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The butterflies of North America : a natural history and field guide

documentary heritage
  • Description

    Explores the biology and ecology of butterflies; provides tools for the identification of the major butterfly groups in all life stages; and features descriptions of every recognized species of butterfly that is native to or strays into North America.

  • Place
  • Other Id

    QL548 SCO (Library of Congress Call Number)

    90346 (Cat ID)

    90170 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    The butterflies of North America : a natural history and field guide
  • Primary Maker
  • Contributor/Publisher
    Stanford University Press
  • Place
  • Date
    1986
  • Physical Description

    xii, 583 pages, 64 pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm.

  • ISBN/ISSN
    0804712050
  • Language
    English
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Related Object Notes
    Shannon, Raymond Thomas. Papers. MS-2010-25
  • Content
    Biology and ecology -- Identification of eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults -- The Adults -- Superfamily Papilionoidea: scudders -- Family Papilionoidea: swallowtails -- Family Pieridae: whites and sulfurs -- Family Nymphalidae: brush-footed butterflies -- Family Libytheidae: snout butterflies -- Family Lycaenidae: little butterflies -- Superfamily Hesperioidea -- Family Hesperioidea: skippers -- Appendixes A: Remote-island butterflies -- B: Studying butterflies -- Reference matter.
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Butterflies--North America--Identification; Insects--North America--Identification]

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-523) and index.

  • Collection Type
    General Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    15 Dec 2023
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