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• National Audubon Society
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Sources

• Audubon. "Butterflies." http://www.audubonathome.org/butterflies/
• Bremner, Lynn. "How to Attract Hummingbirds and Butterflies to your Backyard." DesertUSA. http://www.desertusa.com/mag08/jun08/how-to-attract-hummingbirds.html
• The Butterfly Farm. CentralAmerica.com. http://www.centralamerica.com/cr/butterfly/
• The Butterfly Lab at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. "Frequently Asked Questions." http://www.naturemuseum.org/online/thebutterflylab/FAQ/FAQ.html
• Home Science Tools. "Make a Butterfly Feeder." http://www.hometrainingtools.com/articles/butterfly-feeder-project.html
• Irish Peatland Conservation Council "Composting and Wildlife Gardening." http://www.ipcc.ie/compwildgardening.html
• Lewis Gardens. "Butterfly Gardening." http://www.lewisgardens.com/butterfly.htm
• National Wildlife Federation. "Attracting Butterflies." http://www.nwf.org/backyard/butterflies.cfm
• North American Butterfly Association. "Butterfly Questions and Answers." 1999. http://www.naba.org/qanda.html