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How to spot butterflies

Shows a variety of butterfly species and describes techniques for observing them in the wild
Print Book, English, ©1999
Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, ©1999
160 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
9780395892756, 0395892759
39981867
Acknowledgments7(1)
Foreword8(1)
Preface9(3)
PART ONE: An Introduction to Butterfly Watching12(107)
BUTTERFLY BASICS
12(26)
Why Watch Butterflies?
15(2)
Butterfly Biology
17(8)
Butterflies and Botany
25(3)
Butterfly Ecology
28(3)
Butterfly Behavior
31(4)
Migration
35(3)
EQUIPMENT
38(6)
Photographing Butterflies
41(3)
FINDING BUTTERFLIES
44(22)
Where to Search for Butterflies
48(2)
Search Techniques
50(2)
Search for Unsavory Delights
52(3)
Canvassing for Caterpillars
55(4)
Butterfly Identification
59(3)
Lists and Record Keeping
62(1)
Learn from the Experts
63(2)
Butterfly Watching Group Etiquette
65(1)
THROUGH THE SEASONS
66(12)
The First Butterflies of Spring
69(1)
Peak Season: Early Summer
70(1)
The Dog Days of Summer
71(1)
Autumn: Migration
72(2)
The Last Butterfly of the Season
74(2)
Winter Doldrums
76(2)
AROUND THE COUNTRY
78(16)
The Far North
82(3)
The West
85(4)
The Eastern Forest
89(2)
Midwestern Prairies
91(2)
Urban Butterflying
93(1)
GARDENING FOR BUTTERFLIES
94(14)
Cardinal Rules of Plant Selection
99(1)
Complement Gardens with Unsavory Delights
100(1)
Maintaining Gardens
101(2)
Create a Safe Hibernation Spot
103(1)
Consider a Meadow
103(1)
Keep a Diary
104(1)
How Quickly Can You Expect Results?
105(3)
BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION
108(11)
Threats to Butterflies
112(7)
PART TWO: Butterflies of North America119(28)
Swallowtails
119(2)
Whites and Sulphurs
121(1)
Coppers, Hairstreaks, and Blues
122(4)
Brush-footed Butterflies
126(4)
Satyrs
130(1)
The Monarch and Other Milkweed Butterflies
131(10)
Skippers
141(2)
Other Butterflies
143(4)
Further Information147(7)
Index154
All common names used for butterflies are in accordance with the North American Butterfly Association's Checklist & English Names of North American Butterflies (1995).