For most of the 20th Century, the island marble butterfly was thought to be extinct. Then the green-and-white winged insect that had disappeared from Vancouver Island and some other nearby islands ...

A beautiful white and green butterfly with a marbled hind wing, the island marble once fluttered about in the open grasslands and Garry oak woodlands of Washington's San Juan Islands and Canada's ...

The island marble is white and greenish in color, with a marbled texture under the hind wing and a wingspan of approximately 45 millimeters. ... RANGE: Historically, the island marble butterfly was ...

Historically the island marble butterfly was also found in Canada and on other islands: Lopez, Vancouver, Gabriola. Right now, they’re only found on one spot on San Juan Island.