Butterfly Links
Butterfly & Entomology Societies & Associations
Ordered by Country and State/Province
- AUSTRALIA
- Entomological Society of Victoria
- The Entomological Society of Victoria is a non-profit scientific society which welcomes professional, amateur and student entomologists as members.
- Entomological Society of New South Wales
- The Entomological Society of New South Wales Inc. welcomes all who have an interest in insects, whether young or old, amateur or professional. Members receive a monthly Circular outlining activities, and a copy of the Society’s journal, General and Applied Entomology.
- BELGIUM
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Entomological Society of Antwerp
- c/o Frans Janssens
Calluy Nachtegaallaan, 12 bus 12, B-2660, Hoboken, Belgium -
Flemish Entomological Society
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Society of Entomology in Flanders
- c/o W. De Prins (Secretary)
Vlaamse vereniging voor Entomologie, Diksmuidelaan 176, B-2600 Antwerpen, Belgium -
Society of Lepidopterologists in Belgium
- c/o Bart Vanholder
Rue Vautier 29, B-1040 Bruxelles, Belgium - BRAZIL
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Brazilian Entomological Society
- Sociedade Entomologica do Brasil, 13418-900 Piracicaba-SP-Brasil; Fax +55-194-33-0562
- CANADA
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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
- DENMARK
- Lepidopterological Society of Denmark Lepidopterological Society of
- ENGLAND
- British Butterfly Conservation
- P.O. 222, Dedham, Colchester, Essex, C07 6EY; Phone 01206 322 342
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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 -
Leicestershire Entomological Society
- c/o Dr. Ray Morris
142 Hinckley Road, Barwell, Leidestershire LE9 8DN, U.K. - ESTONIA
- Lepidopterological Society in Estland
- FINLAND
- Finnish Lepidopterologist Society
- Suomen Perhostutkijain Seura ry.
Lepidopterologiska Sallskapet i Finland rf
PL 17, FIN-00014 HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO - Suomen Perhostutkijain Seurary
- c/o Zoological Museum, Division of Entomology, P.O. Box 17, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
- FRANCE
- Les Lépidoptéristes de France
- GERMANY
- The European Lepidoptera Society
- Membership: c/o Dr. D. Agassiz (General Secretary)
Volpinistrasse 72, D-80638 Munchen, Germany - HONG KONG
- Hong Kong Lepidopteran Group
- ISRAEL
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Israeli Lepidopterists Society
- P.O. Box 3550, Ramat Gan, ISRAEL
A website will open soon - 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
- POLAND
- The Polish Entomological Sinfoiiciety
- SPAIN
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GELA Entomological Society of Spain
- G.E.L.A., Grupo Entomologico Lepidopteros Alicante, Pinto Gisbert, 62, 03005 Alicante, Spain
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Societat Catalana de Lepidopterologia
- Apartado 35049 Barcelona, Spain
- Spanish Lepidoptera
- SWEDEN
- Sweden Macrolepidoptera Homepage
- SWITZERLAND
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Entomologische Gesellschaft Basel
- Wolfgang Billen, President
Postfach 1310, CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland - TAIWAN
- Butterfly Conservation of R.O.C. (Taiwan)
- 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
- UNITED KINGDOM
- International Bee Research Association (IBRA)
- 18 North Road, Cardiff, CF1 3DY, UK; Phone +44 1-222-372409
- Butterfly Conservation of Britain
- Amateur Entomologists' Society
- The Amateur Entomologists' Society (AES) is one of the UK's leading organisations for people interested in insects. Entomology involves learning about insects and the environment.
- 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 -
The Lepidopterists' Society
- 1900 John Street, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266-2608
- Lorquin Entomological Society
- c/o Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA - 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 - Philateli Lepidopterists of America
- Dr. Charles V. Covell, Jr., Secretary, Department of Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292; 502-588-5942
- Society of Kentucky Lepidopterists
- 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
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Entomological Society of America
- Extensive resources for teachers, scientists, and the public. tel: 301-731-4535
- Maryland Butterfly Society (NABA - Checkerspot Chapter)
- Lisa Bierer-Garrett, P.O. Box 375, Upper Marlboro, MD 20773; 301-297-4575
- Washington Area Butterfly Club
- Serving the northern Virginia, District of Columbia, and Maryland area.
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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
- American Entomological Society
- 1900 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19013; 215-561-3978
- Southeast Pennsylvania NABA-SEPA
- 309 Lakeside Drive, Levittown, PA 19054
- Rhode Island Butterfly Society
- Dallas County Lepidopterist Society
- c/o Dallas Museum of Natural History
P.O. Box 150349, Dallas, TX 75314
Phone 214-421-3466 x232. - Tarrant County Butterfly Society
- c/o Larry Sweeney
2533 McCart, Fort Worth, TX 76110-2228
Phone 817-923-8474 - 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. - Northwest Lepidopterists' Society
- c/o Patti Ensor, Newsletter Editor, 4211 W. 17th, Kennewick, WA 99337
- Washington State Entomological Society
- c/o Dr. Richard Zack, FSHN Building
Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6382
Special thanks to Larry Sweeny for contributing much of the information on
this list. Larry asks that additions be emailed to him at
We ask your help in making this list as complete and accurate as possible. We would like to include information about these resources and others which should be included. And we need listings around the world. Also, if any of these resources have sites on the World Wide Web, we would like to provide links to those sites. Thank you.
