Fly Away With Me-- Butterflies and Caterpillars

Butterfly Conservation 2011 report
State of the Decline in UK Species 2011
"Butterfly Conservation and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) findings show 72% of species declined in abundance over ten years and distributions of 54% of butterflies fell, many sharply."

                                                    Chalk Hill Blue   Coridon lysander


Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants

Instead of  guessing who might appear in the clover, check the database and find out about host plants. Sometimes weed patches really aren't weed patches, but rich environments for butterfly habitat.

Holly Blue, Celestrina argiolus



Global Lepidoptera Names Index

and then you can always check names, because there might be more than one

                                                     Peacock Butterfly, Aglais io

Find out about the sate of the world and protect your own small patch for a better tomorrow tomorrow

Butterflies and Birds Unable to Keep Pace With Climate Change in Europe

ScienceDaily (Jan. 18, 2012) — Butterflies and birds are no longer able to keep up with climate change. Compared with twenty years ago, butterflies are now 135 kilometres behind the shifting climate zones and birds more than 200 kilometres. This is one of the findings from a study by European researchers published Jan. 9, 2012 in the journalNature Climate Change.