The wheel offers interesting facts about butterflies, skippers and moths and names the 12 Texas butterfly families and the number of species in each that call our state home. The wheel was created to have a dual purpose, said Diane Bowen, Extension communications specialist and one of the creators of the wheel. We wanted to make it portable, water and dirt resistant so you could go out to the garden and if you saw a butterfly, you could take it out and say, 'it's a black or tiger swallowtail,' and look at the wheel and see if it matches. To order a copy, send a check or money order payable to Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Distribution and Supply, P.O. Box 1209, Bryan, Texas 77806. Our first edition sold out in four months and our second edition sold out in two months, and now we are on our third edition.
People just find it a fun and useful way to learn about butterflies.