A sample of the data you collected (e.g., photographs, spreadsheet, and/or table(s) of data)
*Reflection/analysis on what you have learned about one or more of the concepts covered in this course (e.g., biodiversity, air quality, climate change) as a result of participating in this project
Explanation / Answer
Oak hairstreak butterfly of Ontario
My project is to observe the behaviour of the oak hairstreak butterfly. I have worked on this project during my masters for about 6 months while being associated with University of Ontario. I did job of collecting photographs of these butterflies, observing their behaviour closely and then interpreting their peculiar behaviour. The scientific name of this butterfly is Satyrium favonius. This rare butterfly is found in Ontario
These butterflies are identified by two tails on each hind wings. The underside of the hind wing is of grey brown colour. The span of the wing is 2.2-3.8 cm. These butterflies are found in oak woodland and barren rocky uplands and sandplains. Adults are on their wings from March to June. Adult mainly feed on flower nectar. Eggs are laid onto the plant twigs and hatches the next winter. The caterpillar mainly feed on leaves, male catekins and buds.
Unlike other butterflies these butterflies prefer oakgalls and honey dew melon. They also feed on insects like aphids. They are different in behaviour from other butterflies which fly closer to the ground but these oak hairstreak generally like flying high and are found mostly on the top of forest canopies. They are only close to ground when it is necessary.