Pyle, Robert Michael.

The Audubon Society field guide to North American butterflies / Robert Michael Pyle ; visual key by Carol Nehring and Jane Opper. - A Chanticleer Press ed. - New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c1981. - 916 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm. - Audubon Society field guide series .

Includes indexes.

Thumb Tab Guide --
Eggs, Caterpillars, and Chrysalises --
White Butterflies --
Sulphurs --
Folded-winged Skippers --
Spread-winged Skippers --
Swallowtails --
Angled-winged Butterflies --
Hairstreaks and Elfins --
Blue Butterflies --
Copper Butterflies --
Metalmarks --
Checkered Butterflies --
Fritillaries and Orange Patterned Butterflies --
Boldly Patterned Butterflies --
Eyespot Patterned Butterflies --
Text --
Swallowtails and Parnassians --
Whites and Sulphurs --
Gossamer Wings --
Metalmarks --
Snout Butterflies --
Brush-footed Butterflies --
Satyrs or Browns --
Milkweed Butterflies --
True Skippers --
Giant Skippers --
Butterfly-Watching Tips --
How to Photograph Butterflies.

Describes the habitat, behavior, range, and developmental stages of native butterflies, native skippers, and migrating tropical butterflies.

0394519140 (pbk.) 9780394519142 (pbk.)


Butterflies--Identification.--North America
Insects--Identification.
Insects--Identification.--North America
Mariposas--Identificación.--América del Norte
Insectos--Identificación.-- América del Norte

QL 548 / P996n 1981

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