Nebraska’s Big Butterfly Count

Nebraska Big Butterfly Count is a community-science project designed to determine the diversity of butterflies in Nebraska. Participants choose the location they would like to survey. Surveys should be completed a minimum of once a month from May through September. The results are recorded and entered into a database. The information collected is used to establish baseline data of the diversity of butterflies in the state, distribution of species, and help inform butterfly-related conservation.

You must attend a butterfly count training to participate in this project. Check out our Outdoor Calendar for upcoming training events or contact jamie.bachmann@nebraska.gov

Get involved

By registering your count location and submitting information about what you saw each time you survey, you are making a difference to our knowledge of butterflies in Nebraska. Use the buttons below to register your count site or to enter count data.