[SEMCO] Butterflies Across Cape Cod with Mark Mello

[Teresa Izzo]

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE 
RELEASE 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
May 25, 
2016 
Teresa Izzo
   508-896-3867 ext. 137
tizzo at ccmnh.org

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents
  Butterflies Across Cape Cod
with
   Mark Mello


BREWSTER, MA ­The Cape Cod Museum of Natural 
History in Brewster is proud to present
Butterflies Across Cape Cod with Mark Mello, Monday, June 27, 2016 at 1pm.

Butterflies, with few exceptions, are tied to two 
resources: appropriate food for the caterpillars 
and reliable sources of nectar for the adults. 
Fields that are alive with the flowers of 
milkweeds, Queen Anne’s Lace, vetch and Alfalfa 
are magnets for some of our common and showiest 
butterflies such as Monarchs and Black 
Swallowtails. However, the less showy, but 
equally beautiful butterflies of Cape Cod’s 
barrens and wetlands also define the Cape’s 
character. These special places contain rare or 
habitat restricted species such as Frosted and 
Hoary Elfins, Bog Coppers and Edwards’ 
Hairstreaks. Often in these locations, these 
species are found in higher numbers than anywhere 
else in the coastal plain of New England, namely 
Plymouth, Cape Cod and the Islands. Rather than 
being devoid of butterflies, the Cape actually 
provides critical habitat for many.

Mark Mello, Research Director at the Lloyd Center 
for Environmental Studies in Dartmouth, MA since 
1999, will do a slide presentation on the Cape’s 
butterfly fauna, and discuss results of some of 
the long-term butterfly census data collected by 
the Lloyd Center since 1986. Time permitting and 
number of participants, will be taken into 
consideration for a short butterfly walk on the Museum property.


Free with Museum Admission

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Teresa Izzo
Program Coordinator
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Main St./Rte. 6A
Brewster, MA 02631
508-896-3867 x137
508-896-8844 - fax 
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