National Audubon Society Field Guide to Butterflies: North AmericaThe 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. |
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... Roadside Skipper is 2 - toned violet and brown below . Life Cycle : Egg shiny white . Young caterpillar white ... roadside skippers , the Mottled Roadside Skipper can inhabit both urban and wild areas . Along with a few others of its ...
... Roadside Skipper is 2 - toned violet and brown below . Life Cycle : Egg shiny white . Young caterpillar white ... roadside skippers , the Mottled Roadside Skipper can inhabit both urban and wild areas . Along with a few others of its ...
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... Roadside Skipper dwells in arid draws and gullies . Yet in the northern parts of its territory , it climbs the mountain shoulders into moist , cool locations . The Orange - edged Roadside Skipper ( A. fimbriata ) flies in southeast ...
... Roadside Skipper dwells in arid draws and gullies . Yet in the northern parts of its territory , it climbs the mountain shoulders into moist , cool locations . The Orange - edged Roadside Skipper ( A. fimbriata ) flies in southeast ...
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North America Robert Michael Pyle, National Audubon Society. Riodinidae , 518 Roadside Rambler , 833 Roadside Skipper , 232 , 836 Arkansas , 834 Bell's , 199 , 837 Blue - dusted , 229 , 838 Bronze , 191 , 833 Carolina , 835 Cassus , 832 ...
North America Robert Michael Pyle, National Audubon Society. Riodinidae , 518 Roadside Rambler , 833 Roadside Skipper , 232 , 836 Arkansas , 834 Bell's , 199 , 837 Blue - dusted , 229 , 838 Bronze , 191 , 833 Carolina , 835 Cassus , 832 ...
Contents
Introduction | 11 |
How to Use This Guide | 31 |
Swallowtails and Parnassians | 321 |
Copyright | |
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Butterflies: North America National Audubon Society No preview available - 1981 |
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Butterflies: North America National Audubon Society No preview available - 1981 |
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