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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... chrysalis . When the adult is fully formed , the chrysalis ' skin splits open , permitting the butterfly to crawl out . It soon begins to pump fluids from its swollen body into its shrunken wings . This transformation from egg to adult ...
... chrysalis . When the adult is fully formed , the chrysalis ' skin splits open , permitting the butterfly to crawl out . It soon begins to pump fluids from its swollen body into its shrunken wings . This transformation from egg to adult ...
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... chrysalis variable : light , dark , or mottled but usually with some greenish stripes . Caterpillar has black head horns . Chrysalis bears 2 very long earlike projections . Host plants are dalechampias ( Dalechampia ) . Flight : 2 or ...
... chrysalis variable : light , dark , or mottled but usually with some greenish stripes . Caterpillar has black head horns . Chrysalis bears 2 very long earlike projections . Host plants are dalechampias ( Dalechampia ) . Flight : 2 or ...
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... Chrysalis has rust- colored thorax , cream - white head , and yellowish wing cases . Host plant in Missouri is a grass ( Uniola latifolia ) . Flight : 2 or more broods ; March - October in Texas , shorter period northward . Habitat ...
... Chrysalis has rust- colored thorax , cream - white head , and yellowish wing cases . Host plant in Missouri is a grass ( Uniola latifolia ) . Flight : 2 or more broods ; March - October in Texas , shorter period northward . Habitat ...
Contents
Introduction | 11 |
How to Use This Guide | 31 |
Thumb Tab Guide | 45 |
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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