Susan C. Dunlap, Painter & Photographer
susan c dunlap (at) hotmail (dot) com
  • Paintings in Oil: New Work 2019-2020
  • Sculpture: The Great Spirit Path 1980-1985
  • Paintings in Oil: Abstracts with Contemporary & Ancient Chinese Characters. 2011-2014
  • Paintings in Oil: Luminous Old Master Abstracts. 1996-2010
  • Paintings in Oil: Clay Face Series. Late 1990's
  • Paintings in Oil: About Loss. Mid 1990's
  • Paintings in Oil: Floral Series. Early 1990's
  • Paintings in Watercolor: Contemporary Chinese Characters. 2010
  • Paintings in Watercolor: Invertebrate Series. Based on the work of Haeckel and the 1872 HMS Challenger expedition . Mid-Late 1980's
  • Paintings in Watercolor: Fantasy Series. Early 1980's
  • Photographs: Clay Face Series. 1995 - 2016
  • Butterflies in Mind: Asclepias
  • Butterflies in Mind: Monarch
  • Butterflies in Mind: Perennials
  • Butterflies in Mind: Zinnia
  • Monarch Nectar Plants (sample)
  • Insect's View of Nectar Plants: General Collection
  • Insect's View of Nectar Plants: Specie specific
    • Asclepias
    • Aster
    • Bidens
    • Buddleja
    • Ceanothus
    • Cirsium
    • Echinacea
    • Salvia
    • Eriogonum
    • Gaillardia
    • Lantana
    • Tagetes
    • Taraxacum
    • Trifolium
    • Verbena
    • Zinnia
  • Apical Images: Sample from Aerulean Software & Issued U.S. Patents
  • Apical Images: herbaceous plants
    • Arctostaphylos
    • Artemesia, Erigeron, Lavandula, Viburnum
    • Buxus
    • Ceanothus
    • Cistus
    • Cotoneaster
    • Euphorbia
    • Geranium
    • Rhododendron
    • Salvia
  • Apical images: Cactaceae
    • Acanthocalycium
    • Ariocarpus
    • Astrophytum
    • Austrocylindropuntia
    • Aztekium
    • Cleistocactus
    • Coryphantha
    • Ferocactus
  • Thoreau Center Exhibit 2015
  • Testimonials
  • CV
  • Contact

Butterflies in Mind - Perennials 
For sale on iBook

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Purchasing these iBooks helps fund updates to the searchable butterfly plant data at www.findplants.net

Butterflies in Mind — four volumes available:
by Susan C. Dunlap 
Founder & CEO of Aerulean Plant Identification Systems, Inc.
Holder of two issued US Patents in Plant Identification & Selection
www.findplants.net

Butterflies in Mind — Perennials
A 500 page complete guide to all perennials that appeal to all US butterflies reflects a four-year study of butterfly activity overlaid with a 14 year study of plants. Contains a complete list of perennials correlated with the adult butterfly species they attract. Fully illustrated and indexed. 512 pages, 38,900 words.

Butterflies in Mind — Monarch
A guide to perennial nectar plants that are known to attract & feed adult Danaus plexippus. Select from over 40 genera. A compilation of original & historical data that is abundantly illustrated. 94 pages, 8,800 words.

Butterflies in Mind — Asclepias
A book focused on the Monarch butterfly’s host plant. It contains a story about nectar gardening, a list of all butterflies that feed on Milkweed, information about all US cultivated and native Milkweed, and detailed botanical macro images illustrating the structure of the blossom. 50 pages, 5,000 words.

Butterflies in Mind — Zinnia
Contains intimate macro images illustrating the butterfly’s view of the world — images botanically detailed and described. Contains details about cultivated Zinnia species and a complete list of adult butterfly species attracted to them for their nectar.  50 pages, 1400 words.


This book, Butterflies in Mind -- Perennials, that exceeds 500 pages on some readers, is a definitive guide to perennial nectar plants preferred by US butterflies. It empowers you to feed, attract, support (and help identify) nectar-feeding butterflies that reside in the US. Each plant entry includes basic information about its native status, its availability in the market-place, and regional information, that is followed by a list of butterflies known to feed on that plant. More than four years in the making, this book correlates more than 600 nectar feeding butterflies with over 3700 perennial plants that they prefer. In all, it references more than 200 genera. It contains original data, a generous number of plant images, and includes a fully cross-referenced index. It is a novel resource that you very well may reference for years to come. Future editions are in the works.    Happy planting!  Susan

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