How to attract butterflies and moths. Learn about their life cycle.

How to Attract Butterflies

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Attracting Butterflies

Here are some features to add to your property to help attract butterflies:

native wildflowers larval plants nectar-producing flowers windbreak or wind blocks a garden well away from traffic full sunny spots for warmth puddles - sand filled blooms in clusters single blooms staggered bloom times for full season

Visit all of our butterfly pages:

Butterfly Gardening Ideas

Flowers to Attract Butterflies

Hummingbird Moths

Most butterflies are easy to photograph. Do not approach them quickly and do not cast your shadow over them. With a little patience, anyone can enjoy capturing butterflies, larvae, caterpillars, instars, pupa, chrysalis, and cocoon on film.

Just to show you that I don't spend all my time working,
here is a peek at one corner my butterfly garden at home.

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