Resources

Technical Papers

• 1997 North American Conference on the Monarch Butterfly (PDF, 3.9 MB)
• 2001 Monarch Population Dynamics Meeting, Meeting and Working Group Summaries (PDF, 727 KB)
• A Non-Destructive, Automated Method of Counting Spores of Ophryocystis Elektroscirrha (Neogregarinorida: Ophryocystidae) in Infected Monarch Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) (PDF, 215 MB)
• An Evaluation of Three Methods of Counting Migrating Monarch Butterflies in Varying Wind Conditions (PDF, 871 KB)
• How and Why Do Insects Migrate? (PDF, 201 KB)
• Long-Term Monitoring and Fall Migration Patterns of the Monarch Butterfly in Cape May, New Jersey (PDF, 907 KB)
• Migration Patterns and Environmental Effects on Stopover of Monarch Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) at Peninsula Point, Michigan (PDF, 775 KB)
• Modeling current and future potential wintering distributions of eastern North American monarch butterflies (PDF, 693 KB)
• Monarch Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Migration Monitoring at Chincoteague, Virginia and Cape May, New Jersey: A Comparison of Long-term Trends (PDF, 147 KB)
• Monitoring the Fall Migration of the Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus L. (Nymphalidae: Danainae) in Eastern North America: 1991-1994 (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Quantitative Changes in Forest Quality in a Principal Overwintering Area of the Monarch Butterfly in Mexico, 1971-1999 (PDF, 5.3 MB)
• Spring Recolonization Rate of Monarch Butterflies in Eastern North America: New Estimates from Citizen-Science Data (PDF, 421 KB)
• Understanding and Misunderstanding the Migration of the Monarch Butterfly (Nymphalidae) in North America: 1857-1995 (PDF, 4.7 MB)

Books

• A Monarch Butterfly’s Life (Nature UpClose). John Himmelman. Children's Press. 2000.
• An Extraordinary Life, The Story of a Monarch Butterfly. Laurence Pringle, paintings by Bob Marshall. Orchard Books. New York, NY 1997.
• Butterfly House. Eve Bunting, illustrated by Greg Shed. Scholastic Press. New York, NY. 1999.
• Chasing Monarchs. R.M. Pyle. Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston, MA. 1999.
• Eastern Butterflies. Alexander B. Klots. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, MA. 1979.
• Four Wings and a Prayer: Caught in the Mystery of the Monarch Butterfly. Sue Halpern. Pantheon Books. New York. 2001.
• Gotta Go! Gotta Go! Sam Swope, pictures by Sue Riddle. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. New York, NY. 2000.
• Milkweed Visitors. Mary Holland. Bas Relief Publishing Group. 2006.
• Monarchs and Other Butterflies. World Book. Chicago. 2005.
• Monarch Butterflies. Helen Frost and Gail Saunders-Smith. Pebble Books. Mankato, MN. 1999.
• Monarch Butterflies Up Close. Carmen Bredeson. Enslow Elementary. Berkeley Heights, NJ. 2006.
• Monarch Butterfly. Gail Gibons. Holliday House, NY. 1989.
• The Last Monarch Butterfly: Conserving the Monarch Butterfly in a Brave New World. Phil Schappert. Firefly Books. Buffalo, N.Y. 2004.
• The Monarch Butterfly: A Fragile Tissue in the Wind. David W. Bouton. Davenport, NY. 1991.
• The Monarch Butterfly Biology and Conservation. Obergauser, K. S. and M. J. Solensky, editors. Cornell University. 2004.
• The Monarch Butterfly (Encyclopedia Britannica true-to-life books). Ivah Green. Encyclopaedia Britannica Press. Chicago, IL. 1964.
• Where Butterflies Grow. Joanne Ryder, pictures by Lynne Cherry. Lodestar Books, Dutton. New York, NY. 1989.

Field Guides

• A Field Guide to Monarch Caterpillars. K. Oberhauser and K. Kuda. Monarchs in the Classroom. University of Minnesota. 1997.
• A Golden Book of Butterflies. J. F. Gates Clarke, illustrated by Andre Durenceau. Golden Press. New York, NY. 1963.
• Butterflies and Moths, A Guide to the More Common American Species. Robert T. Mitchell and Herbert S. Zim, illustrated. Andre Durenceau. Golden Press. New York, NY. 1987.
• Milkweed, Monarchs and More: A Field Guide to the Invertebrate Community in the Milkweed Patch. Ba Rea, Karen Oberhauser and Micheal A. Quinn. Bas Relief Pub. Group. Glenshaw, PA. 2003.
• Peterson Field Guide to Butterflies and Moths (Peterson First Guides). Paul A. Opler, Amy Bartlett Wright and Roger Tory Peterson. Houghton Mifflin. Boston, MA. 1994.
• The Butterfly Book. Donald Stokes and Ernest Williams. Little, Brown, and Company: New York. 1991.

Children's Selections

• A Game of Butterflies and Moths. Ruth Wheeler. Naturegraph Pub. Healdsburg CA. 1966.
• A Monarch Butterfly's Life. John Himmelman. Children's Press division of Grolier Publishing. New York , NY. 1999.
• Life Cycle of a Monarch Butterfly. Jason Cooper. Rourke Pub. Vero Beach, FL. 2003.
• Live butterfly activity book : activities, suggestions, and resources for teachers, parents, and kids using live painted lady butterflies from insect lore. Robert Drake. Insect Lore. Shafter, CA. 2002.
• Monarch Butterfly (Welcome Books). Edana Eckart. Children's Press. New York. 2005.
• Monarch Butterflies (Pull Ahead Books). Laura Hamilton Waxman. Lerner Publications. Minneapolis, MN. 2003.
• Monarch Magic: Butterfly Activities and Nature Discoveries. Lynn Rosenblatt. Williamson Pub. Charlotte, VT. 1998.
• Monarch Majesty: A Rhyming Educational Story Coloring Book. Barbara Scherek. Star Arts. 2002.
• Monarch Butterfly Winging North and South. Marion W. Marcher, illustrated by Barbara Latham. Holiday House.1954.
• Monarchs. Katheryn Lasky, photographs by Christopher G. Knight. A Gulliver Green Book, Harcourt Brace & Company. New York.1993.
• My Monarch Journal. Connie T. Muther. Dawn Pub. Nevada City, CA. 2000.
• The Butterfly Book: A Kid’s Guide to Attracting, Raising and Keeping Butterflies. Don Hamilton. John Muir Publications : Santa Fe, NM. Distributed to the Book trade by Publishers Group West : Emeryville, CA. 1997.
• The Butterfly Boy. Laurence Yep, pictures by Jeanne M. Lee. Straus and Giroux. New York, NY. 1993.
• The Family Butterfly Book: discover the joy of attracting, raising & nurturing butterflies. Rick Mikula. Storey Books. Pownal, VT. 2000.
• The Great Monarch Butterfly Chase. R. W. N. Prior, illustrated by Beth Glick. Bradbury Press, Macmillan Publishing Company. New York, NY. 1993.
• The Life Cycle of a Monarch Butterfly. Julia May. Children's Press: Chicago. 1973.

Other

• Monarch Watch Reading Room - Monarch science and education as well as resources to get you started on Monarch research.

Links

Government

• Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) National Landscape Conservation System

Organizations

• Conservation and Research for Endangered Species (CRES), Conservation of Monarch Butterfly Habitat in Mexico
• Journey North, A Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change
• La Cruz Habitat Protection Project, Inc.
• Monarch Lab, Monarchs in the Classroom
• Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP)
• Monarch Migration Association of North America
• North American Butterfly Association
  • The North American Butterfly Association Butterfly Park
• The Butterfly Conservation Initiative
• The Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, Monarch Watch
• The Monarch Butterfly Parasites Web Page
• The Monarch Program
• The Pollinator Partnership, Sponsored by the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign and The Coevolution Institute

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