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	Sandra Dee's How To Butterfly Garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Butterflies are cold-blooded creatures, they need the sun to absorb enough warmth for their daily activities.
		Butterflies prefer to land on the moist dirt or sand on the sides of the puddle, rather than directly in the water itself, here they can obtain moisture without putting themselves in any danger.
		The Monarch (a member of the milkweed butterflies) with milkweed (Asclepias), Lure the Pipe Vine Swallowtail with pipe vine (Aristolochia), the Spicebush Swallowtail with spicebush (Lindera benzoin), the European Cabbage Butterfly with members of the cabbage family, and the Orange Sulfur with alfalfa (Medicago sativa).
	members.aol.com /sndrad67/butterfly (1089 words)

	Stages of Metamorphosis
		Swallowtail females typically lay only one egg on a leaf, but each species of butterfly has its own particular "style" of laying eggs.
		Some butterflies lay their eggs in clusters, and some butterflies lay their eggs on the upper surface of the leaf.
		The butterfly must pump fluids from its abdomen through the veins in its wings, which causes the wings to expand to their full size.
	www.butterflyschool.org /new/meta.html (924 words)

	Tiger Swallowtail B'fly - EnchantedLearning.com
		The Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucas) is a strong flier with distinctive yellow and fl striped markings on its wings and body (some females are brown or fl, mimicking the poisonous pipevine swallowtail).
		These butterflies are called swallowtails because they have long "tails" on their hindwings which look a bit like the long, pointed tails of swallows (a type of bird).
		The Tiger Swallowtail butterfly frequents woodlands (including temperate deciduous forests) and grasslands, but is also found in a variety of environments, including cities.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/butterfly/species/Tigersw.shtml (682 words)

	Zebra Swallowtail B'fly - EnchantedLearning.com
		The Zebra Swallowtail butterfly is a common butterfly with distinctive fl and white markings and elongated tails on its hindwings It also has some small red and blue hindwing markings and strongly-scalloped hindwing margins.
		They are called swallowtails because they have long "tails" on their hindwings which look a bit like the long, pointed tails of swallows (a type of bird).
		Butterflies can only sip liquid food using a tube-like proboscis, which is a long, flexible "tongue." This proboscis uncoils to sip food, and coils up again into a spiral when not in use.
	www.zoomschool.com /subjects/butterfly/species/Zebrasw.shtml (588 words)

	Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio spp.
		Butterfly groups include monarchs, satyrs, dagerwings, leaf-wings, owls, buckeyes, admirals, checkerspots, crecents, fritillaries, heliconids, riodinids, blues, hairstreaks, coppers, whites, orange-tips, sulphurs and swallowtails.
		Large congregations of this swallowtail butterfly are found along the banks of an Indonesian river as they drink minerals.
		The butterfly is a multicultural positive symbol for the beauty of nature and their daytime flight habits makes them more conspicuous than moths.
	www.insects.org /entophiles/lepidoptera/lepi_053.html (134 words)

	Olympus MIC-D: Butterfly Wing Scale Gallery - Green Swallowtail
		The green swallowtail butterfly is a tropical native of the highland forests of sub-Saharan Africa, but is reared in captivity in butterfly conservatories across North America and Europe.
		The purpose of the female green swallowtail male-like morphs is ambiguous and debated among scientists.
		The green swallowtail butterfly, however, features a true blue pigment, which combines with a yellow pigment to create the beautiful green coloration characteristic of the species.
	www.olympusmicro.com /micd/galleries/butterfly/greenswallowtailo9.html (460 words)

	The Butterfly Lab
		In the Chicago area, these large swallowtails are first seen in April and early May. A second generation begins emerging from chrysalides in mid-June and a third generation may emerge in August or September.
		The Giant Swallowtail is the largest of the swallowtails found in northern Illinois, but it is not very common.
		One of the most familiar North American butterflies, the Monarch is distinctive for it's striking colors and as a study in butterfly biology.
	www.chias.org /online/thebutterflylab/fieldguide/native.html (1113 words)

	Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly.
		The tiger swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus linne, became the Virginia State insect in 1991.
		All butterflies have four life stages consisting of the egg, the larva or caterpillar, the pupa or chrysalis, and the adult butterfly.
		A butterfly garden requires pesticide free yellow, mauve, or lavender, purple or red flowers with a strong scent in a setting with a wet area and rocks strategically placed for resting areas.
	www.virginiagarden.com /buttrfly.html (134 words)

	Butterfly and Moth Printouts - EnchantedLearning.com
		The caterpillar is the larval stage of butterflies and moths.
		The Tiger Swallowtail butterfly is a strong flier with distinctive yellow and fl markings (females are sometimes brown and fl).
		The Zebra Swallowtail butterfly is a common butterfly with distinctive fl and white markings.
	www.zoomschool.com /subjects/butterfly/activities/printouts/index.shtml (528 words)

	Olympus MIC-D: Butterfly Wing Scale Gallery - Lormier's Swallowtail
		An African butterfly in the family Papilionidae, Lormier's swallowtail is prized by insect enthusiasts for its large, velvety fl wings marked with pale yellow or white spots.
		Graceful in flight, Lormier's swallowtails are often observed in groups sipping moisture, salts, and nutrients from mud puddles.
		However, Lormier’s swallowtail butterfly populations help attract ecotourists to Africa for butterfly safaris, which may eventually replace permanent destruction of natural resources as part of a more sustainable, non-consumptive economy.
	www.olympusmicro.com /micd/galleries/butterfly/lormiersswallowtailo1.html (502 words)

	SCHAUS SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY, Papilio aristodemus ponceanus Schaus , Fish & Wildlife Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		When this butterfly is disturbed, a white bifurcated organ protrudes from its nape and exudes a strong odor.
		Butterfly populations are the most vigorous in areas where mosquito control pesticides are prohibited, such as Biscayne National Park.
		Continued research and management of these areas is essential to the survival of the Schaus swallowtail butterfly.
	www.fws.gov /endangered/i/i/sai02.html (839 words)

	eastern black swallowtail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Eastern Black Swallowtail is a common swallowtail butterfly, often confused with the Pipevine Swallowtail or female Tiger Swallowtail.
		The main host plant for this butterfly in the wild is Queen Anne's Lace, but they also eat garden plants in the carrot family, including carrots, parsley, dill, and fennel.
		Some people consider the caterpillars of this butterfly to be a pest, since they eat parsley, carrots, and other garden plants.
	www.fcps.k12.va.us /StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/eastern_black_swallowtail.htm (443 words)

	Who made this exhibit? What are the sources?
		The butterflies for the SEM came from the collection of Randi Jones, a butterfly artist form Kingston, WA.
		Butterfly UV photos from Eddie Aicken, when he was obtaining his degree in Biological Imaging, at the University of Derby, UK.
		Papilio xuthus color constancy from Michiyo Kinoshita, Kentaro Arikawa, "Colour constancy of the swallowtail butterfly papilio xuthus" The Journal of Experimental Biology 203, 3521–3530 (2000).
	webexhibits.org /causesofcolor/credits.html (2564 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Swallowtail butterfly
		The swallowtail is Britain's largest butterfly and also one of its most beautiful.
		Swallowtails are a large yellow butterfly covered in a pattern of fl marks and veins.
		Swallowtails are confined to the marshes around the Norfolk Broads but they used to be common throughout the fens of East Anglia.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/410.shtml (247 words)

	Swallowtail Butterfly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The species once occurred in seven of thirteen parishes across the island, is now found in only two isolated montane populations, the numbers of individuals found here are not known.
		The natural habitat occupied by this butterfly consists primarily by of wet limestone forests and lower montane rain forests.
		The butterfly also inhabits disturbed/cultivated lands at the edge of the forests.
	grid2.cr.usgs.gov /cepnet/jamaica/NRCAWEB/biodiversity/Species/swallowtail.htm (229 words)

	Olympus FluoView Resource Center: Confocal Gallery - Swallowtail Butterfly Visual Interneurons
		Visual interneurons obtained from the beautiful swallowtail butterfly were injected with the fluorochrome Lucifer yellow in order to capture the image illustrated below.
		Swallowtail butterflies are members of the insect subfamily Papilioninae and are well known for the characteristic tail-like extensions that appear on their hindwings.
		Perhaps the most easily identified is the zebra swallowtail, which features a striped pattern similar to that of its mammal namesake and is frequently seen flying close to the ground in North America and many other locales.
	www.olympusfluoview.com /gallery/swallowtailneuronssmall.html (294 words)

	Wedding Butterfly butterfly butterflies butterfly release at wedding live butterfly release butterfly release monarch ...
		Releasing live butterflies at weddings may seem to be the most popular butterfly event, but there are many other occasions that fit very well with releasing live butterflies.
		Each butterfly is placed in its own special butterfly release envelope, which has the name of the bride and groom and the date of the wedding printed on it.
		The butterflies are fed and exercised prior to shipping and are shipped in an insulated container with an ice pack to ensure their comfort.
	www.clearwaterbutterfly.com (644 words)

	Chesapeake Bay Program - Easter Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
		The eastern tiger swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, one of the most common and widely distributed swallowtail butterflies in the eastern United States, has a wingspan that can reach 5 inches.
		Male swallowtails fly at treetop level and descend to mate with lower-flying females.
		The range of the eastern tiger swallowtail extends from Canada and New England west to the Great Lakes, and south to Florida and Texas.
	www.chesapeakebay.net /info/swallowtail.cfm (391 words)

	Anise Swallowtail butterfly
		Citrus is also utilized (which is a member of the plant family Rutaceae, rather than Umbelliferae) and larvae have been known to cause economic damage in citrus groves.
		The Anise Swallowtail may utilize plants of these two rather unrelated families because of similar compounds found in both.
		During the late 1960's, the populations appear to have undergone reduction, possibly a direct result of the rapidly disappearing "vacant lots" (a typical foodplant habitat).
	mamba.bio.uci.edu /~pjbryant/biodiv/lepidopt/papilio/anise.htm (395 words)

	tiger swallowtail - Papilio glaucus L.
		The first drawing of a North American swallowtail was of a male tiger swallowtail and was drawn in 1587 by John White who was commander of Sir Walter Raleigh's third expedition to North American.
		The tiger swallowtail is widely distributed from New England west through the southern Great Lakes area (along Merriam's "transition life zone") through most of the Great Plains states and south to Texas and Florida.
		The tiger swallowtail is a large species with a wingspread range of 7.9 to 14.0 cm.
	creatures.ifas.ufl.edu /bfly/tiger_swallowtail.htm (737 words)

	Georgia Secretary of State \| State Butterfly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Tiger Swallowtail, proclaimed the state butterfly in 1988, is one of Georgia's most beautiful species of lepidoptera.
		This magnificent butterfly has large yellow wings edged and striped with fl.
		The resolution designating a state butterfly was inspired by Mrs.
	www.sos.state.ga.us /state_capitol/education_corner/state_butterfly.html (63 words)

	Butterflies Student Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		task will be to identify the two butterflies you will be learning about, their habitat, eating habits, behavior patterns, and life cycle and be able to give a definition of metamorphosis.
		By the time you finish this unit you will understand metamorphosis and be able to illustrate and identify the four stages of the butterfly life cycle.
		I hope you will catch the butterfly fever and be compelled to seek out other species native to San Diego county.
	projects.edtech.sandi.net /lvelem/butterflies (572 words)

	Western Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Similar Species: The Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon) is similar in coloration pattern and is often found flying with rutulus in moist canyons.
		The Pale Swallowtail, however, is cream-colored instead of yellow, with fl striped markings.
		Cottonwood (Populus spp.) and willow (Salix spp.) may be utilized in Santa Ana Canyon and the moist canyons of the Santa Ana.
	mamba.bio.uci.edu /~pjbryant/biodiv/lepidopt/papilio/tiger.htm (203 words)

	zebra swallowtail butterfly -- Encyclopædia Britannica
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		Wing patterns of both species are reminiscent of a zebra's stripes, with a series of longitudinal fl bands forming a pattern on a...
		The swallowtail butterflies (Papilio), found worldwide except in the Arctic, are named for the characteristic taillike extensions of the hindwings, although many species are tailless.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9078290?tocId=9078290 (773 words)

	Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly - Papilio aegeus
		Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly are the largest butterflies commonly seen in Brisbane.
		Most of the butterflies in this family are large in size and with brilliant colours.
		We learn from the reference books that butterflies are very likely being parasitised at the end of the breeding season.
	www.geocities.com /brisbane_butters/Orch_butt.htm (708 words)

	Environmental Defense - Cheeca Lodge Safe Harbor Agreement for the Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly
		Following continued population losses, the butterfly's status was changed to endangered in 1984.
		Subsequent releases of captive-bred Schaus swallowtails boosted the population, and about 350 butterflies are now believed to be in the wild.
		Currently, no Schaus swallowtails occupy the land enrolled by Cheeca Lodge; thus its baseline is zero.
	www.environmentaldefense.org /article.cfm?ContentID=402 (410 words)

	Dingy Swallowtail butterfly - Papilio anactus
		Dingy Swallowtail caterpillars are dark green to fl in colour with yellow and white spots.
		In late summer we found a Dingy Swallowtail caterpillar on a citrus tree and tried to raise it to become a butterfly.
		The butterfly stated on Tony's hand for about a minute, had a bit of warm up.
	www.geocities.com /brisbane_butters/Dingy.htm (465 words)

	Butterflies and Moths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Adult butterflies and moths usually have wings with overlapping scales covering transparent membranes.
		When we handle butterflies and moths, the "dust" that comes off is composed of these minute scales.
		While for us their wing colors are the source of delight, for butterflies and moths they serve practical purposes, including camouflage and sexual self-advertisement.
	www.150.si.edu /150trav/discover/bfly.htm (94 words)

	Colour constancy in the swallowtail butterfly Papilio xuthus -- Kinoshita and Arikawa 203 (23): 3521 -- Journal of ...
		Colour constancy in the swallowtail butterfly Papilio xuthus -- Kinoshita and Arikawa 203 (23): 3521 -- Journal of Experimental Biology
		Colour constancy in the swallowtail butterfly Papilio xuthus
		butterflies were then tested under both white and coloured illumination.
	jeb.biologists.org /cgi/content/abstract/203/23/3521 (327 words)

	Butterfly Pictures Site - The BEST Butterfly Picture and Image Selection Online!
		Wonderful butterfly picture books are available full of butterfly pictures; however, the Internet now is proving to be an even greater resource for butterfly pictures.
		Lots of pictures of the stages of the Anise swallowtail's life cycle; emphasis on caterpillars and raising them, but butterfly pics as well.
		Each butterfly picture was taken at Butterfly World in Pompano Beach, Florida.
	www.butterflypictures.net (713 words)

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