Art Shapiro's Butterfly Site
Monitoring butterfly populations across Central California for more than 35 years… Lepidopteran Detective Questionnaire
- What is the Order, Family, Genus, and Species name of this butterfly? This name is part of the Linnaean system. What do these naming conventions represent?
- What sites has this species been found at?
- Is this species a resident at all sites where it has been found? If not, what other categories is the butterfly listed as?
- What are the known host plants? In taxonomic terms, how broad is the range of its host plants?
- How many broods does this species have per year?
- Butterflies hibernate through the winter. In what life history stage does this species hibernate through the winter?
- Is this butterfly associated with weedy, human disturbed habitats?
- Do the life history characteristics of this species vary across sites, and if so, how?