Anyone who begins to love butterflies soon discovers that there is so much to learn about their wonderful lives. Here in Victoria, Museum Victoria has made the Butterfly Search Engine available to us all. There, you can find out about butterflies' common and Latin names, where different butterflies occur and what plants their caterpillars eat.

One of the most comprehensive sites on butterflies, moths and caterpillars in Australia is by Don Herbison-Evans. A mathematician, programmer and professional dancer, Don somehow found time to put together and manage these excellent and very comprehensive sites.

The Melbourne Zoo has put together a PDF file for those wishing to create a Butterfly Garden. This list will show you which plants will attract butterflies to your Melbourne garden.The Melbourne Zoo's Butterfly House is the best place to see a cloud of tropical and sub-tropical butterflies at any time of the year.

Americans love their butterflies, too, and Monarch Watch is a fantastic site by University of Kansas dedicated to the study of the Monarch butterfly. They are dedicated to the conservation of the Monarch butterfly and apart from being a fine educational resource, they are teaching people how to build monarch way stations - places for the butterflies to feast on milkweed during their yearly migration across central and north America. What a great idea.

Another fantastic place to learn about breeding of Monarch butterfly is Shady Oak Butterfly Farm and Edith, one of the most talented and innovative butterfly breeders in the world.  Just look here.

Meet Diane, The Face Painting Lady. She is also a professional artist. Diane loves to create hundreds of  fantasy faces on children and adults at festivals and parties. Of course BUTTERFLY designs, monsters and princesses are the most popular and Diane often customises  the colours to  match your child's clothing!
To contact Diane,  phone 0416 126 962 or check the web site
www.facepaintinglady.com

Looking for a place to get married?  Wooling Hill provides an individual wedding experience with stunning gardens directly beneath the breath-taking Macedon Ranges, only 40 minutes from Melbourne. www.weddingsatwoolinghill.com.au

Interested in preserved specimens?  Insectographs is an Australian company specialising in supplying dried specimens of butterflies and other insects  http://insectographs.com.au/ 

We plan to continue sharing our great butterfly finds with you. Butterfly Adventures is committed to bringing about a new and fresh awareness and respect for the many butterflies that make Australia a truly beautiful land.