diversity naturalist flashguides butterflies

books:

Butterflies (Peterson FlashGuides (TM))
Paul A. Opler, Amy Bartlett Wright

Houghton Mifflin, 1997

More than 100 species--all the butterflies most commonly seen across the United States and Canada. Peterson FlashGuides are the most compact and convenient field guides ever made: slim as road maps and ideal for hikers, bikers, canoeists, or anyone who wants to travel light.

Peterson First Guide to Caterpillars of North America (First Guide)

17 reviews
Amy Bartlett Wright

Topeka Bindery, 1998

Great resource!
Many of my students & kids at the nature center where I volunteer find caterpillars and want to know what kind they are. We also often keep caterpillars in our butterfly keeper and need to know what to feed the little wigglers. This book has the answers we need. The pictures are clear, it is easy to read and it is very complete-we have been able to find every specimen we have looked up. I ...

The Diversity of Life (Penguin Press Science)

36 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

Penguin Books Ltd, 2001

A Good Introduction to the Tapestry Of Life
This is a very eye-opening book which shows how important the diversity of life forms is to all of us. It demonstrates how even when we think we are conserving nature by setting aside small areas to remain undeveloped, we are still dooming many species of life to extinction. With the loss of some species, others are threated and in the end, all of us are threatened. I would recommend this ...

Young Naturalist Guide to Butterflies

1 review
Jonathan P. Latimer, Karen Stray Nolting

Sandpiper, 2000

A superb guide to the world of butterflies
"Butterflies," a field guide co-authored by Jonathan P. Latimer and Karen Stray Nolting, is a beautiful and informative guide to this fascinating family of insects. A well-written introduction gives basic information about butterfly anatomy, the butterfly life cycle, and other relevant matters. But the main body of the book consists of individual profiles of many major species of butterfly. Each ...

A Field Guide to Western Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides (R))

3 reviews
Paul A. Opler

Houghton Mifflin, 1999

A Must-Have for Lepsters!
In the first part of this excellent field guide, families of butterflies are presented together on color plates, ably illustrated by Amy Bartlett Wright. This allows the reader to compare similar looking species--a must with hard-to-differentiate groups like the Blues, where minute differences mean the difference between one genus and another. The illustrations are cross-referenced to fuller ...

Peterson First Guide to Butterflies and Moths (Peterson First Guides (R))

8 reviews
Paul A. Opler

Houghton Mifflin, 1998

Very nice small book
I like this butterfly book because it is very covenient to carry with me. It is also very full of information.

Young Naturalist Guide to Caterpillars
Jonathan Latimer, Karen Stray Nolting, ...

Houghton Mifflin, 2000

This new series is based on the Peterson Identification System, which uses life-like illustrations to help young naturalists make accurate identifications. The design of each book is straightforward, simple, friendly, and easy to use -- ensuring the success of beginners. Each of the four new titles in the series (SONGBIRDS, WILDFLOWERS, CATERPILLARS, and BUTTERFLIES) features vibrant color photographs of North American plants, birds, and insects ...