Photography Links

Butterflies of America
An ambitious project that has become an unparalleled resource.

Raising Butterflies
An interesting and informative site from Utah's Todd Stout.

Santa Clarita Valley Butterflies
Check out the fascinating videos.

Butterflies of Kern County
Lists butterflies to subspecies level, with photos of many.

Nicky Davis' Wild Utah
I've used this site particularly for the caterpillar photos. Incredibly sharp photography.

David S. Horner
David is a fellow denizen of the southland who photographs butterflies locally.

Bill Bouton
Mr Bouton is a nature photographer with some excellent butterfly photographs, including many local species.

Detailed Species Information

Besides the Butterflies of America site mentioned above, check out the Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) Site. It was recently updated and is well worth exploring.

Orange County Butterflies
This is from Larry Orsak's 1977 book, and the detailed information on locations is especially valuable.

Organizations and Listserves

Orange County's Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association
Check out the new-and-improved website - very nice!

The International Lepidoptera Survey
Has some great resources like Ken Davenport's update of Emmel and Emmel's classic 1973 book, The Butterflies of Southern California, as well as his official date ranges for California butterflies. This tells you the normal times a butterfly should be flying and what the early and late records are down to subspecies level.

There are two Yahoo! Groups covering our area. They are worth reading even if you don't want to join in:
DesertLeps and SouthwestLeps
Both have a range of contributors, from newbies to serious academics.

Plants

Wildflowers of the Santa Monica Mountains
I use this all the time.

Heap's Peak Arboretum - San Bernardino Mountains
Also very helpful for identifying plants.

CalFlora
More difficult to just browse through, but when you need detail, this is a great site.

Las Palitas Nursery
A unique, spawling website packed with information on native plants, and a great nursery for the butterfly gardener.

This page updated Feb. 2011