Butterfly botanists

This film shows students the life process of a typical butterfly, the monarch butterfly, stressing the dependence of the larvae on plant food, the stages of development of the various species and their methods of hibernating and, finally, the economic importance of all butterflies. Suitable for primary and lower secondary levels.

How to watch

This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved reseachers to view onsite at ACMI.

Learn more about accessing our collection

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

production company

Coronet Instructional Films

Duration

00:10:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1947

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013978

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Adaptation - Biology - Juvenile films

Animals & Wildlife → Beneficial insects

Animals & Wildlife → Butterflies

Animals & Wildlife → Insects - Behavior

Animals & Wildlife → Insects - Metamorphosis

Animals & Wildlife → Nature study

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 12+

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Adaptation - Biology - Juvenile films

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/76176--butterfly-botanists/ |title=Butterfly botanists |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=22 March 2023 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}

United States, 1947

Please note