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Category: butterflies

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
August 4February 21 Donna L. Long

The 6 Butterfly Families and Identifying Butterflies

American Snout Butterfly (Libytheana carinenta) Brushfoot (Nymphalids) Family. Photo by Donna L. Long.
August 3February 15 Donna L. Long

August is Butterfly Month

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail drinks nectar
May 1August 26 Donna L. Long

Butterfly Family: The Swallowtails

great spangled fritillary butterly
April 22November 15 Donna L. Long

Places to Raise Young – Creating Your Backyard Habitat

great spangled fritillary butterly
April 17December 16 Donna L. Long

Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Pollinators

Great Spangled Fritillary on Echinacea purpurea
March 24November 15 Donna L. Long

A Backyard Habitat Garden: What You Need to Start One

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
August 6February 8 Donna L. Long

Butterflies and Moths Information and Links

June 12August 26 Donna L. Long

The Adult Butterfly (The Butterfly Life Cycle)

June 11August 26 Donna L. Long

Chrysalis Into Butterfly (The Butterfly Life Cycle)

June 8May 3 Donna L. Long

The Caterpillar (The Butterfly Life Cycle)

June 7August 26 Donna L. Long

The Butterfly Egg and Where to Find It (The Butterfly Life Cycle)

May 9February 15 Donna L. Long

Breaking News: Red Admiral Irruption in the Northeast

May 8August 26 Donna L. Long

Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
August 8January 28 Donna L. Long

Butterflies of Philadelphia: A Checklist

July 22 Donna L. Long

The Butterfly House at Tyler Arboretum

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