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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