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Insects - Hotlist of Butterfly Resources
The following websites are a collection or hotlist of internet resources where you can learn more about beautiful butterflies.
Gardening for ButterfliesYou can attract more butterflies to your yard or outdoor classroom garden by growing the right kinds of plants.
North American Butterfly Association
In most parts of the United States, you can find roughly 100 species of butterflies near your home.
The Butterfly Website
Lots of great caterpillar and butterfly photos in the Photo Gallery.
The Lepidopterists' Society
Lepidopterists are scientists who study butterflies and moths.
Monarch Watch
In all the world, no butterflies migrate like the monarchs of North America. Monarchs west of the Rocky Mountains travel to small groves of trees along the California coast. Those east of the Rocky Mountains fly farther south to the forests high in the mountains of Mexico.
Electronic Resources on Lepidoptera
Scroll down for an alphabetical index to butterfly resources on the internet.
US Geological Survey: Butterflies of North America
Click on Utah to find the butterflies for our state.
US Geological Survey : Moths of North America
Click on Utah to find the moths for our state.
The Animal Diversity Web - Lepidoptera
What is a skipper?
Endangered Species
Scroll down and click on "State Lists". Then choose Utah. From the next page, choose "Species Highlights". Then choose insects.
Scott Henninger's Butterfly & Moth Page
Did you know that people who raise butterflies and moths call them livestock?
Journey North
Track the migration of monarch butterflies both north and south.
Utah Lepidopterists' Society
Find out how to join and when their monthly meetings are.
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