One of my favorite hobbies is learning about and enjoying the butterflies that visit my wildlife garden. I call myself a butterfly enthusiast but the more accurate term would amateur lepidopterist. A lepidopterist is someone who studies or collects butterflies, skippers and/or moths – all of which make up the order Lepidoptera. As an amateur ...
Adding a butterfly garden to your yard will not only add bright colours it will be a point of beauty that you and your visitors will enjoy. This is a guide for how to build a butterfly garden in just a five steps. Step 1: Chose A Location When building a butterfly garden you can’t ...
Butterflies are fascinating creatures that many people enjoy observing, and butterflies are beneficial insect people want to attract to their gardens and yards. If you enjoy watching butterflies flutter and glide, and if you are captivated by their brilliant colors and graceful flight, consider planting flowers that will attract butterflies to your yard and garden. ...
I believe many of us take nature for granted and really don’t realize how important some of our insects are for our existence. Second to bees, butterflies are important for pollination for our food sources. They are also a good indicator of our environmental health. Butterflies love the sun because they are cold blooded and ...
Butterflies are very colorful and the way they softly and gently fly into the air is simply magnificent. A lot of people love butterflies and they let butterflies stay in their gardens, have preserved displays of butterflies, or for special events such as birthdays or weddings, they give butterfly favors. But apart from the beauty ...
