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Order: Lepidoptera
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Common Name--Butterflies and Moths
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| University
of Florida Buggy Software |
Free tutorial on 5 butterfly species of the southeastern United
States; tutorial is interactive and has large-size images of
butterflies and caterpillars |
Children's
Butterfly Site |
United States Geologic Survey page that has answers to many questions
about butterflies and moths, good images, pages that can be downloaded for
coloring, and links to other web sites
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Monarch Watch |
University of Kansas Department of Entomology and University of Minnesota
Department Ecology, Evolution and Behavior site "dedicated to education,
conservation, and research"; includes information of monarch migration,
biology, rearing, and tagging; butterfly gardening, and some curriculum materials
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| The Olethreutinae of Plum Brook NASA Station (Leipdoptera: Tortricidae) |
Scientific study of Plum Brook near Sandusky, Ohio; 6643 specimens found, 385 species; large jpeg images |
| Chuck's Butterfly Page |
Images of butterflies and moths taken by the web page developer |
| Web
Images of North American Moth Species |
Web site from Furman University that links to moth images that
are located on the web |
| Family Classification of Lepidoptera |
Complete listing of Lepidoptera families |
| ...The Butterfly WebSite |
Webhome of Rick Mikula of Hole-in-Hand Butterfly Farm; lots of links; butterfly gardening; under "Picture Galleries" there are pictures to download |
| Butterfly & Moth Books for Children |
Bibliography created and maintained by Laura Mitchell, reference librarian and amature lepidopterist |
| Shamokin Area Students Send 'Ambassadors' to Warmer Climes |
Report on one school's monarch butterfly project |
| Richard
B. Dominick Moth and Butterfly Collection, University of South Carolina
Columbia
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Information on the collection including a list of Lepidoptera families; links to other sites |
| On-line Insects Database |
Good information with pictures; University of Delaware |
| Project
Monarch Butterfly |
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and Fredstrom Elementary School, Lincoln, Nebraska, joint project to collect data |
| The Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project Presents: Journey North, a Global Study of Wildlife Migration |
A global study of wildlife migration; on-line program directed at K-12 classrooms |
| Journey North: Symbolic Monarch Butterfly Migration |
Information on participation in symbolic migration including conservation of habitat and patterns for making butterflies
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| The Blake School: Monarch Project, Information Resources |
Page designed to guide the user to other websites on monarch butterflies; also has student summaries written by Blake Upper Schools students |
| Northern Prairie Science Center |
Click on map of most U.S. States or select from an alphabetical list; takes user to list of available images--these are excellent color images |
| Welcome
to the Texas Monarch Page |
Texas Monarch Butterfly Curriculum Project information along with
other facts about monarch butterflies |
| Instructor:
Study Life Cycles with Butterflies |
Butterfly unit which includes background information, vocabulary, and activities |
| How to Pin Butterflies |
Has specific directions for caring for and spreading butterfly specimens |
| The
Zebra Long Wing Butterfly Heliconius charitonia: Voracious Caterpillars |
Great close up photos and information on caterpillars, including photos of the stages of metamorphosis |
| Furman University Insect Collection |
Site has pictures of butterfly and moth species to download |
| Migration: A Rare Snowfall Kills Monarch Butterflies in Their Winter Home in Mexico |
The Why Files, a University of Wisconsin site which is a NISE project sponsored
by NSF; site has information on monarch butterflies including their migration and
life history as well as a list of frequently asked questions |
| Electronic Resources on Lepidoptera |
List of links to electronic resources on butterflies and moths throughout the world |
| Is
the monarch endangered? |
Brief discussion of deforestation and herbicides on monarch populations |
| Flora for Fauna |
Profides a guide to "natural food of Britain's indigenous wildlife" |
| Monarchs, Viceroys and Queens: Whos the real pretender to the throne? |
Thought-provoking article on the concept of Batesian
Mimicry; most suitable for older students
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BIOSIS: Lepidoptera
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Lists Internet resources on Lepidoptera; click on Biosystematics
Resources; click on Search; enter Lepidoptera; click on Lepidoptera
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Gypsy Moth in North America
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Good background information from Virginia Tech on the gypsy moth and its effects on forests
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4-7 Lesson 5: Why Do Animals Migrate?
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Lesson covers migratory animals in general and monarch butterfly migration specifically
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Butterfly Gardening
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| How to Make Butterfly Gardens |
University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service site that gives
instructions on creating butterfly gardens complete with pictures of various
flowering plants
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| Grower Guides - Bedding Plants |
Michigan State University Extension site which gives information about plants, including insects that attack them; change the letter in the WWW address to go to a listing for another section of the alphabet
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| Gardening with Butterflies in Mind |
Australian site that tells how to build a butterfly garden; some plants could possibly be used in other countries |
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Totem Photos #1 |
Commercial site but Totem 1 has thumbnail photos of plants and animals |
| Butterfly Gardening in Florida |
Gives background facts about butterflies and caterpillars; has a list of plants to which various species will be attracted and instructions for how to use this information to plan a butterfly garden |
| Give Me a Home Where the Butterflies Roam |
Homepage of the Smithsonian Institution's Butterfly Habitat Garden; includes photos and information on how the garden was built |
| Butterfly World |
Commercial site; wonderful reference because of regional guidebook listing species found in different regions of U.S. and plants that attract them; encourages building butterfly gardens to reverse destruction of butterfly habitats |
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Home Horticulture
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Information of interest to home gardeners including nearly 1800 images linked to the database
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| Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Georgia |
Horticultural display gardens that have a butterfly center as part of
the attraction |
| Mangrove Replenishment |
Information on mangroves in Florida and their effect on the environment and on the food chain |