Scientific Advisory Panel

Greg Breed, Ph. D. – Banting Postdoctoral Fellow, Ecology and behaviour of animals in space and time at the University of Alberta and expert in global change impacts on butterflies.

Diane Debinski, Ph.D. –Professor and Head of Department of Ecology, Montana State University

Chris Guppy, M.Sc. – Registered Professional Biologist in Whitehorse, Yukon and expert in butterfly conservation.

Peter Hall, M.A. – Honorary Research Associate at the Canadian National Collection of Insects in Ottawa and expert in butterfly conservation and ecology.

Norbert Kondla – Western Canada butterfly expert author and coauthor of many butterfly publications

Don Lafontaine, Ph.D. – Research Scientist Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada and expert in butterfly taxonomy.

Ross Layberry – Author of the book Butterflies of Canada and butterfly databasing expert and pioneer.

Elizabeth Long, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and expert in butterfly ecology.

Jeff Oliver, Ph.D. – Research Scientist at Oregon State University and expert in butterfly evolution and systematics.

Jon Pelham – Author for Butterflies of America and expert in butterfly taxonomy.

Emily Saarinen, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences at University of Michigan, Dearborn and expert in butterfly conservation.

Arthur Shapiro, Ph.D. – Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at University of California, Davis and expert in butterfly ecology.

Chris Schmidt, Ph.D. – Research Scientist at Canadian Food Inspection Agency and expert in butterfly taxonomy.

Felix Sperling, Ph.D. – Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta and expert in butterfly evolution and systematics.

Richard Westwood, Ph.D. – Professor of Biology and Environmental Science at the University of Winnipeg and expert in butterfly ecology.

Andrew Warren Ph.D. – Author for Butterflies of America, Collections Manager at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and expert in butterfly taxonomy and systematics.