Peterson First Guide to Insects of North AmericaA simplified version of the full-sized field guides makes it easy and fun to get started in the field. Peterson First Guides are the first books the beginning naturalist needs. Condensed versions of the famous Peterson Field Guides, the First Guides focus on the animals, plants, and other natural things you are most likely to see. They make it fun to get into the field and easy to progress to the full-fledged Peterson Guides. |
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abdomen adults animals antlions ants aphids aquatic bite body brightly colored bristle-like brown BRUSH-FOOTED BUTTERFLIES butterflies and moths caddisflies caterpillars cicadas cies cockroaches cocoon common Crickets cuckoo wasps DAMSELFLIES DARKLING BEETLE DOBSONFLIES dragonflies Earwigs feed on plants females Field Guide fleas flies flowers fly larvae froghoppers fruit gall grasshoppers green habitats hairy hatch Honey Bees hoppers House Flies inch long jaws LACEWINGS larvae larvae feed lay their eggs leaf leaves legs lice live long antennae mainly males Mantids mating mayflies metamorphosis MILKWEED nectar nest North American species nymphs ovipositor pairs of wings parasites patterned plant juices pollen POTTER WASP prey pronotum pupa pupate queen resemble rove beetles sawflies SCALE INSECTS scavengers serious pests SKIPPERS small to medium-sized snout soft-bodied spiders sting stoneflies surface SWALLOWTAILS tails termites Thrips TIGER MOTH tiny tles trees typically usually water striders wing covers wingless wood yellow