The transformation of the frequently ugly or bizarre caterpillar into an elegant butterfly is truly one of the regularly performed miracles of nature. For an even closer view, you can buy butterfly kits to raise Painted Lady Butterflies from caterpillars to adults, right in your home.
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Having discovered a fondness for insects while pursuing her degree in Biology, Randi Jones was quite bugged to know that people usually dismissed these little creatures as “creepy-crawlies”.
Butterfly Houses and Farms If you have a place in your yard and would like to assist in the conservation efforts for the most beautiful creatures in the world, then you will certainly want to create a butterfly garden. Many species of butterflies are disappearing due to their loss of natural habitat because of expanding urbanization…
Have you heard of the Monarch butterfly migration? Well, other butterflies migrate too! There are many other species of butterflies that also migrate. For example, the Painted Lady, Common Buckeye, American Lady, Red Admiral, Cloudless Sulphur, Skipper, Sachem, Question Mark, Clouded Skipper, Fiery Skipper, and Mourning Cloak are all butterflies that migrate as well. There are different reasons…
The following list of butterflies are found in Massachusetts. Clicking on the text link will show you a picture of the butterfly and which specific counties in Massachusetts the butterfly is found in. Each link also provides more information about the butterfly’s identification and life history. This will help you decide which Butterfly Nectar Plants and Butterfly Host Plants you will want…
There are almost 24,000 species of butterflies in the world. One of the prettiest types of butterflies is the Blue Morpho butterflies. Not only is this beautiful butterfly one of the most sought after by collectors, but also just looking at its metallic-like wings is mesmerizing. While it appears that the Blue Morpho butterfly’s wings are metallic blue, they aren’t the…
When it comes to exactly where butterflies live, there is no real simple answer because butterflies live all over the place. It all comes down to what season of the year we are talking about and the species of butterfly. So in this article, we will explore some of the different places where butterflies live…
Randy Jones Having discovered a fondness for insects while pursuing her degree in Biology, Randi Jones was quite bugged to know that people usually dismissed these little creatures as “creepy-crawlies”. READ MORE: Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle Coloring Page