For naturalists

Plant for the butterflies you love.

Pick a butterfly and see the plants its caterpillars eat. Every plant on the list comes from museum collections and field observers, and each one tells you where it came from.

A Monarch butterfly on a buttonbush flower — Monarch on buttonbush. Photo: Jeff McMillian

Coming soon

Chlorophyll™ – Nature’s Toolbox

Your life list for plants and wildlife.

Keep track of everything you see – butterflies, plants, birds, moths, bugs, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. A Life List that grows by itself, a fresh Trip List for every outing, and lists for the places you love – your yard, a family farm, a favorite park. Share your counts with family and friends; your sightings and places stay private.

Coming soon. Tested this fall on a family butterfly trip to the Rio Grande Valley.

Chlorophyll on a phone: a butterfly checklist with species ticked off (sample names)

Chlorophyll on a phone: team totals for a trip (sample names)

Pick a butterfly

Coming soon Pick a butterfly. See where it and its host plant live together, county by county.

More life in the garden

Zebra Swallowtails puddling on wet ground — Zebra Swallowtails puddling

An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on plum blossoms — Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on plum

A Gulf Fritillary on lantana — Gulf Fritillary on lantana

Hairstreak butterflies on yellow coneflowers — Hairstreaks

A honey bee on ironweed — Honey bee on ironweed

A praying mantis on a blazing star spike — Praying mantis on blazing star

Photos: Jeff McMillian. Nectar plants are coming next, along with more butterflies, moths, bees and birds.