Links to Various Interesting and Useful Sites
...including butterfly and entomology sites, nettles, scientific method, biodiversity and environment


Some Butterfly, Lepidoptera, and Entomology Sites

Electronic Resources on Lepidoptera
The most complete and comprehensive website on Lepidoptera on the Internet.
The Lepidopterists' Society
International society devoted to study and appreciation of butterflies and moths.
North American Butterfly Association (NABA)
A not-for profit organization working to increase public enjoyment and conservation of butterflies.
The Xerces Society
An international nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting biodiversity through conservation of invertebrates.
Monarch Watch
Dr. Orley "Chip" Taylor's famous Monarch tagging and observing program.
Journey North
A global study of wildlife migration. Report your observations!
UK Phenology Network
Record your observations of butterfly and other wildlife seasonal activity in the United Kingdom.
Tactics and Vectors
Dr. David Gibo's comprehensive butterfly migration research site.
atalanta.dk (formerly DD's Birds and Butterflies)
Another interesting migration site, with information on Red Admirals and Painted Ladies in Europe, by Morten D.D. Hansen.
Bernd Harmsen's Butterfly Pages
Photos, life cycle, and migration of several European nettle-feeding nymphalid butterflies, including Red Admirals. Also includes information on butterfly conservation.
Butterfly Flight Research Webpage
Dr. Robert B. Srygley's research site.
North American Butterfly Monitoring Project
Testing and evaluating monitoring protocols for butterflies.
Alexanor's Butterfly Home Page
Sergey G. Popov's population research page for butterflies in southwestern Ukraine.
David's Butterflies and Moths
David Bell's butterfly monitoring research in Ontario.
Iowa State University Entomology Page
Website of the ISU Department of Entomology.


Red Admiral Larval Foodplants

Be Nice to Nettles
A website promoting conservation of the European stinging nettle, Urtica dioica. Includes nettle lore and promotes "Be Nice to Nettles Week."
Nettle: The Stinging Friend of Butterflies
From the Country Reflections Wildlife Column, by David Kavanagh.


Scientific Method

 A Field Guide to Critical Thinking
From the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP). An interesting presentation of the scientific method by counterexample. Some pitfalls to avoid when doing research or anything else....
The Mad Scientist Explains...The Scientific Method
A brief outline of the scientific method as it pertains to experimental design.


Biodiversity and Environment

 World Species List
A growing list of world biodiversity with links to over 8000 web sites.
National Geographic WildWorld
Information and images for 867 land-based ecoregions of the planet.
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Information on North American biological resources and species, including range maps.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Assesses information relevant to understanding the risk of human-induced climate change.
Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change
Images of environmental change worldwide, including Mexican Monarch overwintering sites and draining of the southern Iraqi marshes.


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This page was last updated on October 9, 2002.