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Butterflies & Moths
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Art Shapiro's Butterfly Site 
 "This website describes over 34 years of data collected by ... [a] professor of Evolution and Ecology at the University of California, Davis, in his continuing effort to regularly monitor butterfly population trends on a transect across central California." Features butterfly data, profiles of study sites (such as Donner Pass and Suisun Marsh), bibliography, photos, links to news and related websites, and more. From the Information Center for the Environment (ICE), University of California, Davis. http://butterfly.ucdavis.edu/ Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated May 14, 2009 Berkeley's Anise Swallowtail Caterpillars and Butterflies
With an emphasis on raising caterpillars, this personal Web site provides a clear explanation of the life cycle of the anise swallowtail butterfly. Features information about setting up a home environment for raising the butterflies, tips on caring for the caterpillars, and many photos illustrating the life cycle stages from egg through caterpillar and chrysalis to butterfly. http://www.berkeleyswallowtails.com/ Topics: Insects & Arachnids, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Nov 10, 2009 Butterflies and Moths of North America
Includes "species accounts containing information on size, identifying characteristics, life history, flight, caterpillar hosts, adult food, habitat, species range, conservation status, and management needs." Maps show verified sightings of species in the U.S. and Mexico. Most records are accompanied by photos. From the Mountain Prairie Information Node (MPIN) of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) program. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ Topics: Insects & Arachnids, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Regions of the World Last updated Dec 21, 2006 Butterflies and Moths of North America: Occurrence Maps, Species Accounts, Checklists, and Photographs
"A searchable database of verified butterfly and moth records in the United States and Mexico. This site includes dynamic distribution maps, photographs, species accounts, and species checklists for each county in the U.S. and each state in Mexico." From the Big Sky Institute at Montana State University and the NBII Mountain Prairie Information Node. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ Topics: Insects & Arachnids, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Regions of the World Last updated Feb 12, 2007 Butterflies North and South
"This site is for anyone with an interest in butterflies or moths. It contains resources for teachers, students and amateur lepidopterists (butterfly watchers)." There is a gallery of butterflies native to Canada and Peru, a glossary, tips on attracting butterflies to gardens, lesson plans, a bibliography, and links to butterfly sites around the world. The Amateurs' Corner suggests places for butterfly watching in North America. Also available in French and Spanish. http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Butterflies/english/ Topics: Insects & Arachnids, Lesson Plans Last updated Jan 15, 2007 Butterflies of Eastern Washington
This site offers information about butterflies and moths found in Eastern Washington state. It emphasizes the importance of creating butterfly gardens to take the place of natural habitats that have been destroyed. A chart lists Washington butterflies and the plants that they eat while in their caterpillar form. Illustrated with animated butterflies and color photographs, the site includes links and a short butterfly bibliography. From the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/region1/buttflys.htm Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated Sep 4, 2004 The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter
This companion to an exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History features images and information about butterflies and moths. The site features a FAQ and basic scientific information about butterflies, a webcam and videos, a gallery tour, and information about growing a garden to attract butterflies. http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/butterflies/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Jan 22, 2004 The Butterfly Farmer: Educational Resources
Find out just what the difference is between a moth and butterfly as well as many additional butterfly facts at this site. Included is information and photos of many different types of butterflies, butterfly farming, and even how to volunteer in a Costa Rican National Park. There are a few links to related resources. Sponsored by a butterfly farm near San Jose, Costa Rica. http://www.butterflyfarm.co.cr/ed/ Topics: Insects & Arachnids, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Feb 5, 2003 Butterfly Rainforest
A companion site to "a living exhibit that supports hundreds of butterflies from around the world." The site features information about the exhibit, a butterfly discovery game, and an image gallery with hundreds of vivid, high-quality photographs of butterfly species from around the world (in "Butterfly Fun"). Also find questions and answers about butterflies and moths, including "what they eat, how long they live, [and] who wins the prizes for largest and smallest species." From the Florida Museum of Natural History. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/ Topics: Environment, Insects & Arachnids, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Science Last updated Jun 9, 2005 The Butterfly Site.com
This site contains "articles written by Master of Science degreed Entomologist Randi Jones as well as fun butterfly links to sites all over the web." Topics include gardening, biology, rearing, conservation, butterfly images, butterfly-related activities, and a list of houses and farms where it is possible to observe and study butterflies. Searchable. Note: Site provides links to some commercial products. http://www.thebutterflysite.com/ Topics: Biology, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Jun 27, 2004 The Butterfly WebSite
Contains "photos, species accounts, and combined maps for butterflies occurring in the conterminous U.S. and northern Mexico," articles, information for gardeners, links to related websites, and more. http://butterflywebsite.com/ Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated May 22, 2005 Children's Butterfly Site
This site teaches children all about butterflies and moths with photographs, answers to frequently asked questions, links to other butterfly sites, and a coloring page. Maintained by the Big Sky Institute at Montana State University. http://kidsbutterfly.org/ Topics: Insects & Arachnids, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Nov 25, 2008 Gypsy Moth in North America
Lots of information on one of North America's most devastating forest pests. This invasive insect prefers the leaves of the oak and aspen, but will munch on more than 300 shrub and tree species. Maintained at the USDA Forest Service Research Station in West Virginia. http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/morgantown/4557/gmoth/ Topics: Agriculture, Environment, Gardening, Insects & Arachnids, Plants Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Light Brown Apple Moth in California
This publication discusses attempts to control the light brown apple moth (LBAM), first discovered in 2006 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The document calls for alternatives to California Department of Food and Agriculture plans to "resume aerial applications of a new formulation of CheckMate [pheromone-based product] over the Central Coast in June [2008] and north into the San Francisco Bay Area in August." Provides statements, papers, and links. From Pesticide Action Network North America. http://www.panna.org/resources/lbam Topics: Agriculture, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Feb 19, 2008 Light Brown Apple Moth Project
Background and advisories about this insect, "an exotic pest that has recently [2007] been discovered in portions of the San Francisco Bay Area" and efforts to eradicate it by spraying pheromones. Provides an April 2008 summary of symptom reports in areas of aerial pheromone application, a map, brochures, documents about shipment and quarantine restrictions, and press releases about infestations discovered in specific Bay Area regions. From the California Department of Food and Agriculture. http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/pdep/lbam/lbam_main.html Topics: Agriculture, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Apr 28, 2008 Migration of the Monarch Butterfly: Selected Internet Resources
Small collection of links to websites about monarch butterflies, including general resources and sites about migration projects and monarch butterfly conservation. Compiled by Jennifer J. Harbster, Library of Congress Science Reference Services. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/selected-internet/butterfly.html Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated Aug 26, 2008 The Monarch Butterfly in North America
This monarch butterfly website provides "a gateway to news, information, activities, and resources about the biology and conservation of this fascinating insect." It notes that the monarch butterfly "is among the most recognized, studied, and loved of all of North America's insects." Includes an overview and link to details about interactive "field trips" on migration for the 2008-09 school year, starting in October 2008. From the National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.fs.fed.us/monarchbutterfly/ Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated Aug 26, 2008 Monarch Watch
A site developed to further science education in elementary and secondary schools, written in easy-to-understand language, that investigates the migration of the Monarch butterfly. Included are photos of the butterfly, its larvae, pupae, roosts, and food. There is information about the insect?s biology including its life cycle, anatomy, genetics, sensory systems, predators, and more. Additionally, there is information about both growing and identifying various types of milkweed, the Monarch larvae's exclusive food. Also provided is information about gardening for butterflies, rearing Monarchs, and projects for teachers in the classroom. Included is a resource list and glossary. http://www.MonarchWatch.org/ Topics: Insects & Arachnids, K-12 Education, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Mar 11, 2003 North American Butterfly Association
A non-profit organization "formed in 1992 to educate the public about the joys of non-consumptive, recreational butterflying including listing, gardening, observation, photography, rearing and conservation." The site includes articles on Butterflies at Weddings , Binoculars for Butterflying , butterfly counts and recent sightings, and an extensive and useful page of butterfly questions and answers. http://www.naba.org/ Topics: Insects & Arachnids, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Regions of the World Last updated Mar 11, 2003 Plant Health: Light Brown Apple Moth
Description of the "light brown apple moth (LBAM), Epiphyas postvittana (Tortricidae), ... a native pest of Australia [that] is now widely distributed New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and New Caledonia." A 2007 "LBAM detection in California is the first on the United States mainland." Includes links to regulatory documents and related websites. From the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/lba_moth/ Topics: Agriculture, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Jun 7, 2007 The Red Admiral and Painted Lady Research Site
"This is a web site to coordinate observations of territorial behavior, migration, life history, population studies, seasonal variations in abundance and body size, and number of broods per year (voltinism) of butterflies in the genus Vanessa, including Vanessa atalanta, V. cardui, V. virginiensis, V. annabella, V. tameamea, and V. kershawi (Red Admiral, Painted Lady, American Lady, West Coast Lady, Kamehameha Butterfly, and Australian Painted Lady)." http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mariposa/homepage.html Topics: Insects & Arachnids Last updated Apr 12, 2005 |
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