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.
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.
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.
This page was last updated on October 9, 2002.