Llano Estacado Texas Master Naturalists (LETMN) participate in North American Butterfly Association (NABA) counts in partnership with Midland Naturalists. LETMN helps others learn to create butterfly habitat that includes both host plants and nectar plants. There is also information about monarch migration and The Great Sunflower Project to get you started on your conservation efforts. See links and other materials below.
Great Links and Resources for Butterflies
For coloring pages on monarchs and information on monarch migration go here: https://txmn.org/llano/butterflies/monarch-migration/
For fun projects go here: https://txmn.org/llano/funzone/
- North American Butterfly Association (NABA)
- TPWD has many great publications that are easy to follow and some can be downloaded in PDF format. Here is the general link to the resources related to pollinators and links to a couple of favorites: https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/bioblitz/guides/ Pollinators and monarchs of Texas: https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/nongame/publications/media/monarchs-pollinators-of-texas.pdf Tips for creating a butterfly garden and attracting more butterflies to your garden: https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_br_w7000_1174.pdf
- The Great Sunflower Project: https://www.greatsunflower.org/
- Monarch Migration coloring pages, maps and more: https://txmn.org/llano/butterflies/monarch-migration/
- Download some of the following files for good starters on butterfly identification or plants necessary to support them.
Presentation put together by LETMN members Bill and Kathy L. Great introduction to butterflies of the area!
Good guidebook to get you started.
