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Key to the Blues

David Droppers introduced us to his key to identifying the many blue butterflies at the March 2, 2011 meeting. Now the key is available for downloading. Key to the Blues

DVDs of Past Programs

Did you miss a meeting? Check this list for DVDs that you can borrow from Al Wagar.
Lending Library List

Gardening for Butterflies

Do you need a resource for butterflies and their host or nectar plants? You can get lists of plants after you enter your zip code then check your favorite butterflies.

http://www.gardenswithwings.com

Moths

Pacific Northwest Moths - A new website featuring high-resolution photographs of more than 1,200 species, along with detailed descriptions and distribution maps and an easy-to-use identification key.

Teaching Aids

1. Butterfly Identification Game Powerpoint by Al Wagar   Powerpoint
2. Butterfly Flash Cards by Al Wagar   Face PDF(1.1 MB)   Back PDF (95 KB)

Videos

May 1 Cowiche trip by Al Wagar: Vimeo (best resolution) or Youtube (plays on most computers)

To see more recent trip videos, click on a link above, then on Al's other videos.

Ever wonder how a swallowtail at final instar attaches itself to a branch creating the cremaster attachment and girdle silk to hold the pupa? Here is an excellent video observing it being done. Shows all life stages of the Pipevine Swallowtail. (4.30 minutes) Not the sharpest of photography but very interesting.
You can google: Swallowtail Butterfly Life Cycle - (Pipevine Swallowtail)
or click here.

Dr. Robert Michael Pyle's Butterfly Big Year

Throughout 2008, noted lepidopterist and writer Robert Michael Pyle undertook an historic journey to find, experience, and identify as many species of butterflies as possible in the United States and Canada. The literary fruits of this project will be published by Houghton Mifflin as a book entitled Swallowtail Seasons: The First Butterfly Big Year. To read his blogs, please visit
http://www.xerces.org/butterflyathon/
and http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/butterfly/.

Publications/Articles:

1. Butterfly Food Plants PDF by David Droppers   List (969 KB)
2. Mountain Butterflies by Idie Ulsh
published in Washington Trails Association Magazine August 2006   Mountain Butterflies (447 KB)
3. Mima Mounds Butterfly Guide published by the Nature Conservancy   Guide (3.2 MB)
4. Bob Hardwick's 2008 Johnson Prairie Survey by Cheryl Fimble   Survey (2.2 MB)
5. David Dropper's Search for the Forest’s Winged Aerial Acrobats by Kelly Sprute  US Forest Service - August 2009 (1.1 MB)
6. Legacy Magazine: Prairie Appreciation Day by Al Wagar  Article - October 2009

Other Organizations:

1. Scarabs: The Bug Society: Folks interested in insects and/or spiders. Meetings at the Burke Museum on the University of Washington campus. Scarabs web page
2. The Lepidopterists' Society: an association that promotes the scientifically sound and progressive study of lepidoptera. www.lepsoc.org
3. Northwest Leps, a yahoo group for the discussion of wild butterflies and moths in Northern California, Oregon, and Washington. groups.yahoo.com/group/NorWestLeps
4. North America Butterfly Lists Digest. The easiest way to read the up-to-date news from lepidopterists, butterfly and dragonfly watchers from coast to coast. www.butterflydigest.com
5. The Xerces Society: An international, nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat. www.xerces.org
6. Orion Magazine: A bimonthly, advertising-free magazine devoted to creating a stronger bond between people and nature. www.orionmagazine.org
7. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife - Butterflies and How to Attract Them   wdfw.wa.gov
8. Caitlin LaBar's Blog - Northwest Butterflies - http://northwestbutterflies.blogspot.com/

Butterfly Projects:

Oregon Silverspot Butterfly Conservation
at the Oregon Zoo and Woodland Park Zoo:
www.zoo.org

Lists of Butterflies

1. Washington State: www.butterfliesandmoths.org
2. Butterflies of Mexico- Mariposas Mexicanas: http://mariposasmexicanas.com/
3. Butterflies of America - Mariposas Americanas: www.butterfliesofamerica.com

Indoor Butterfly Exhibits:

1. Seattle - Woodland Park Zoo "Butterflies and Blooms" (discontinued)
2. Seattle - Pacific Science Center: www.pacificsciencecenter.org
3. Portland, OR - Oregon Zoo Species Recovery: Taylor's Checkerspot www.oregonzoo.org
4. Victoria, BC - Victoria Butterfly Gardens: www.butterflygardens.com
5. Pacific Grove, CA - Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History - Western Monarch Butterflies www.pgmuseum.org