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AUSTRALIA

Entomological Society of Victoria

Queensland Insect Breeders Association Inc.

c/o Chris Hocking
P.O. Box 25 Innisfail, Queensland, Australia
Phone/Fax +61 70 633 860.

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BELGIUM

Linneana Belgica

c/o R. Leestmans
45 Leuvensestraat, B-1800 Vilvoorde Belgium

Society of Entomology in Flanders

c/o W. De Prins (Secretary)
Vlaamse vereniging voor Entomologie, Diksmuidelaan 176, B-2600 Antwerpen, Belgium

Flemish Entomological Society

Entomological Society of Antwerp

c/o Frans Janssens
Calluy Nachtegaallaan, 12 bus 12, B-2660, Hoboken, Belgium

Belgian Migrating Lepidoptera Survey

Droeskouter 33, B-9450 Haaltert, Belgium

Society of Lepidopterologists in Belgium

c/o Bart Vanholder
Rue Vautier 29, B-1040 Bruxelles, Belgium

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BRAZIL

Brazilian Entomological Society

Sociedade Entomologica do Brasil, 13418-900 Piracicaba-SP-Brasil; Fax +55-194-33-0562

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CANADA

The Acadian Entomologist Society

c/o Ms. Erika Bent
Agricultural Pest Monitoring, P.O. Box 1086, Wolfevill, N.S. Canada B0P 1X0; Phone 902-542-7754

Toronto Entomologist Association

c/o The Treasurer - A.J. Hanks
34 Seaton Drive, Aurora, Ontario L4G 2K1

Entomological Society of Canada

Entomological Society of Ontario

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DENMARK

Lepidopterological Society of Denmark Lepidopterological Society of

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ENGLAND

Leicestershire Entomological Society

c/o Dr. Ray Morris
142 Hinckley Road, Barwell, Leidestershire LE9 8DN, U.K.

The European Lepidoptera Society

c/o International Institute of Entomology
56 Queen's Gate, London SW7 5JR; Phone +44/71-584 0067; Fax +44/71-581 1676

British Butterfly Conservation

P.O. 222, Dedham, Colchester, Essex, C07 6EY; Phone 01206 322 342

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ESTONIA

Lepidopterological Society in Estland

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FINLAND

Suomen Perhostutkijain Seurary

c/o Zoological Museum, Division of Entomology, P.O. Box 17, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland

Finnish Lepidopterologist Society

Suomen Perhostutkijain Seura ry.
Lepidopterologiska Sallskapet i Finland rf
PL 17, FIN-00014 HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO

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GERMANY

The European Lepidoptera Society

Membership: c/o Dr. D. Agassiz (General Secretary)
Volpinistrasse 72, D-80638 Munchen, Germany

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HONG KONG

Hong Kong Lepidopteran Group

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ISRAEL

Israeli Lepidopterists Society

P.O. Box 3550, Ramat Gan, ISRAEL
A website will open soon

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JAPAN

Butterfly Society of Japan

2-13-1-603 Nakasato, Kita-ku, Tokyo 114, JAPAN
Phone/Fax: +81-3-3949-2864

The Lepidopterological Society of Japan

Ogata Bldg, 3-2-17 Imahashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, 541 JAPAN

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POLAND

The Polish Entomological Sinfoiiciety

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SPAIN

Spanish Lepidoptera

GELA Entomological Society of Spain

G.E.L.A., Grupo Entomologico Lepidopteros Alicante, Pinto Gisbert, 62, 03005 Alicante, Spain

Societat Catalana de Lepidopterologia

Apartado 35049 Barcelona, Spain

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SWEDEN

Sweden Macrolepidoptera Homepage

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SWITZERLAND

Entomologische Gesellschaft Basel

Wolfgang Billen, President
Postfach 1310, CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland

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TAIWAN

Butterfly Conservation of R.O.C. (Taiwan)

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THE NETHERLANDS

Dutch Butterfly Conservation (De Vlinderstichting)

P.O. Box 506, NL-6700 AM Wageningen, The Netherlands; Phone +31-0-317-467346; Fax +31-0-317-420296

Dutch Butterfly Society

De Vlinderstichting Mennonietenweg 10 P.O. Box 506 6700 AM Wageningen The Netherlands

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UNITED KINGDOM

Butterfly Conservation of Britain

International Bee Research Association (IBRA)

18 North Road, Cardiff, CF1 3DY, UK; Phone +44 1-222-372409

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USA

Association for Tropical Lepidoptera

International Federation of Butterfly Enthusiasts (IFBE)

Sonoran Arthropod Studies, Inc.

P.O. Box 5624, Tucson, AZ 85703

Butterfly Lovers International

Dr. Stevanne Auerbach, Director
210 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133; 415-864-1169

Lorquin Entomological Society

c/o Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

The Lepidopterists' Society

1900 John Street, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266-2608

Pacific Coast Entomological Society

c/o California Academy of Sciences
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118-4599

Connecticut Butterfly Association

Over 260 members and still growing. Lead butterfly walks, have indoor programs, involved in butterfly habitat creation and restoration, created butterfly life history chart for CT, publish bi-monthly newsletter for members, involved in CT Butterfly Atlas Project. Write to P.O. Box 9004, New Haven, CT 06532-0004. To contribute to the newsletter, contact John Himmelman, 67 Schnoor Road, Killingworth, CT 06419.

Southern Lepidopterists' Society

Ronald R. Gatrelle, Chairman and Editor, 126 Wells Road, Goose Creek, SC 29445
3820 Northwest Sixteenth Place, Gainesville, FL 32605; 904-375-1916

Georgia Lepidoptera Society

14250 Phillips Circle, Alpharetta, GA 30201

Hawaiin Entomological Society

The President, Hawaiin Entomological Society, c/o Dept. Entomology, Univ. of Hawaii-Manoa, 3050 Maile Way, Gilmore 310, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

Idaho Entomological Group (IEG)

c/o Paul Blom
Division of Entomology, Department PSES, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-2339

Society of Kentucky Lepidopterists

Dr. Charles V. Covell, Jr., Secretary, Department of Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292; 502-588-5942

Philateli Lepidopterists of America

Dr. Charles V. Covell, Jr., Secretary, Department of Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292; 502-588-5942

Massachusetts Butterfly Club (NABA - MBA)

c/o Cassie, Secretary, 28 Cocasset Street, Foxboro, MA 02035

Entomological Society of America

9301 Annapolis Road, Lanham, MD 20706; 301-731-4535

Washington Area Butterfly Club

Serving the northern Virginia, District of Columbia, and Maryland area.

Maryland Butterfly Society (NABA - Checkerspot Chapter)

Lisa Bierer-Garrett, P.O. Box 375, Upper Marlboro, MD 20773; 301-297-4575

Young Entomologists' Society

1915 Peggy Place, Lansing, MI 48910-2553; 517-887-0499

Michigan Entomological Society

The Idalia Society (of MidAmerican Lepidopterists)

c/o Robert G. Hansen
9131 Wyandotte, Kansas City, MO 64112

The Coleopterists' Bulletin

Mr. Edward Zuccaro
P.O. Box 767, Natchez, MS 39121

The Carolina Butterfly Society

Numbering well over 100 members in South and North Carolina, this society offers a newsletter and numerous field trips during the year. Contact is President Dennis Burnette, 4209 Bramlet Place, Greensboro, NC, 27407. Phone 910-299-4342, Fax 910-294-9697.

North American Butterfly Association

4 Delaware Road, Morristown, NJ 07960

The Ohio Lepidopterists

Eric H. Metzler, 1241 Kildale Square North, Columbus, OH 43229; 614-265-6774

Oregon Entomological Society

c/o Oregon State University
Department of Entomology, Cordley Hall #2046, Corvallis, OR 97331-2907

The Xerces Society

4828 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97215; Phone 503-232-6639

Southeast Pennsylvania NABA-SEPA

309 Lakeside Drive, Levittown, PA 19054

American Entomological Society

1900 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19013; 215-561-3978

Rhode Island Butterfly Society

Tarrant County Butterfly Society

c/o Larry Sweeney
2533 McCart, Fort Worth, TX 76110-2228
Phone 817-923-8474

Dallas County Lepidopterist Society

c/o Dallas Museum of Natural History
P.O. Box 150349, Dallas, TX 75314
Phone 214-421-3466 x232.

Utah Lepidopterists' Society

Colonel Clyde Gillette
3419 El Serrito Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84109; 801-484-5804

The Butterfly Society of Virginia

Membership Chairman, 5333 Challedon Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Dues are $15 per person for 12 months ($7.50 for students 21 and under), $7.50 for second member at same address. Membership includes the Virginia Butterfly Bulletin, published four times a year. The Butterfly Society of Virginia, Inc., established in 1992, is a non-profit organization whose purposes are education, conservation and promotion of butterfly gardening and habitat preservation. We currently have over 200 members.

Washington State Entomological Society

c/o Dr. Richard Zack, FSHN Building
Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6382

Northwest Lepidopterists' Society

c/o Patti Ensor, Newsletter Editor, 4211 W. 17th, Kennewick, WA 99337

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