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Butterflies

Butterflies of the World Museum (in Argentine Spanish)
The Lepidopterists' Society
North American Butterfly Association (NABA)
Karner Blue Rearing in Concord New Hampshire
Journey North: provides information on migrating wildlife, including monarch butterflies; you can contribute to the seasonal tracking program

Northern Prairies Wildlife Resource Center: photographic guides to butterfly and moth identification, listed state by state, plus biology notes on each species: www.butterfliesandmoths.org

Monarch Watch. An educational outreach program of the University of Kansas that promotes the conservation of monarch butterflies and education activities about the fall migration. University of Kansas, 1200 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045 Tel: 888-TAGGING or 785-864 4441
www.monarchwatch.org

Books:
Emmel, T. C. 1997. Butterfly Gardening: Creating a Butterfly Haven in Your Garden.
Friedman/Fairfax Publishers, New York, NY.
(A great introduction to butterfly gardening; full of practical advice.)

Glassberg, J. 1999. Butterflies Through Binoculars: East.
Oxford University Press, New York. (An easy-to-follow photographic guide to butterflies of the Eastern United States.)
and Butterflies Through Binoculars: West. (The 2001 companion volume to Butterflies Through Binoculars: East.)

Jackson, B., and V. Baines. 1999. Mindful of Butterflies.
The Book Guild, Lewes, U.K.
(A beautifully illustrated book that provides comprehensive information on all aspects of gardening for and rearing butterflies.)

Pyle, R. M. 1992. Handbook for Butterfly Watchers.
Houghton Mifflin, New York.
(An introduction to observing and understanding butterflies, with chapters on gardening and rearing butterflies.)

Scott, J. A. 1986. The Butterflies of North America. A Natural History and Field Guide.
Stanford University Press, Stanford.
(Nearly two decades old, this book remains one of the best sources of information on the continent's butterflies.)

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