Unbelievable diversity

Follow this link Butterflies & Moths of Grant County

Under this web page you will find hundreds , yes hundreds of varieties located within our county. Silver City,NM is the perfect beginning for an adventure into the Gila Wilderness. I cite:
Opler, Paul A., Kelly Lotts, and Thomas Naberhaus, coordinators. 2010. Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Big Sky Institute. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org

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Butterflies and Moths in the News

• Conservation Groups Move to Protect Rare Coastal Moth From Washington and British Columbia – Sarina Jepson, Xerces Society 02/04/2010
• Plant Switches Pollinators When Caterpillars Strike – Henry Fountain, New York Times 01/21/2010
• Butterflies Impacted by Climate Change, Habitat Destruction – Mike Wolterbeek, Nevada News 0/12/2010
• Deal Provides Safety Net for Monarch Butterflies – Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle 10/01/2009
• To Elude Hungry Bats, Tiger Moths Jam Sonar – Henry Fountain, The New York Times 07/21/09
• Blue Butterfly Colonies Thriving – BBC News 06/16/09
• Monarchs Get Radio Tags – Annalise Flynn, Lawrence Journal-World 05/21/09
• Butterfly Bill Flies Through Wyoming Legislature – University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service 02/23/09
• Scientists Confirm Mixing Between East and West Populations of Monarchs – Kathryn Young, The Canadian Press 02/22/09
• Hey Caterpillar, Buzz Off! – Sara Coelho, ScienceNOW Daily News 12/22/08
• The Butterfly Effect: A man’s one-in-a-million close encounter with an insect convinces him that the theory is true: The fluttering of gossamer wings can change the world – Dan Southerland, The Washington Post 08/24/08
• Large, Weird Moth Descends on O.C. – Pat Brennan, The Orange County Register 08/07/08
• Fidos Find NW Plants for Rare Butterfly – Nancy Raskauskas, Associated Press 07/20/08
• Restoring Rare Beauties – Heather Millar, National Wildlife, June/July 2008
• Settlement Reached in Rare Butterfly Case – Susan Montoya Bryan, Las Cruces Sun-News 04/15/08
• David Attenborough Launches £25m Scheme to Protect Butterfies in Huge Dome – David Derbyshire, The Daily Mail 03/12/08
• Loggers Invaded Butterfly Haven, Photos Say – Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times 03/07/08
• Fragile Loot – Tehelka Magazine (India) 01/26/08
• Migration or Expansion, Monarch Butterflies Make Us Aflutter – San Francisco Chronicle 12/12/07
• Butterflies Aren’t Free: Saving the Planet, One Bug at a Time – Paula Bock, The Seattle Times, Pacific Nortwest Sunday Magazine 07/15/07
• Wake Forest University Study Finds that Moths Mimic Sounds to Survive – Wake Forest University Press Release 05/29/07
• Nature’s Tricks Help Moths Say ‘Don’t Eat Me’ – Nicholas Wade, The New York Times 05/29/07
• Early Arrival of Butterflies Demonstrates Impact of Climate Change – Michael McCarthy, The Independent (U.K.) 05/22/07
• Japanese Man Who Smuggled Endangered Butterflies Sentenced To 21 Months in Federal Prison – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service News Release 04/16/07
• Highway Shut for Butterfly Travel – BBC News 03/24/07
• A Radical Step to Preserve a Species: Assisted Migration – Carl Zimmer, The New York Times 01/23/07
• In Texas, Monarchs Flutter and Admirals Alight – Elaine Glusac, The New York Times 01/12/07
• Feds deny protection for San Juan Island butterfly – Examiner.com 11/14/06
• Tagging Sheds Light on Monarch Butterfly – CNN 10/25/06
• Second Butterfly Outbreak Surprised Experts – Gerard MacCrossan, The Daily Times 10/09/06
• The Monarch Butterfly Migration Mystery – Donald G. McNeil Jr., The New York Times 10/03/06
• Successful Summer for Large Blue – Mark Kinver, BBC News 9/28/06
• Hot Summer Spawns Butterfly Bounty – Janet French, The StarPhoenix 8/12/06