Butterfly & Nature Related Websites

Butterfly Web Sites

• Monarch Monarch Watch

  Preserving monarch breeding and overwintering habitats, migration monitoring, educational curricula and butterfly conservation.

• Raising Butterflies

  This website is an encyclopedia of knowledge designed to help beginners and to encourage seasoned veterans the specifics of raising butterflies from Western North America and beyond.

• Journey North

  Journey North engages students in a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change.

• International Butterfly Breeders Association, Inc.

IBBA is the largest and oldest professional butterfly farming trade association.

• Natural History Museum - Butterfly Host Plants

Database of the world's lepidopteran butterfly host plants.

• Butterfly Facts

Fun and interesting butterfly facts, lots of information on butterfly gardening, life cycle, book reviews and more!

Butterfly Conservation

• The Butterfly Conservation Initiative

  The Butterfly Conservation Initiative is dedicated to the conservation of threatened, endangered, and vulnerable North American butterflies and the habitats that sustain them, with a focus on recovery, research, and education.

• Sea and Sage Audubon Society

  A leader in creating an understanding of nature in Orange County through conservation, research and environmental education programs for children and adults.

• The Xerces Society

  The Xerces Society is an international, nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat.

• Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust

  Charitable trust protecting New Zealand's butterflies, moths and their habitat, some of which are at risk from environmental factors.

Nature Products

• Winged Inspirations Butterfly Jewelry

  Discover Winged Inspirations Fine Butterfly Jewelry, where each piece has been inspired by some of nature's most exquisite butterflies. Beautifully adorned necklaces, bracelets and earrings give reverence to the brilliant and colorful patterns found upon their wings

• Haven Brand Manure Teas

  Authentic Haven Brand offers a full line of all-natural, premium soil conditioner teas for the home gardener, landscaper and farmer.

• Wards's Natural Science

  Since 1862, Ward's has been the leading provider of the highest quality educational supplies that make teaching easier.

Live Butterflies

• Chase N Butterflies

  Live butterflies for release, live caterpillars, butterfly themed party supplies and more

• Swallowtail Farms

One of the largest producers of Monarch butterflies for ceremonial releases and educational uses in the U.S.A.

Butterfly & Nature Blogs

• Flutter-Blog

  The “OWB Flutter-Blog” was created as a means to interest and educate others about these enchanting creatures.

• Orange County Chapter of NABA Blog

  The Orange County Chapter of NABA's Blog is a place for anyone who interested in sharing their butterfly related information, butterfly gardening tips, butterfly sightings, stories and questions.

Nature Websites

• InsectsNet.com

  The Network for insect collectors.

• eNature

• Bringing Nature to Life

Nature Photography

• Photographs From Nature

  Incredible butterfly and insect image gallery.

• OWB Butterfly Photography

  Butterfly and Nature Photographs by Kristen D'Angelo and Vickie Cole