Daves Leps World
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:39 am
This is now the official thread about my butterfly and moth website I am creating. I will keep progress reports here. I will need to register my site location in May as server I am using is allowing regestering at odd times.
Here is all the superfamilies information pages we have (number): 68
Here is number of Sub family pages: End up being more than superfamily.
I just added a thumbnail index that is a good ID and links directly to the moth/butterfly page and superfamily and subfamily pages it belongs too.
On our section, Geographic locations we have information on all areas you'd find butterflies and moths:
There is a map of world on geographic locations page, you cick on an area, one of these:
Nearctic, Neotropical, Western Palearctic, Eastern Palearctic, Middle Eastern, oriental, Afrotropical and Australlisian and this will bring you to a page that has information on the different types of fauna and what basic types of butterfies/moths you'd expect to see there.
Here are all main sections:
Home Page = Home Page you see after entering site
News = News from the butterfly and moth world (either my breeding, sightings, website updates and info and other important related stuff goes here) Found on home page
About me = About me and my site
Photos = Families, Subfamilies and all photos we have and all information on butterflies and moths go here
Geographic locations = Different geographic locations and what to expect in each one
How to take good photos = A list of tips for taking good photos of butterflies and moths. Learned a lot from this site.
Sign Guestbook = Guestbook (May not come in finished website)
External Links = Important butterfly/moth related websites and pages.
Breeding with Caterpillars = From egg to adult and how to do it. The complete guide to breeding butterflies and moths and my won experience jotted down which include: Small Tortoiseshell, Map Butterfly and Large Copper breeding logs.
Moth traps = Information on ranges of moth traps and how to attract moths and where to do it.
Species identification = Identify a type of species and understand differences within each type = e.g. swallowtails, skippers, apollos, birdwings, hook-tips, burnets etc...
Seasons to find Moths and Butterflies = Based on U.K. and migrant times to find moths and butterflies. (based on 2005 recording of butterflies and most common moth you'd expect to see in U.K. flight times and migrant times)
Disclaimer = Rules for using and viewing content
Videos = linled within photo pages under specific butterflies and moths. Like the video I showed you here, most will be similar showing "behaviours" and if possible abberations and rarities and other important things related to them. Also I made a navigation video so you can see how to navigate this site.
Unusual butterflies and moths = Place where people can submit gyndomorph or abberation or other unusual image of butterfly or moth they find and I will make a page just for their images and a bit about them.
You cannot download vidoes, only stream them. I have said what bit rate, file size and resolution videos are. Mainly 640x480 full screen view and around anything from 1MB-30MB in filesize. (I try not to get higher than that) Thats why I use Windows Vista Movie Maker, saves in good quality wmv and simple to add simple stuff, what I want to videos.
Started this site in August and its still not finished. 8 or so months and still unfinished. Its a huge site. has 130 pages so far with around 50-60 still unwritten. (Do not worry, site is straight forward to navigate)
I will keep you posted.
P.S. thanks to Pete Eeles image from Farm Lator, I used part to create a cool website banner logo that should attract attention to site. I also have a bit of neat "unusual" javascript in site in form of a button.
Here is all the superfamilies information pages we have (number): 68
Here is number of Sub family pages: End up being more than superfamily.
I just added a thumbnail index that is a good ID and links directly to the moth/butterfly page and superfamily and subfamily pages it belongs too.
On our section, Geographic locations we have information on all areas you'd find butterflies and moths:
There is a map of world on geographic locations page, you cick on an area, one of these:
Nearctic, Neotropical, Western Palearctic, Eastern Palearctic, Middle Eastern, oriental, Afrotropical and Australlisian and this will bring you to a page that has information on the different types of fauna and what basic types of butterfies/moths you'd expect to see there.
Here are all main sections:
Home Page = Home Page you see after entering site
News = News from the butterfly and moth world (either my breeding, sightings, website updates and info and other important related stuff goes here) Found on home page
About me = About me and my site
Photos = Families, Subfamilies and all photos we have and all information on butterflies and moths go here
Geographic locations = Different geographic locations and what to expect in each one
How to take good photos = A list of tips for taking good photos of butterflies and moths. Learned a lot from this site.
Sign Guestbook = Guestbook (May not come in finished website)
External Links = Important butterfly/moth related websites and pages.
Breeding with Caterpillars = From egg to adult and how to do it. The complete guide to breeding butterflies and moths and my won experience jotted down which include: Small Tortoiseshell, Map Butterfly and Large Copper breeding logs.
Moth traps = Information on ranges of moth traps and how to attract moths and where to do it.
Species identification = Identify a type of species and understand differences within each type = e.g. swallowtails, skippers, apollos, birdwings, hook-tips, burnets etc...
Seasons to find Moths and Butterflies = Based on U.K. and migrant times to find moths and butterflies. (based on 2005 recording of butterflies and most common moth you'd expect to see in U.K. flight times and migrant times)
Disclaimer = Rules for using and viewing content
Videos = linled within photo pages under specific butterflies and moths. Like the video I showed you here, most will be similar showing "behaviours" and if possible abberations and rarities and other important things related to them. Also I made a navigation video so you can see how to navigate this site.
Unusual butterflies and moths = Place where people can submit gyndomorph or abberation or other unusual image of butterfly or moth they find and I will make a page just for their images and a bit about them.
You cannot download vidoes, only stream them. I have said what bit rate, file size and resolution videos are. Mainly 640x480 full screen view and around anything from 1MB-30MB in filesize. (I try not to get higher than that) Thats why I use Windows Vista Movie Maker, saves in good quality wmv and simple to add simple stuff, what I want to videos.
Started this site in August and its still not finished. 8 or so months and still unfinished. Its a huge site. has 130 pages so far with around 50-60 still unwritten. (Do not worry, site is straight forward to navigate)
I will keep you posted.
P.S. thanks to Pete Eeles image from Farm Lator, I used part to create a cool website banner logo that should attract attention to site. I also have a bit of neat "unusual" javascript in site in form of a button.