North American Butterflies & Moths of Fields, Meadows and Fencerows

Harness these Butterfly Resources:

Start with the Butterfly Internet Hunt part 1 to become acquainted with general butterfly facts.

Things to know:

Be able to Label the parts of a butterfly: forewing, proboscis, hindwing, antennae, head, eye, thorax, leg and abdomen.

Be able to describe the five families of butterflies: Swallowtail, sulphurs, brushfooted, gossamer wings, and skippers.

Name one species of each family that can be found in your region.

Diagram the butterfly life cycle: egg, larva, caterpillar, cocoon, chrysalis, pupae, and adult.

Complete the Butterfly Anatomy and Life Cycle: Cloze Activity

What is Complete Metamorphosis and Incomplete Metamorphosis.

What is an insecticide? What is a herbicide? How could each one impact butterflies?

Identify a butterfly or moth that is considered a pest. Why?

Name a species of butterfly or moth that is considered endangered in your state. What action(s) can be taken to protect it?

What is a host plant? How is the milkweed important to the Monarch Butterfly?

Assess the situation - Select a butterfly found in your community. Are its host plants growing at your school, home or local park?

Identify these interesting Lepidoptera ...

Butterfly	Host plant
Spicebush Swallowtail - a second site	spicebush, sassafras, sassafras2
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	wild cherry, tulip poplar
Zebra Swallowtail - a second site	pawpaw, pawpaw2, pawpaw3
Clouded Sulphur	clovers
Great Spangled Fritillary	violets
Monarch Butterfly	milkweeds
Red Admiral - a second site	thistle
American Copper	sheep sorrel
Eastern-Tailed Blues	flowers of legumes
Silver-Spotted Skipper	locusts - native trees Wisteria
Bagworm
Eastern tent caterpillar site 1 - site 2
Cecropia moth
Cabbage	cabbage, broccoli

Career and Work:

Identify 3 jobs that are related to Lepidoptera.

What percentage of these jobs involve spending most of your time outside?

Would you like a job that involves working outside most of the time?

Butterfly math project

Make a school habitat garden for butterflies - pbl

Describe the Classification of butterflies and moths to their Order.

Fields, Meadows, and Hedgerows: Habitat / Mammals / Birds / Insect - Butterflies / Trees & Plants - Milkweed / Conclusion

Butterfly crossword puzzle | Gardening for Butterflies | Milkweed and Monarch Butterfly Mania | Insects Internet Hunt

Mystery Butterfly activity / Mystery Bird activity / What is bugging you? / School habitat garden project / Map trees project

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Updated 7/2008 Posted 1998 by Cindy O'Hora

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