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Caterpillar of a swallowtail butterfly by David Green

Investigating Butterflies and Moths in their habitats

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Flight Times of UK Butterfly species

This chart shows which butterflies are in their adult stage and flying during each month of the year.

 

Butterfly and Dayflying Moth survey of the school grounds or green area

 

Butterfly and Day-flying moth surveys - 'rules' for a fair survey

 

Butterfly Identification charts - produced by the Cheshire Branch of Butterfly Conservation

 

Print out these pdf's together - this is a good way of combining wildlife studies and number work!

Alners Gorse Butterfly Survey results 2005-2006

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Alners Gorse Butterfly Survey results 05-06 questions

 

List of Common Moths in an Excel table

 

Moth trapping results for Cerne Abbas - two sites compared

 

Butterfly Nectaring and larval Foodplants

 

Butterfly and Moth larval foodplants Activity sheet

 

Butterfly Ecology Quiz sheet

Print off this exercise sheet - have a go at linking these butterflies to their habitats and the foodplants of their larvae.

 

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