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Information About Butterflies



There are so many fun and interesting facts about butterflies that we can spend days and weeks and months and years learning and still be hungry for more fun information. There are also that many not-so-fun informative facts. Some links take you to a section on the website which focuses on each topic. For information about individual plants, click here and click on your interest; host or nectar plants.

Butterfly Education:

  • Butterfly Farming Seminar and Internship

  • Basic Butterfly Photography Course is located on this page.


  • Lifecycles of Butterflies and Moths in photographs by Species:
  • Lifecycles Link Page with Photos

  • American Painted Lady Butterfly

  • Atala Butterfly

  • Barred Yellow Butterfly

  • Buckeye Butterfly

  • Cecropia Moth

  • Cassius Blue Butterfly

  • Ceraunus Blue Butterfly

  • Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly

  • Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

  • Gold Rim (Polydamas) Swallowtail Butterfly

  • Great Purple Hairstreak Butterfly

  • Great Southern White Butterfly

  • Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

  • IO Moth (Stinging Caterpillar)

  • Julia Butterfly

  • Monarch Butterfly

  • Oleander Wasp Moth ~ Polka-dot Wasp Moth

  • Painted Lady Butterfly

  • Phaon Crescent Butterfly

  • Queen Butterfly

  • Question Mark Butterfly

  • Red Admiral Butterfly

  • Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

  • Tropical Checkered Skipper Butterfly

  • Variegated Fritillary Butterfly

  • Viceroy Butterfly


  • Butterfly Identification:
  • Similarities in Black/Blue Swallowtails

  • Ceraunus Blue and Cassius Blue Butterfly Difference

  • How to Tell the Difference Between a Monarch and a Queen Chrysalis


  • Butterfly and Moth Facts:
  • Caterpillars That Sting!

  • Tattered and Broken Wing Butterflies

  • Butterfly Chrysalis Cremasters - How do they Hold On?

  • Caterpillar Eyes

  • Caterpillar Faces

  • Caterpillars Emerging From Eggs

  • What Size is a Hatchling Monarch Caterpillar?

  • FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

  • Butterflies Eat WHAT?

  • Fun and Not-so-fun Butterfly Information

  • Reattaching a Chrysalis

  • A Gulf Fritillary Eats Snake!

  • Some Butterflies Lay Eggs on People

  • How to Tell When Your Butterfly Will Emerge - Within Minutes

  • How to Tell When Your Butterfly Will Pupate - Within Minutes

  • Male or Female Chrysalis; How to Tell the Difference

  • Caterpillar Molting and Instars

  • What Does Water Do to a Butterfly?

  • Why Are Some Butterflies, of the Same Species, Larger Than Others?

  • Butterfly and Moth Spiracles - How Do They Breathe?

  • Where Do Butterflies Go in the Winter?


  • Butterfly Enemies:
  • Butterfly Enemies

  • Caterpillar Predators (Yucky photos)

  • Chalcid Wasps in Chrysalises

  • Dehydrated Chrysalises ... What Causes It?

  • Tachinid Fly - Parasitoid of Butterfly and Moth Chrysalises, Pupa, and Cocoons

  • Trichogramma Wasps - Parasitiod of Butterfly and Moth Eggs

  • A Paper Wasp eats a Monarch Chrysalis


  • Disease in Lepidoptera:
  • Lepidoptera Disease

  • Ophryocystis electroskirrha - OE - Monarch, Queen, and Soldier Disease


  • Guarantees:
  • Plant Guarantee

  • Living Adult Butterfly Guarantee


  • Plant Pests: The challange is to rid our plants of these pests without harming our caterpillars.
  • Milkweed Aphids - Sigh

  • Spider Mites - Moan

  • Thrips - Groan!


  • Butterfly Plants:
  • What are Host and Nectar Plants?

  • Choose Your Plants by the Species of Butterfly You Wish to Attract!


  • Nectar Plants:
  • Nectar Plants


  • Host Plants:
  • How to Propagate Milkweed From Cuttings

  • Butterfly Weeds; Pull Them or Leave Them?

  • Host or Larval Food Plants


  • Odds and Ends:
  • Ask Edith Your Questions

  • Educational Courses - Free & Fee

  • Free Stuff

  • Preserving a Deceased Butterfly

  • Butterflies! The Email Newsletter Published by Shady Oak Butterfly Farm

  • FREE Butterfly Host and Nectar Plant Seed

  • FREE Downloadable Butterfly Stationery

  • Guess! What is this critter?


  • Rearing Butterflies and Moths:
  • Artificial Diet (AD) for Painted Lady butterflies

  • Dehydrated Chrysalises ... What Causes It?

  • Hand-pairing Butterflies

  • How to Hold a Monarch Butterfly for Presentations

  • Raising Butterflies From Eggs

  • Raising Butterflies From Caterpillars

  • Raising Butterflies Through Pupation

  • Raising Butterflies - Disease

  • Raising Butterflies - Predators

  • Raising Butterfly Adults

  • PRINTABLE VERSION: Raising Butterflies From Eggs

  • PRINTABLE VERSION: Raising Butterflies From Caterpillars

  • PRINTABLE VERSION: Raising Butterflies Through Pupation

  • PRINTABLE VERSION: Raising Butterflies - Disease

  • PRINTABLE VERSION: Raising Butterflies - Predators

  • PRINTABLE VERSION: Raising Butterfly Adults


  • Contests and More:
  • Current Caption Contest

  • Caption Contest Archives

  • Poem and Prose Contest


  • Photography:
  • Butterfly Photography

  • Photography Tours at the Butterfly Farm


  • Downloads:
  • Educational Presentations to Download

  • All Downloads

  • Free Butterfly Stationary Download


  • Farm Information:
  • About Us

  • Contact Information

  • Website Construction and Update Support

  • Online Tour of Shady Oak Butterfly Farm

  • Presentations by Edith and Stephen at Your Location


  • Butterfly Plant Recipes:
  • Pineapple Sage Recipes

  • Rosemary Recipes


  • Kids Stuff:
  • Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly

  • Identify This Caterpillar! Multiple Choice


  • Buying Eggs, Caterpillars, and More:
  • Information About Purchasing Butterfly Eggs, Caterpillars, and Chrsalises

  • Butterfly of the Month club

  • Purchase Butterfly Vivariums and Garden Baskets

  • Buy Butterfly or Moth Eggs

  • Buy Butterfly or Moth Caterpillars or Larvae

  • Buy Butterfly Pupae, Chrysalises, and/or Moth Pupa or Cocoons

  • Photos of Butterfly and Moth Eggs, Caterpillars, and Chrysalises to Purchase>

  • Rearing Containers - Compact, Washable, and Inexpensive!


  • Butterflies for Special Days, Holidays, and Special People:
  • Mother's Day Gift Ideas

  • Graduation Butterfly Release


  • Butterfly Release - Butterflies, Instructions, and Accessories:
  • How Are Live Butterflies Shipped?

  • How to Pack or Re-Pack a Butterfly Accordion Release Box

  • Our Favorite! Accordion Butterfly Release Box

  • Accordion Butterfly Release Box Instructions

  • Butterfly Centerpieces

  • Instructions

  • Three Methods to Release Butterflies - which is Best for YOUR Event?

  • Butterfly Companies Outside the Mainland United States

  • Butterfly Species for Release - Advantages and Disadvantages of Each

  • Mixture of Butterfly Species We Can Ship Within Florida

  • Individual Butterfly Release Instructions

  • Mass Butterfly Release Instructions

  • Butterfly Release Boxes and Accessories

  • Butterfly Release Information


  • Gift Shop:
  • Gift Cards

  • Gift Shop

  • Books and Videos

  • Butterfly Wing Bracelets

  • Butterfly Earrings

  • Butterfly Necklaces

  • Butterfly Rings and Other Sterling Butterfly Wing Items

  • Butterfly Nets, Butterfly Garden Signs, Butterfly Feeders, and Much More

  • Children's Shop

  • Papered Specimen Real Butterflies



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