Wayne and Judy's book, Lifecycles of Butterflies was written by a brother - sister team. They graciously consented to an interview for this issue of Butterflies!

Ceraunus Blue butterfly or Cassius Blue butterfly; which is it? Can you tell the difference?

It's here, finally! Search the site with ease. Simply click on the words 'Search This Site' at the top of every page on our site and presto; search box!

You're gluing pupae that came unattached or were detached. How far down the pupa can you glue?

Queen and Soldier; what is the difference between the two?

"Predators keep taking my caterpillars from my garden. How can I protect my caterpillars without bringing them inside?"

A - Z Butterfly Facts presentation; do you know your alphabet?

Wayne and Judy, brother-sister author team of 'Lifecycles of Butterflies', answers 22 questions.

An email interview with Wayne and Judy (as well as their spouses and Mom) reveals much about the birth of their book.

Some of the questions are:

• What did you learn that fascinated you the most?
• How long did it take to write your book?
• What was your biggest challenge?
• Are you writing another book?

Wayne Richards and Judy Burris would not make a promise. Can you guess what they would not promise to do?

Keywords for free shipping when you purchase this book is the name of their website; Butterfly Nature.

I took photos and couldn't tell the difference between the two; so I turned to my expert, Bill Berthet. Bill came through as always and showed me how to differentiate between the two.

One eats aster while they are caterpillars; the other eats matchstick (frogfruit, fogfruit) while they are caterpillars.

The Butterflies and Moths website lists host plants each species will eat and where each species is found in the mainland United States; Cassius Blue and Ceraunus Blue.

We found the search engine we wanted and loaded it on our site. We're delighted!

We hope you'll find the search engine as useful as we are. With over 250 pages on the site, even we have trouble finding certain information.

Most of us start off sooooo careful. We glue ONLY the tip of the cremaster when we glue a pupa (chrysalis).

BUT what if we glue too far? What is too far?

A Queen and a Soldier look very similar. How can you tell them apart?

No, it didn't get splattered with bleach and yes, it does look like it did.

Are predators and parasitoids doing a number on your butterflies? Welcome to the 'beauty' of nature. These rascals are one of the reasons why 98% of butterfly eggs never become adult butterflies.

Yes, you can protect them without taking the time needed to bring them inside and tend to them every day.

So you want to do a butterfly presentation but you don't have a presentation to present? Simple; buy one!

Our first presentation's preview is now available! Visit the page linked below and click on 'Preview Presentation 1'. You can preview slides from the A-Z presentation.

Each letter of the alphabet is used to teach a butterfly fact. From flight patterns to body parts, from names to lifecycle, there are 26 facts YOU can present to your class or group.

OR if you would like, simply buy this presentation for your own enjoyment!

You will receive the presentation on a cd . Additional information in printed format is included with your shipment. This presentation is available in pdf PowerPoint format.

It's time to enter your caption for the photo to the right. What is your suggestion? A $20 gift card is sent to the winner of the contest.

Please take time to visit our archived contests.

Email your caption to edith@buyabutterfly.com by January 31.

Until next time, Edith, Stephen, Ester, Michelle, and the gang