National Audubon Society Field Guide to Butterflies: North America

by National Audubon Society

Overview

The most comprehensive field guide available to North American butterflies—a must-have for any enthusiast's day pack or home library—from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers.

The National Audubon Society Field Guide to Butterflies is an easy-to-use, essential guide to all true butterflies, the most common skippers, and many migrants and strays. It features a durable vinyl biding, color plates visually arranged by shape and color, and thumb-tab silhouettes for quick and easy identification of butterflies in the field. The species account for each butterfly provides measurements, descriptions of each stage of the life cycle, and information on coloring or distinguishing markings, flight period, habitat, and range.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780394519142
Publisher:	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/12/1981
Series:	National Audubon Society Field Guides
Pages:	928
Sales rank:	42,866
Product dimensions:	7.58(w) x 11.02(h) x 1.33(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

The National Audubon Society is an environmental organization.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	11
	How to Use This Guide	31
Part I	Color Plates
	Key to the Color Plates	35
	Thumb Tab Guide	36
	Color Plates	45
	Eggs, Caterpillars, and Chrysalises	1
	White Butterflies	52
	Sulphurs	85
	Folded-winged Skippers	133
	Spread-winged Skippers	241
	Swallowtails	316
	Angled-winged Butterflies	361
	Hairstreaks and Elfins	382
	Blue Butterflies	463
	Copper Butterflies	511
	Metalmarks	541
	Checkered Butterflies	556
	Fritillaries and Orange Patterned Butterflies	592
	Boldly Patterned Butterflies	643
	Eyespot Patterned Butterflies	688
Part II	Text
	Swallowtails and Parnassians	321
	Whites and Sulphurs	350
	Gossamer Wings	400
	Metalmarks	518
	Snout Butterflies	534
	Brush-footed Butterflies	537
	Satyrs or Browns	662
	Milkweed Butterflies	711
	True Skippers	716
	Giant Skippers	846
Part III	Appendices
	Glossary	857
	Butterfly-Watching Tips	865
	How to Photograph Butterflies	869
	Picture Credits	873
	Host Plant Index	881
	Butterfly Index	901