A Field Guide to Western Butterflies

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1998 - Nature - 540 pages
This all-new edition includes more than 590 species, illustrated in lifelike positions on beautiful new color plates. With descriptions of all the butterflies that occur west of the 100th meridian in the United States and Canada, this guide has accurate information on ranges, habitats, flight seasons, food plants, and more. Brand-new color range maps and more than 100 color photographs accompany the species descriptions. Paul Opler is the author of several books, including the Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies. He is a professor and senior research scientist at Colorado State University and a vice president of the North American Butterfly Association. Amy Bartlett Wright wrote and illustrated the Peterson First Guide to Caterpillars and illustrated the Peterson First Guide to Butterflies and Moths.
 

Contents

How to Use This Book I
1
How to Study Butterflies
14
Butterfly Gardening
20
Butterfly Distribution
27
LIST OF PLATES
34
Sulphurs
52
Sulphurs
54
Sulphurs
56
Checkerspots and Patches
84
Checkerspots Crescents and Elf
86
Crescents and Checkerspots
88
Anglewings Tortoiseshells and Ladies
90
Brushfoots and Admirals
92
Admirals Leafwings and Emperors
94
Morpho and Satyrs
96
Satyrs
98

Sulphurs and Yellows
58
Harvesters and Coppers
60
Coppers and Hairstreaks
62
Hairstreaks
64
Hairstreaks
66
Hairstreaks
68
Blues
70
Blues
72
Blues
74
Metalmarks and Snout
76
Heliconians including Fritillaries
78
Fritillaries
80
Lesser Fritillaries
82
Arctics and Royalty
100
Dull Firetip and Spreadwing Skippers
102
Spreadwing Skippers
104
Spreadwing Skippers
106
Spreadwing Skippers
108
Spreadwing Skippers
110
Skipperlings and Grass Skippers
112
Grass Skippers
114
Grass Skippers
116
Grass Skippers
118
GiantSkippers
120
SUPERFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEA
125
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Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars. These editions include updated material by Michael O'Brien, Paul Lehman, Bill Thompson III, Michael DiGiorgio, Larry Rosche, and Jeffrey A. Gordon.

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