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Butterflies as hobby

  • 1Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)

    Introducing butterflies as hobby

    January 2, 2014

    Starting with butterflies as hobby is easy and simple. Start by taking a walk outside and spot some of these beautiful creatures. Enjoy adult butterfliesContinue Reading

The caterpillar quest

  • Caterpillar of the Privet hawk-moth

    Half-success with Sphinx ligustry

    July 22, 2016

About the playbook

The Butterfly Playbook is a project dedicated to sharing knowledge, experience, tips and tricks for getting started with butterflies as a hobby.

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Featured posts

  • The ever-challenging Purple hairstreak
  • The First Apatura Caterpillar
  • How to find eggs of the Orange Tip

Butterfly moments

  • Purple emperor after hatching

    Busy days

    July 31, 2016

Featured sighting

  • Purple Hairstreak

    The Purple Hairstreak

    August 16, 2014

Family fun

  • Caterpillar of the Elephant Hawk-moth

    Spotting Hawk-moth caterpillars

    January 5, 2016

The butterfly garden

  • 1Mourning Cloak soaking at the butterfly bar

    Garden attraction

    August 2, 2014

Latest post

  • Large white butterflies after hatching

    Migrant mastering winter

    September 25, 2016

    People say the Large white (Pieris brassicae) can’t normally survive the cold winters in Finland. Commonly, the butterflies migrate north in late summer and potentiallyContinue Reading

Season highlights

  • Caterpillar of the Purple Emperor

    Nailed season target

    September 17, 2016
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