Niagara Frontier Entomological Society

LEAF-HOPPERS

CRICKETS

FIREFLIES

MOSQUITOES

HORNETS

BEETLES

MANTIDS

TRUE BUGS

BUTTERFLIES

We conduct the annual "4th of July" Butterfly Count (in Western Niagara County) for the North American Butterfly Association (NABA). This data is compiled and published in The North American Butterfly Association 4th of July Butterfly Counts--Annual Reports which is easily available to the lay public and scientific community. It is our part in the only continent-wide census of this group (order Lepidoptera) of insects which represents an important indicator of the health status of our environment.

No prior scientific or formal training or field experience is necessary to participate or join our group activities. We do not have dues.

We try to encourage learning about and enjoying insects of Western New York (and the world) through field trips and informal talks and slide presentations. We use specimens, members' photographs and video tapes to help us learn identification tips. From time to time we have invited experts and amateurs to talk on butterfly rearing, butterfly gardening, photography, video taping and where to find certain insects. We give pointers on the use of binoculars and other optics for nature study. We sometimes join other clubs for combined field trips. We have performed census counts for a Canadian prairie restoration project. Some of our members have done volunteer work in the Entomology Lab of the Buffalo Museum of Science. We publish and distribute a checklist of Western New York Butterflies.

To get on our mailing list, call David Cooper at

(716) 284-4118.

CICADAS

MOTHS

ANTS

LOCUSTS

KATYDIDS

BEES

WASPS

GRASSHOPPERS