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California Native Plant Society

Santa Clara Valley Chapter

Butterfly Gardening

calscape.org: CNPS database of native plants and associated butterflies and moths (both host and nectar plants). Searchable.

California Plants as Resources for Lepidoptera: a document that lists many moth and butterfly species and their host & nectar plants

BUTTERFLY GARDENING: SELECTED REFERENCES

Arbuckle, Nancy and Cedric Crocker (eds.). 1991. How to Attract Hummingbirds and Butterflies. Ortho Books.

Caldwell, Jeff. Notes on Larval Food Plants of Some Bay Area Butterflies. 3pp.-xeroxed

Garth, John S. and J.W. Tilden. 1986. California Butterflies. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Stewart, Bob. 1997. Common Butterflies of California. Point Reyes Station, CA: West Coast Lady Press.

Stokes, Donald, Lillian Stokes and Ernest Williams. 1991. The Butterfly Book: An Easy Guide to Butterfly Gardening, Identification, and Behavior. Little, Brown and Company.

Tekulsky, Mathew. 1985. The Butterfly Garden. Boston: The Harvard Common Press.

Xerces Society/Smithsonian Institution. 1990. Butterfly Gardening. Sierra Club Books.

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Upcoming Events

Fri Jun 20 @ 9:00AM -
Edgewood Restoration
Sat Jun 21 @ 8:00AM - 10:00AM
Lake Cunningham Native Garden
Sat Jun 21 @ 9:00AM - 11:00AM
Cataldi Park Native Garden
Sat Jun 21 @ 9:00AM - 11:00AM
Kirk Park Pollinator Garden
Sat Jun 21 @ 9:00AM - 12:30PM
Vernal Pool Wildflower Tours in Fremont
Sat Jun 21 @ 9:00AM - 12:30PM
“Power to the Pollinators” Summer Native Plant Community Vernal Pool Tour (Fremont)
Sun Jun 22 @ 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Noon Bird and Plant ID Walk at Lake Cunningham Park (San Jose)
Tue Jun 24 @ 7:00PM - 09:00PM
Native Plant ID
Thu Jun 26 @10:00AM - 02:00PM
Sierra Azul Mount Umunhum Trail (San Jose)
Fri Jun 27 @ 9:00AM -
Edgewood Restoration