Plant Guide Plant Materials <http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/> Plant Fact Sheet/Guide Coordination Page <http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/intranet/pfs.html> National Plant Data Center <http://npdc.usda.gov> BUTTERFLY MILKWEED Asclepias tuberosa L. Plant Symbol = ASTU Contributed By ...
The Karner Blue Butterfly in Michigan By Jennifer Fettinger Scientific Name Lycaeides melissa samuelis What do Karner blue butterflies look like?
Teacher's Guide TITLE: Butterfly Rainforest GRADE LEVEL: Kindergarten through 12 th grade PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Students will explore an outdoor walk-through environment and visual displays where they will learn more about the life cycle of a butterfly, and gain a better understanding of how ...
Jim Rathert Butterfly milkweed and purple coneflower. 8 Step 1. Conduct a butterfly survey The first step in butterfly gardening is to find out what types of butterflies appear in your neighborhood during the warm times of the year.
Sometimes, one plant can Butterfly Gardens serve the needs of both butterfly and caterpillar, as is the case with butterfly weed. Trees and shrubs also serve as host plants for many caterpillars.
4 th (4) The Butterfly O'er grassy meadows Beneath the clear blue sky Through dazzling rays of sunlight Drifts the lovely butterfly She sways her wispy body As gentle as a breeze Jovial in her freedom flight With pure and simple ease Her beauty shimmers brightly With colors all aglow Sentiment ...
Butterfly Experiments - Grades 3 and up Purpose : To encourage student questioning and finding of answers through the use of science process. Students will brainstorm questions, make a hypothesis and collect data.
Myrtle’s silverspot butterfly (Speyeria zerene myrtleae) 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation Photo: Geoff Smick Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Field Office
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY (MOL DEV EVOL) 291:213-225 (2001) © 2001 WILEY-LISS, INC. Elements of Butterfly Wing Patterns H.F. NIJHOUT* Department of Biology, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology Group, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0338 ABSTRACT The color patterns on the wings of ...
Butterfly Basics Classification Scientists classify all organisms using a system that divides large groups of organisms into smaller groups of organisms based on physical and functional characteristics.