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Massachusetts Butterflies is published twice a year, in the spring and fall, and mailed to all club members.

Cover of Spring 2008 Issue of 'Massachusetts Butterflies'
Table of Contents for Spring 2008 Issue of 'Massachusetts Butterflies'

The Spring 2008 issue is now available. Copies of this and recent back issues are available for $5.00 each - that cost includes postage! Please send a check made out to the Massachusetts Butterfly Club, to Sharon Stichter.

Back issues of Massachusetts Butterflies are available on our back issues webpage. Every issue that was published more than three years ago is available for download in PDF format there.

Some covers of back issues.

Submission of Articles, Illustrations, and Observation Records

We encourage all members to contribute to Massachusetts Butterflies. We welcome articles, illustrations, reports on butterfly sites and field trips around the state, gardening articles, and book reviews. Send these materials to Sharon Stichter by August 30 for the fall issue or by January 15 for the spring issue.

Please send 4th of July count records to Erik Nielsen by August 1 for the fall issue and your season sightings and records by December 31 for the spring issue. He will turn all of our records into a summary and inclusive tabulated record, as has been done in the past. Sending your records periodically during the season will make data entry an easier task.

Download Erik's Excel spreadsheet. You will greatly facilitate data entry if you enter your observations in the spreadsheet and e-mail it to him as an attachment.

The Massachusetts Butterfly Club
                      GUIDE TO GOOD BUTTERFLY SITES

From the Berkshires to the Cape and Islands, this GUIDE will lead you through twenty-six of the best butterfly-finding sites in the state. Written by well-known Massachusetts Butterfly Club field experts, this 142-page coil-bound book describes each site in detail, with original trail maps, sighting lists, directions, and hot tips!

Retail price: $14.95

To Order: Please send your name, mailing address, and a check made out to the Massachusetts Butterfly Club for $16.95 ($14.95 + $2.00 postage and handling), to Massachusetts Butterfly Club c/o Sharon Stichter, 108 Walden Street, Cambridge, MA 02140. Please allow two weeks for delivery.

Checklist of the Butterflies of Massachusetts

The Checklist of the Butterflies of Massachusetts is based on over 19,000 records from members of NABA-MBC, from 1990 to 1998. The checklist, produced by the NABA-MBC Records Keeper, Tom Dodd, features

  • charts of flight periods
  • relative abundance indication for both the western and eastern parts of the state
  • and the maximum number recorded at any one time in the state
for 95 of the approximately 125 species of butterflies that have been sighted in Massachusetts. Printed on heavy stock, this is a valuable document for both the beginning and advanced butterflier. Here's a sample of the checklist.

Note: As of May 2006, this checklist is temporarily out of stock. This out-of-stock notice will be removed from the website when new checklists are available.