Any one know where to get more intresting butterflies My children and
I have ordered butterflies from insect lure for a few years and lady
bugs too. I wondered if ther is some one who knows a site where they
have monarchs or swolotails or some other large or more intresting
ones for sale. we love to watch them grow and then release them it
has sort of becom an early summer ritual at my house. this year we
got painted lady as usual but I took my kids to the natural history
museum and they saw some huge butterflies and now I think the
excitement of the painted ladies is wearing off and they want to move
on to bigger and "better"
ones that's kids for ya but I think I'd like a change too. any ideas
for places to get different larve?
thanks in advance
Michelle

Hi Michelle,

You can see what butterflies are indifenous to your area of the world he

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/d...sa/bflyusa.htm
(presuming you're in North America)

and then find out to which shrubs and plants the really choice butterflies
in your area are attracted. A butterfly garden is a great teaching tool for
children.

Dave

"Michelle" wrote in message
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Any one know where to get more intresting butterflies My children and
I have ordered butterflies from insect lure for a few years and lady
bugs too. I wondered if ther is some one who knows a site where they
have monarchs or swolotails or some other large or more intresting
ones for sale. we love to watch them grow and then release them it
has sort of becom an early summer ritual at my house. this year we
got painted lady as usual but I took my kids to the natural history
museum and they saw some huge butterflies and now I think the
excitement of the painted ladies is wearing off and they want to move
on to bigger and "better"
ones that's kids for ya but I think I'd like a change too. any ideas
for places to get different larve?
thanks in advance
Michelle