Next Events Saturday, June 30, 2018   9:00 am  FIELD TRIP Furnace Hills Fourth of July Butterfly Count. We will mount an intensive effort to find as many butterfly species as possible in the Brickerville Hills, Middlecreek State Game lands and Northern Lancaster County floodplains. This is part of the North American Butterfly Association’s Fourth of July Butterfly Count program and requires a nominal participation fee. Meet at 9:00 AM at the Riparian Park along PA-772 and Clay Road, about 1.4 mile East of the Lititz square. Compiler is Fred Habegger (Weather/cancelation info. 717-859-2521). Monday,  July 2, 2018  7:00 pm    At the North Museum "Pollination: It's a Complicated Relationship between Plants and Animals!" by member Mike Slater. Mike is the author of the Outside column of the Berks Country insert in the Wednesday Reading Eagle.   Dates for 2018 Dates with known programs are in bold. March 5 April 2 May 7 June 4 July 2 August 6 September 10 October 1 *** Butterfly sightings by year & month *** The 31 butterfly species seen in Lancaster County in 2018. (June 15, May 25, April 5, March 2, February 1 species) Most recent first sightings: --- Variegated Fritillary, Little Wood Satyr, Summer Azure, Gray Hairstreak, Tawny Emperor, Least Skipper, Sachem, Painted Lady, Hobomok Skipper. (Updated June 11, 2018) You can help with the 2018 sightings list. For information visit the 2018 page to see what has been reported and where you can send your sightings data.

The regular meetings of the Lancaster Butterfly &  Entomological Club are held on the first Monday of every month from March through October (except the September meeting which is on the second Monday).

Meeting Location: Kinsey room on the second floor of the North Museum of Natural History & Science, at the corner of College Avenue and Buchanan Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The meetings run from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M.

Everyone is invited to the meetings, which are free to all. Please use the Main entrance (a change from past practice) and bring a friend.

The purpose of the club is to study butterflies and insects and to share that information at our meetings. Catch the enthusiasm and attend our lively club meetings. Most meetings include a lecture, discussion, and show-and-tell of books, bugs, host plants, or photos. Members and friends are invited to field trips and Fourth of July Butterfly Counts in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania throughout the season. Counts are part of the North American Butterfly Association's Fourth of July Butterfly Count program and require a nominal participation fee by NABA. Learn what can be found in this area and meet other enthusiasts.

Membership Information: If you wish to join the club, annual dues are $15 (starting 2018) per household, payable at club meetings or by mail. Lancaster Butterfly and Entomological Club, Jan Schaefer, 154 Pinetown Rd, Leola, PA 17540. Jan Schaefer at 

Friday   June 23, 2018
Locally there will be a Moth Night at Nolde Forest on June 23, 2018 with the Mengel Natural History Society and the Baird Ornithological Club hosting.