The Life Cycles of Butterflies: From Egg to Maturity, a Visual Guide to 23 Common Garden Butterflies

by Judy Burris, Wayne Richards

Overview

This stunning photographic guide will have butterfly enthusiasts of all ages aflutter. Judy Burris and Wayne Richards include more than 400 full-color, up-close images that present the life cycles of 23 common North American butterflies in amazing detail. Watch caterpillars hatch from eggs, eat and grow, form into chrysalides, emerge as colorful butterflies, and fly through the air. You’ll also learn which plants butterflies avoid and which native species they’re attracted to, so you can create your own backyard butterfly haven. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580176170
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	04/01/2006
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	299,441
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.75(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	IG1080L (what's this?)

About the Author

Judy Burris is the co-author of The Secret Lives of Backyard Bugs and The Life Cycles of Butterflies. She and her brother and co-author, Wayne Richards, have spent many years observing, raising, and photographing the amazing lives of insects in their own backyards in Erlanger, Kentucky.

Judy Burris and Wayne Richards, a brother-sister author team, have been intrigued with butterflies since they were children. They have spent many years observing, raising, and photographing these miraculous creatures. Judy and Wayne live in Erlanger, Kentucky.

Table of Contents

Preface

 

1 The Butterfly from Start to Finish

How a Butterfly Lays Its Eggs * How a Caterpillar Grows * How a Chrysalis Is Formed * Continuing the Cycle

 

2 Butterfly Life Cycles

Eastern Black Swallowtail * Giant Swallowtail * Pipevine Swallowtail * Spicebush Swallowtail * Tiger Swallowtail * Zebra Swallowtail * Gulf Fritillary * Variegated Fritillary * Zebra Longwing * Question Mark * Eastern Comma * Common Buckeye * American Lady * Painted Lady * Red Admiral * Silvery Checkerspot * Red-spotted Purple * Viceroy * Monarch * Queen * Cabbage White * Clouded Sulphur * Pearl Crescent

 

3 Butterfly Habitat Gardening

Host Plants * Our Top Nectar Flowers

 

4 Other Garden Visitors

Assorted Butterflies * Assorted Skippers

 

Glossary

References

Easy Comparison Guides: Eggs, Caterpillars, Chrysalises

Acknowledgments

Index

Editorial Reviews

The dazzling, close-up photos and compelling writing make this easily accessible to young readers…”
—Cecilia Goodnow, San Antonio Express-News

From the Publisher

The dazzling, close-up photos and compelling writing make this easily accessible to young readers…”
—Cecilia Goodnow, San Antonio Express-News

San Antonio Express-News - Cecilia Goodnow

A well-written and well-photographed text about how butterflies become beneficial insects.”—Kathy Huber, Houston Chronicle

Houston Chronicle - Kathy Huber

"…a remarkable visual resource and guidebook for butterfly lovers of all ages."— Ethel Fried, Manchester (Conn.) Journal Inquirer, Sept. 30, 2006

Manchester (CT) Journal Inquirer - Ethel Fried

The dazzling, close-up photos and compelling writing make this easily accessible to young readers…”
—Cecilia Goodnow, San Antonio Express-News
— Cecilia Goodnow

San Antonio Express-News

A well-written and well-photographed text about how butterflies become beneficial insects.”—Kathy Huber, Houston Chronicle
— Kathy Huber

Houston Chronicle

"…a remarkable visual resource and guidebook for butterfly lovers of all ages."— Ethel Fried, Manchester (Conn.) Journal Inquirer, Sept. 30, 2006
— Ethel Fried

Manchester (CT) Journal Inquirer