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Children's Butterfly Site

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Despite their small size, butterflies and moths are some of the World's most wondrous animals. Their beauty, seemingly miraculous metamorphosis, and apparently carefree flight all spark our imaginations.

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In the following pages, we provide...

A swallowtail butterfly at hand.
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Coloring pages that shows the life cycle of the Monarch.

An overview of the Butterfly and Moth Life Cycle.

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Some answers to frequently asked questions about butterflies and moths.

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Some references to butterfly and moth books and videos suitable for young people, including Butterfly Gardens, Activities with Butterflies, and Teacher Resources.

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Some links to other World Wide Web sites that will provide additional information about these fascinating insects.

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We have translations (francais, deutsch, nederlands, italiano, espanol) of many of our most popular graphics and pages.

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View our Gallery of Butterfly photographs from Asia, Western Europe, North America, and Central America.


Common Buckeye Butterfly. © Paul A. Opler (click for stand-alone image)

Common Buckeye Butterfly
© Paul A. Opler

For Further Information Contact:

Dr. Paul Opler

Email: paulevi@webaccess.net

Teresa Welch

Email: teresa_welch@usgs.gov
Phone: (970) 226-9297

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Unrelated to butterflies or moths, but interesting. Visit the Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center site for current and pending research being done in Glacier National Park by USGS scientists.


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