Wings of Change is spreading the word about the importance of butterflies and pollinators worldwide. We educate the community about how butterflies affect everything, including fire safety, drought tolerance, and our health.
In Fallbrook and surrounding areas, we’re on a mission to make bee removal affordable. We’re Wings of Change, a Fallbrook nonprofit buzzing with a passion for butterflies and pollinators. Fallbrook is home to honey bees, one of our many important pollinators. We’re all about loving bugs, plants, our planet, and our neighbors. Looking for a […]
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Butterfly of the Month May 2024 Written by Madeline Simon and Stephanie Holbrook Let’s talk about Painted Lady butterflies, nature’s nomads. Unlike most migratory species, these butterflies don’t have a ‘season’ for their travels. Some scientists speculate that heavy weather events like El Niño could be directing their movements, as it might affect the availability
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Save Our Endangered Butterflies Celebrate Earth Day in a big way with our exclusive buy-one-get-one-free membership offer. Enjoy up to a 20% discount on your purchase upon membership enrollment. Members are entitled to receive our featured “Seed of the Month” along with comprehensive planting guidelines and can avail themselves of up to a 20% discount
Variable Checkerspot a Gem of Your Garden​ Written by Seth Mueller and Stephanie Holbrook The Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) measures about 1.5″ – 2″ and is commonly found in California, Arizona, and along the periphery of New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Washington or even Southernmost Canada, and Alaska. These beautiful creatures rely on leaf litter during
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Get ready to be a local superhero! By joining this initiative, you’ll be inviting butterflies, boosting biodiversity, cleaning up the air, and even giving carbon a run for its money! Let’s encourage life’s dance of diverse beings and be the Wings of Change together. Thank you Tree Rebate Program through SDG&E 2024. Program Details: The
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These butterflies inhabit a variety of habitats, including deserts, warm or arid lowlands, and roadsides. The Funereal Duskywing butterfly (Erynnis funeralis) is commonly found in Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. However, they can also be found as far north as northern Illinois, northeast Nebraska, Alabama, and central Colorado on occasion. Additionally, sightings have
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“Wings of Change” organization educates the community about the significant role of butterflies in various aspects, including fire safety, drought tolerance, and health. Their butterfly of the month is the Common Buckeye Butterfly (Junonia coenia). They migrate thousands of miles using cues like the sun and magnetic fields. These butterflies have distinctive looks, and they rely on certain plants like False Foxglove, Monkey Flower, and Yellow Toadflax for survival. They’re known for migrating to the Southern U.S. and Mexico to escape colder months, showcasing their phenomenal adaptation abilities.
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Butterfly of the Month November 2023 Southern Dogface Butterfly (Zerene cesonia) is a beautiful species of butterfly found in the southern regions of the United States, mainly in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. It is known for its striking yellow and black wing pattern, which resembles a dog’s face. It is also the state butterfly
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