shahwon
09-Mar-2012, 01:08 PM
BUTTERFLY
A Garden without Butterflies
Is like a Bride without Makeup
WHILE GARDENS ADORN WITH FLOWERS ARE A JOY OF NATURE, BUTTERFLIES ARE THE ORMANMENTS TO ENHANCE TO ENHANCE ITS BEAUTY. WE THEREFORE LOOK FOR BUUTERFLIES TO PAY VISIT TO YOUR GARDEN. IN ORDER THAT THEY VISIT YOUR GARDEN WE HAVE TO DO
THE FOLLOWING JOBS TO PERFORM
1. FLOWERS AND SHRUBS THAT ATTRACT THEM
2. CATCH BUTTERFLIES FROM OTHER SPOTS LIKE NUERSERIES AND PLACE THEM IN YOUR GARDEN.
3. ONCE IN YOUR GARDEN, WHO SHOULD KNOW HOW TO CARE FOR THEM
4. HOW TO BREED THEM IN YOUR GARDEN.
5. HOW TO PRESERVE THEM.
FLOWERS AND SHRUBS THAT ATTRACT THEM
THERE ARE ABOUT 1,80,000 PLANTS AND 22,000 SPECIES OF BUTTERFLIES AROUND THE WORLD.
INDIA HAS ABOUT 1,5000 SPECIES
IN PAKISTAN ABOUT 30 SPECIES HAVE BEEN RECORDED TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I HAVE YET TO AVAIL FULL DATA.
SINCE BUTTERFLIES ARE USUALLY AVAILABLE IN SPRING IN WHICH IT APPEARS AND BREEDS. SPRING IS KNOCKING ON OUR DOORS.
THERE IS A LONG LIST OF FLOWERS & SHURBS ON WHICH IT FEEDS & BREEDS,
HOWEVER I WILL MENTION ONLY A FEW FOR A START.
FLOWERS. ASTER, BUDDLIEA, DAISY, FORGET-ME-NOT, PANSY, MARIGOLD,VERBENA, YARROW, ZINNIA ETC.
HERBS ANISA, BORAGE, CHIVES, DILL, FENNEL, PARSLEY, RUE
HOW TO CATCH BUTTERFLIES.
DO NOT CATCH BUTTERFLIES WITH YOUR HANDS, YOU WILL DAMAGE IT OR MAY KILL IT BY DOING SO. IT IS ALWAYS CAUGHT WITH A NET.
DO NOT SPARY INSECTICDE IN YOUR GARDEN, KEEP THE GARDEN AWAYS FORM YOUR PETS.
SAFELY REMOVE IT FROM THE NET AND PLACE IT IN A GLASS JAR ADD THE TWIG OF THE PLANT WITH THE FLOWER IT WAS FEEDING. REMOVE THE LID OF THE JAR AND COVER IT WITH A NETTING.
NEXT STEP. SEE THE UNDER THE LEAVES OF THE PLANTS, IT MAY
HAVE SOME SPOTS BLACK, BROWN THESE ARE THE EGGS OF THE BUTTERFLY. IT SHOULD HATCH WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES YOU HAVE CAUGHT. ENSURE THAT THE HUMMIDTY
IS MANTAINED. IF IT GET DRY SPRINKLE SOME WATER. THE JAR SHOULD IN PLACE IN SHADE WHICH GET AT LEAST 4 HOURS OF SUNSHINE. TEMP SHOULD BE FROM 75 F TO 79 F APPROX.
TYPES OF JARS OR OTHER CAGES MADE OF PLASTIC ETC.
THIS WILL TURN IT INTO BETTERFLY BREEDING FARM
WHICH YOU WILL LEARN BY EXPERIENCE.
LIFE CYCLE OF A BUTTERFLY
BUTTERFLIES USUALLY LIVES UPTO A MONTH AND BREED
ONCE OR TWICE IN SPRING DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES
SPECIES OF BUTTERFLIES.
Butterflies use two different types of plants - those that provide nectar for the
adults to eat (nectar plant), and those that provide food for their offspring (host plant).
It is best to find out which plant species are native to your area and plant those rather than exotic species.
Below are list of the more common butterflies with their host and nectar plants.
BUTTERFLY CATERPILLAR HOST PLANT BUTTERFLY NECTAR SOURCE
American Painted Lady Everlasting, Daisy, Burdock Aster, Dogbane, Goldenrod, Mallow,
Privet, Vetch
American Snout Hackberry Aster, Dogbane, Dogwood, Goldenrod, Pepperbush
Anise Swallowtail Queen Anne’s Lace Buddleia, Joe Pye Weed
Baltimore Checkerspot Turtlehead, False Foxglove, Plantain Milkweed, Viburnum, Wild Rose
Black Swallowtail Parsley, Dill, Fennel Aster, Buddleia, Joe Pye Weed, Alfalfa
Clouded Sulphur Clover Goldenrod, Grape Hyacinth, Marigold
Cloudless Sulphur Cassia, Apple, Clover Zinnia, Butterfly Bush, Cosmos, Cushion Mum
Comma Elm, Hops, Nettle Butterfly Bush, Dandelion
Common Buckeye Snapdragon, Loosestrife Carpetweed
Common Checkered Skipper Mallow/Hollyhock Shepherd’s needles, Fleabane, Aster, Red Clover
Common Sulphur Vetch Aster, Dogbane, Goldenrod
Common Wood-nymph Purpletop Grass Purple Coneflower
Eastern Pygmy Blue Glasswort Salt Bush
Eastern Tailed Blue Clover, Peas Dogbane
Falcate Orangetip Rock Cress, Mustard Mustard, Strawberry, Chickweed, Violet
Giant Swallowtail Citrus Joe Pye Weed, Buddleia
Gorgone Checkerspot Sunflower Sunflower, Goldenrod
Gray Hairstreak Mallow/Hollyhock, Clover, Alfalfa Thistle, Ice Plant
Great Spangled Fritillary Violet Thiste, Black-eyed Susan, Milkweed, Ironweed
Greater Fritillary Violet Joe Pye Weed
Gulf Fritillary Pentas, Passion-vine Joe Pye Weed
Hackberry Emperor Hackberry Sap, Rotting fruit, Dung, Carrion
Little Glassywing Purpletop Grass Dogbane, Zinnia
Little Yellow Cassia, Clover Clover
Monarch Milkweed Dogbane, Buddleia
Mourning Cloak Willow, Elm, Poplar, Birch, Nettle, Wild Rose Butterfly Bush,
Milkweed,
Shasta Daisy, Dogbane
Orange Sulphur Vetch. Alfalfa, Clover Alfalfa, Aster, Clover, Verbena
Orange-barred Sulphur Cassia Many plants
Painted Lady Thistle, Daisy, Mallow/Hollyhock, Burdock Aster, Zinnia
Pearl Crescent Aster Dogbane
Pipevine Swallowtail Dutchman’s Pipe, Pipevine Buddleia
Polydamus Swallowtail Pipevine Buddleia
Queen Milkweed Milkweed, Beggar-tick, Daisy
Question Mark Hackberry, Elm, Nettle, Basswood Aster, Milkweed, Sweet Pepperbush
Red Admiral Nettle Stonecrop, Clover, Aster, Dandelion, Goldenrod, Mallow
Red-spotted Purple Black Cherry, Willow, Poplar Privet, Poplar
Silver-spotted Skipper Black Locust, Wisteria Dogbane, Privet, Clover, Thistle,
Winter Cress
Silvery Checkerspot Sunflower Cosmos, Blanket Flower, Marigold, Phlox, Zinnia
Sleepy Orange Cassia, Clover Blue Porter, Beggar Tick, Aster
Spicebush Swallowtail Spicebush, Sassafras Dogbane, Joe Pye Weed, Buddleia
Spring Azure Dogwood, Viburnum, Blueberry, Spirea, Apple Blackberry, Cherry, Dogwood,
Forget-me-not, Holly
Tawny Emperor Hackberry Tree sap, Rotting fruit, Dung, Carrion
Tiger Swallowtail Black Cherry, Birch, Poplar, Willow Joe Pye Weed, Buddleia
Variegated Fritillary Violet, Passion Vine Joe Pye Weed
Viceroy Willow, Poplar, Fruit Trees Thistle, Beggar-tick, Goldenrod, Milkweed
Western Tailed Blue Clover, Peas Legumes
White Admiral Birch, Willow, Poplar, Honeysuckle Aphid Honeydew, Bramble Blossom
Zabulon Skipper Purpletop Grass Blackberry, Vetch, Milkweed, Buttonbush,Thistle
Zebra Longwing Passion-vine Verbena, Lantana, Shepard’s Needle
Zebra Swallowtail Pawpaw Dogbane, Joe Pye Weed, Buddleia, Privet, Blueberry
SOURCE INTERNET.
HOW TO PRESERVE BUTTERFLIES.
Moths and butterflies look better and are easier to identify if their wings are spread properly. A spreading board is used to do this. Adjustable spreading boards for use with different sized butterflies can be bought from biological supply houses. The slots in the cover of the Styrofoam box can also be used for spreading. Put an insect pin through the center of the thorax of a freshly killed butterfly. If the insect has dried, use a relaxing jar to soften it. (One-fourth inch of the pin should be exposed above the thorax. Make sure the insect does not tip from side to side or from front to back on the pin.
A. Push the pin straight down in the center of the slot of your pinning board until the outstretched wings are just level with the surface of the pinning board.
B. Insert an insect pin lightly in each front wing near the front margin and just behind one of the heavy wing veins. Move the front wings forward gently until the hind margins of the front wings are in a straight line, at right angles to the body.
C. With a pin placed behind a heavy vein in the hind wing, move each hind wing forward until the gap between the front wing and hind wing is closed to just a notch, as shown on the right side of the illustration below.
D. Cut some narrow strips of paper and lay them over the wings. Pin them in place as shown. Remove the other pins that are through the wings. The pins holding the paper strips in place should not go through the wings but should be close to them to keep enough pressure on the wings to prevent their slipping out of place. Some entomologists use transparent paper so they can see if the wings have slipped out of place while the specimen is drying. Paper that is too thin will not give enough pressure on the wings. If the abdomen tends to sag, it can be propped up with pins until it dries. You can also use pins to keep the antennae in place while the specimen dries. Depending on the moisture in the air, the specimen should remain on the board from four to eight days.
BAQAR SHAH
Email shahwon@gmail.com
A Garden without Butterflies
Is like a Bride without Makeup
WHILE GARDENS ADORN WITH FLOWERS ARE A JOY OF NATURE, BUTTERFLIES ARE THE ORMANMENTS TO ENHANCE TO ENHANCE ITS BEAUTY. WE THEREFORE LOOK FOR BUUTERFLIES TO PAY VISIT TO YOUR GARDEN. IN ORDER THAT THEY VISIT YOUR GARDEN WE HAVE TO DO
THE FOLLOWING JOBS TO PERFORM
1. FLOWERS AND SHRUBS THAT ATTRACT THEM
2. CATCH BUTTERFLIES FROM OTHER SPOTS LIKE NUERSERIES AND PLACE THEM IN YOUR GARDEN.
3. ONCE IN YOUR GARDEN, WHO SHOULD KNOW HOW TO CARE FOR THEM
4. HOW TO BREED THEM IN YOUR GARDEN.
5. HOW TO PRESERVE THEM.
FLOWERS AND SHRUBS THAT ATTRACT THEM
THERE ARE ABOUT 1,80,000 PLANTS AND 22,000 SPECIES OF BUTTERFLIES AROUND THE WORLD.
INDIA HAS ABOUT 1,5000 SPECIES
IN PAKISTAN ABOUT 30 SPECIES HAVE BEEN RECORDED TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I HAVE YET TO AVAIL FULL DATA.
SINCE BUTTERFLIES ARE USUALLY AVAILABLE IN SPRING IN WHICH IT APPEARS AND BREEDS. SPRING IS KNOCKING ON OUR DOORS.
THERE IS A LONG LIST OF FLOWERS & SHURBS ON WHICH IT FEEDS & BREEDS,
HOWEVER I WILL MENTION ONLY A FEW FOR A START.
FLOWERS. ASTER, BUDDLIEA, DAISY, FORGET-ME-NOT, PANSY, MARIGOLD,VERBENA, YARROW, ZINNIA ETC.
HERBS ANISA, BORAGE, CHIVES, DILL, FENNEL, PARSLEY, RUE
HOW TO CATCH BUTTERFLIES.
DO NOT CATCH BUTTERFLIES WITH YOUR HANDS, YOU WILL DAMAGE IT OR MAY KILL IT BY DOING SO. IT IS ALWAYS CAUGHT WITH A NET.
DO NOT SPARY INSECTICDE IN YOUR GARDEN, KEEP THE GARDEN AWAYS FORM YOUR PETS.
SAFELY REMOVE IT FROM THE NET AND PLACE IT IN A GLASS JAR ADD THE TWIG OF THE PLANT WITH THE FLOWER IT WAS FEEDING. REMOVE THE LID OF THE JAR AND COVER IT WITH A NETTING.
NEXT STEP. SEE THE UNDER THE LEAVES OF THE PLANTS, IT MAY
HAVE SOME SPOTS BLACK, BROWN THESE ARE THE EGGS OF THE BUTTERFLY. IT SHOULD HATCH WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES YOU HAVE CAUGHT. ENSURE THAT THE HUMMIDTY
IS MANTAINED. IF IT GET DRY SPRINKLE SOME WATER. THE JAR SHOULD IN PLACE IN SHADE WHICH GET AT LEAST 4 HOURS OF SUNSHINE. TEMP SHOULD BE FROM 75 F TO 79 F APPROX.
TYPES OF JARS OR OTHER CAGES MADE OF PLASTIC ETC.
THIS WILL TURN IT INTO BETTERFLY BREEDING FARM
WHICH YOU WILL LEARN BY EXPERIENCE.
LIFE CYCLE OF A BUTTERFLY
BUTTERFLIES USUALLY LIVES UPTO A MONTH AND BREED
ONCE OR TWICE IN SPRING DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES
SPECIES OF BUTTERFLIES.
Butterflies use two different types of plants - those that provide nectar for the
adults to eat (nectar plant), and those that provide food for their offspring (host plant).
It is best to find out which plant species are native to your area and plant those rather than exotic species.
Below are list of the more common butterflies with their host and nectar plants.
BUTTERFLY CATERPILLAR HOST PLANT BUTTERFLY NECTAR SOURCE
American Painted Lady Everlasting, Daisy, Burdock Aster, Dogbane, Goldenrod, Mallow,
Privet, Vetch
American Snout Hackberry Aster, Dogbane, Dogwood, Goldenrod, Pepperbush
Anise Swallowtail Queen Anne’s Lace Buddleia, Joe Pye Weed
Baltimore Checkerspot Turtlehead, False Foxglove, Plantain Milkweed, Viburnum, Wild Rose
Black Swallowtail Parsley, Dill, Fennel Aster, Buddleia, Joe Pye Weed, Alfalfa
Clouded Sulphur Clover Goldenrod, Grape Hyacinth, Marigold
Cloudless Sulphur Cassia, Apple, Clover Zinnia, Butterfly Bush, Cosmos, Cushion Mum
Comma Elm, Hops, Nettle Butterfly Bush, Dandelion
Common Buckeye Snapdragon, Loosestrife Carpetweed
Common Checkered Skipper Mallow/Hollyhock Shepherd’s needles, Fleabane, Aster, Red Clover
Common Sulphur Vetch Aster, Dogbane, Goldenrod
Common Wood-nymph Purpletop Grass Purple Coneflower
Eastern Pygmy Blue Glasswort Salt Bush
Eastern Tailed Blue Clover, Peas Dogbane
Falcate Orangetip Rock Cress, Mustard Mustard, Strawberry, Chickweed, Violet
Giant Swallowtail Citrus Joe Pye Weed, Buddleia
Gorgone Checkerspot Sunflower Sunflower, Goldenrod
Gray Hairstreak Mallow/Hollyhock, Clover, Alfalfa Thistle, Ice Plant
Great Spangled Fritillary Violet Thiste, Black-eyed Susan, Milkweed, Ironweed
Greater Fritillary Violet Joe Pye Weed
Gulf Fritillary Pentas, Passion-vine Joe Pye Weed
Hackberry Emperor Hackberry Sap, Rotting fruit, Dung, Carrion
Little Glassywing Purpletop Grass Dogbane, Zinnia
Little Yellow Cassia, Clover Clover
Monarch Milkweed Dogbane, Buddleia
Mourning Cloak Willow, Elm, Poplar, Birch, Nettle, Wild Rose Butterfly Bush,
Milkweed,
Shasta Daisy, Dogbane
Orange Sulphur Vetch. Alfalfa, Clover Alfalfa, Aster, Clover, Verbena
Orange-barred Sulphur Cassia Many plants
Painted Lady Thistle, Daisy, Mallow/Hollyhock, Burdock Aster, Zinnia
Pearl Crescent Aster Dogbane
Pipevine Swallowtail Dutchman’s Pipe, Pipevine Buddleia
Polydamus Swallowtail Pipevine Buddleia
Queen Milkweed Milkweed, Beggar-tick, Daisy
Question Mark Hackberry, Elm, Nettle, Basswood Aster, Milkweed, Sweet Pepperbush
Red Admiral Nettle Stonecrop, Clover, Aster, Dandelion, Goldenrod, Mallow
Red-spotted Purple Black Cherry, Willow, Poplar Privet, Poplar
Silver-spotted Skipper Black Locust, Wisteria Dogbane, Privet, Clover, Thistle,
Winter Cress
Silvery Checkerspot Sunflower Cosmos, Blanket Flower, Marigold, Phlox, Zinnia
Sleepy Orange Cassia, Clover Blue Porter, Beggar Tick, Aster
Spicebush Swallowtail Spicebush, Sassafras Dogbane, Joe Pye Weed, Buddleia
Spring Azure Dogwood, Viburnum, Blueberry, Spirea, Apple Blackberry, Cherry, Dogwood,
Forget-me-not, Holly
Tawny Emperor Hackberry Tree sap, Rotting fruit, Dung, Carrion
Tiger Swallowtail Black Cherry, Birch, Poplar, Willow Joe Pye Weed, Buddleia
Variegated Fritillary Violet, Passion Vine Joe Pye Weed
Viceroy Willow, Poplar, Fruit Trees Thistle, Beggar-tick, Goldenrod, Milkweed
Western Tailed Blue Clover, Peas Legumes
White Admiral Birch, Willow, Poplar, Honeysuckle Aphid Honeydew, Bramble Blossom
Zabulon Skipper Purpletop Grass Blackberry, Vetch, Milkweed, Buttonbush,Thistle
Zebra Longwing Passion-vine Verbena, Lantana, Shepard’s Needle
Zebra Swallowtail Pawpaw Dogbane, Joe Pye Weed, Buddleia, Privet, Blueberry
SOURCE INTERNET.
HOW TO PRESERVE BUTTERFLIES.
Moths and butterflies look better and are easier to identify if their wings are spread properly. A spreading board is used to do this. Adjustable spreading boards for use with different sized butterflies can be bought from biological supply houses. The slots in the cover of the Styrofoam box can also be used for spreading. Put an insect pin through the center of the thorax of a freshly killed butterfly. If the insect has dried, use a relaxing jar to soften it. (One-fourth inch of the pin should be exposed above the thorax. Make sure the insect does not tip from side to side or from front to back on the pin.
A. Push the pin straight down in the center of the slot of your pinning board until the outstretched wings are just level with the surface of the pinning board.
B. Insert an insect pin lightly in each front wing near the front margin and just behind one of the heavy wing veins. Move the front wings forward gently until the hind margins of the front wings are in a straight line, at right angles to the body.
C. With a pin placed behind a heavy vein in the hind wing, move each hind wing forward until the gap between the front wing and hind wing is closed to just a notch, as shown on the right side of the illustration below.
D. Cut some narrow strips of paper and lay them over the wings. Pin them in place as shown. Remove the other pins that are through the wings. The pins holding the paper strips in place should not go through the wings but should be close to them to keep enough pressure on the wings to prevent their slipping out of place. Some entomologists use transparent paper so they can see if the wings have slipped out of place while the specimen is drying. Paper that is too thin will not give enough pressure on the wings. If the abdomen tends to sag, it can be propped up with pins until it dries. You can also use pins to keep the antennae in place while the specimen dries. Depending on the moisture in the air, the specimen should remain on the board from four to eight days.
BAQAR SHAH
Email shahwon@gmail.com