Butterflies
In the butterfly category, we cover topics like tips to attract butterflies, ways to help save Monarchs, air pollution effects on butterflies, butterfly day, and more.
Butterflies Wing Markings
What are the names of the butterflies whose markings on the underside wings are forms of punctuation ...
Butterflies Listed by States
Do you know your state insect? See if your state insect is a butterfly ...
What Happens to Butterflies and Caterpillars in the Winter?
As the days get shorter and colder, where do the butterflies go? ...
The Best Educational Caterpillar and Butterfly Activities for Students
How to combine physics and biology to explain the butterfly's transformation process and migration ...
Air Pollution Can Cause ‘Confusion’ In Butterflies – Here’s What You Can Do To Help
Most people believe that the Earth is beginning to heal after ...
For Teachers & Students: 5 Useful Resources To Study Butterflies
When school teachers are approached with a question related to the butterflies ...
How to Properly Celebrate Butterfly Education and Awareness Day
If you are curious and want to know more about this beautiful initiative, this article is for you ...
Attract Butterflies with Puddlers and Feeders
There are various ways to keep butterflies interested in and returning to your garden. Basking, puddling ...
How to Identify Butterfly Families
Beginning the process of identifying butterflies can be challenging. It is important to understand nomenclature, the systematic naming of organisms ...
Endangered Butterfly – Hessel’s Hairstreak
The Hessel’s Hairstreak is listed as a state endangered species in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, and New York and a Species ...
Endangered Butterfly – Arogos Skipper
The Arogos Skipper is listed as a state endangered species in Illinois, New Jersey, and New York. It is listed ...
Native Butterflies in Hawaii
There are just two butterflies endemic to Hawaii, and now the Gardens With Wings database includes both! We thank contributor ...
Endangered Butterfly – Bronze Copper
The Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus) butterfly is listed as a state endangered species in New Jersey and a species of ...
Butterfly Habitat & Survival
There are over 700 species of butterflies in North America. So why does it seem we only see a few ...
Monarch Butterfly Ready to Emerge
When the Monarch chrysalis becomes transparent you can see the patterns of the butterfly wings inside. This is when you ...
Beautiful Yellow Butterfly Flying
Watch the grace of this yellow and black Tiger Swallowtail butterfly flying and feeding on our Zinnia flowers ...
Endangered Butterfly – Frosted Elfin
The Frosted Elfin butterfly is listed as a state endangered species in Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, and Ohio. It is ...
Endangered Butterfly – King’s Hairstreak
King’s Hairstreak is listed as a state endangered species in Delaware and Maryland, although they are found in small populations ...
Endangered Butterfly – Mardon Skipper
The Mardon Skipper (Polites mardon) is listed as endangered in the state of Washington. Small populations remain in only three ...
Endangered Butterfly – Karner Blue
The Karner Blue (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) butterfly is a federally endangered species. Small populations exist in 6 states ...