Electronic Resources on Lepidoptera. This is one of the most comprehensive web sites on lepidoptera on the Internet! It offers a wealth of information about butterflies and moths, providing comprehensive pointers to other sources of electronic data on lepidoptera.
Endangered Butterflies is a new web site dedicated to threatened butterflies (and moths) and their habitats worldwide. Some of its first features are on various Nabokov's Blues.
North American Butterfly Association. The NABA is a membership-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to saving butterflies in North America. Currently featured on the NABA site is Robert Dirig's fascinating article, Karner Blue, Sing Your Purple Song. Dirig had his first glimpse of a 'Karner' Melissa Blue in 1975 near Karner, NY. See fabulous photos of exquisite Karner Blues in their natural habitat taken by Dirig.
The Karner Blue Butterfly {Lycaeides Melissa Samuelis}. View a striking photo of a Karner Blue Butterfly!
Nabokov's Blues: The Scientific Odyssey of a Literary Genius. Kurt Johnson and Steve Coates (Zoland Books, October 1999). An acclaimed and easily readable account of Nabokov's science, his literature and general biography.
Chasing Monarchs. Robert Michael Pyle (Houghton Mifflin, April 1999). An easy to read and acclaimed account of the Monarch butterfly, its annual migration and its ecological plight.
Nabokov's Butterflies. Unpublished and Uncollected Writings. Edited by Brian Boyd and Robert Michael Pyle (Beacon Press, April 2000). A compendium and commentary containing all the previously unpublished works of Nabokov on butterflies, both literary and scientific.
A World for Butterflies. P. J. Schappert (Key Porter Books, spring 2000). A colorfully illustrated and fascinating account of butterflies, their habitats, and the needs and methods for their preservation.
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