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Category: butterflies

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
August 4November 20 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 1September 24 Donna L. Long

Butterfly Family: The Swallowtails

Tree Sparrow Chicks
April 22September 24 Donna L. Long

Places to Raise Young – Creating Your Backyard Habitat

great spangled fritillary butterly
April 17September 24 Donna L. Long

Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Pollinators

Great Spangled Fritillary on Echinacea purpurea
March 24January 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

Monarch butterfly on pink zinnia flower in my garden
June 12December 21 Donna L. Long

The Adult Butterfly (The Butterfly Life Cycle)

Monarch Butterfly chrysalis (Danaus plexippus). Brushfoot (Nymphalids) Family. Milkweed butterflies. Photo by Donna L. Long.
June 11December 23 Donna L. Long

Chrysalis Into Butterfly (The Butterfly Life Cycle)

June 8May 3 Donna L. Long

The Caterpillar (The Butterfly Life Cycle)

June 7September 24 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

Male Morning Cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa);NPS, Richard Lund,2002
May 8December 21 Donna L. Long

Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
August 8September 24 Donna L. Long

Butterflies of Philadelphia: A Checklist

Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly
July 22December 23 Donna L. Long

The Butterfly House at Tyler Arboretum

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