Have you ever been stumped on what to buy for that special someone? Are you tired of just sending flowers? Have you been racking your brain trying to think of something special to send to them? Consider sending butterflies. Butterflies, the flying flowers. The idea of sending someone butterflies for their birthday or for an anniversary is relatively a new idea. Those who are familiar with butterflies for releases have heard of brides releasing them at weddings. Some may have even heard of them being released at funerals or memorial. If you have been one of the lucky ones to have been present at a wedding when butterflies have been released, if you could tear you eyes from the butterflies long enough to look around while the butterflies were released, you would have seen all of the smiles on everyones faces as they watched the butterflies be released.

You can order a dozen or two butterflies for them to be released or you can order butterfly kits and let that special someone experience the miracle of the butterfly right before their eyes.

Their are 9 types of butterflies that are allowed to be shipped across most state lines are Monarchs, Black Swallowtails, Giant Swallowtails, Painted Ladies, American Painted Ladies, Mourning Cloaks, Red Admirals, Zebra Longwings, and Gulf Fritillaries.

Monarchs Monarchs are the most popular butterfly used for releases. They probably are the most recognized butterfly also. You will find that most farmers raise this type. It is a lovely butterfly with its vivid orange and black markings. It is more expensive than the Painted Lady, but it is a larger butterfly with a wing span of 3 3/8 to 4 7/8, and makes for a lovely release. Dont let the price scare you from ordering these butterflies. You will definitely not regret it.

Painted Ladies Painted Ladies are probably the second most popular butterfly for releases. Its colors are an orange-brown, with black markings along with some white markings on its upper wings. They are not as expensive as the Monarch. They also are a smaller butterfly, with a wing span of 2 2 7/8 inches. They do work well in displays because of their size and they seem to be happy in smaller areas.

Black Swallowtails - Black Swallowtails are a beautiful butterfly. They have a wing span of about 3 4 . They are mostly black with males having a yellow band near the edge of their wings. Females have a row of yellow spots and a iridescent blue band. They have tails that can be easily broken. Also, if handled too much, their color does come off. These are raised by more butterfly farmers, but still not by a majority of them. You may be able to use these in a mixed release.

American Painted Lady The American Painted Lady looks very similar to the Painted Lady. It has less white markings on its upper wings. Not as many farmers raise this type though, and you may have a harder time finding it.

Mourning Cloak The Mourning Cloak appears to be a black butterfly, but is actually a dark maroon with whitish border and violet-blue row of spots on its lower wings. It has a wing span of about 2 to 4. This is a lovely butterfly, but caution needs to be taken when doing releases with this butterfly. They like to play dead when touched and may not be the most suitable for releases. They may work better for displays. This butterfly is not raised by many butterfly farmers.

Red Admirals - The Red Admiral is a cheerful looking butterfly. It is black with a reddish orange band along the bottom wings and also has a band midway. There are white spots near the apex of the wing. It varies in size, anywhere from 1 inch to 3 inch wing span. Again, this butterfly is not raised by all farmers.

Zebra Longwings Zebra Longwings are a medium sized butterfly. They have a 2 4 inch wings span. They are mostly black with yellow stripes that run from wing tip to wing tip. The underside of the wings are striped the same as the upper side of the wings. The Zebra Longwing tends to hover in flight, slowly and gracefully moving from flower to flower. These are raised and released only in the southern states.

Giant Swallowtails The Giant Swallowtail is a large butterfly with a wing span of 5 inches or longer. It is brownish black with yellow stripes. Its underside is yellow with brownish black. They have tails like the Black Swallowtail butterfly. These can be easily broken. This does not hurt the butterflys ability to fly. Since they rest with their wings open, they look lovely in displays.

Gulf Fritillary - The Gulf Fritillary is a medium size butterfly, with a wing span of 2 to 3 3/4 wing span. It is an orange butterfly with black specks on its wings. The undersides of all wings are silver and orange. The silver glistens in the sunlight. The Gulf Fritillary flies quickly from flower to flower, taking a long time to stop and drink from each bloom. These are raised by a few farmers, but not many.

No matter which butterfly you send, you are sure to bring a smile to their face and giving them a gift that they will always remember.

Jodi Hopper is the owner and operator of Wish Upon A Butterfly. Jodi Hopper raises butterflies for release at weddings, parties, anniversaries, and other types of events or celebrations. Jodi specializes in raising quality Monarchs and Painted Ladies for releases. The butterfly farm is open for tours in the summer. She also carries the Butterfly Wish Bouquet along with a line of terrariums for butterfly displays.

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