Books : Caterpillars in the Field and Garden: A Field Guide to the Butterfly Caterpillars of North America (Field Guide)
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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 595.78139097
EAN num: 9780195149876
ISBN number: 0195149874
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 240
Printing Date: June 02, 2005
Publishing house: Oxford University Press, USA
Sale Popularity Level: 86663
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
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Jeffrey Glassberg's acclaimed Butterflies through Binoculars guides have revolutionized the way we view butterflies. Now there's a field guide in the same practical format, and with the same emphasis on conservation, to identify caterpillars.
Caterpillars are as varied, fascinating, and often as colorful as the adult butterflies they become. This is the most comprehensive guide to these creatures available. It contains all the information necessary to find and identify the caterpillars of North America--from Two-tailed Swallowtails, some of the largest butterfly caterpillars at just over two inches when fully grown, to tiny Western Pygmy-Blues. Caterpillar seekers will learn how to distinguish between butterfly caterpillars and moth caterpillars, where and how to find caterpillars, and the visual differences between young and older caterpillars. Each species section describes how to identify the caterpillar, complete with brilliant photos--many published here for the very first time. To make for easy field use, each caterpillar's key physical features, abundance, habitat, and major hostplants are listed on the same page as its photo. The book also contains a special section on butterfly gardening, offering valuable information on how to set up a butterfly garden and raise healthy butterfly caterpillars, and provides a thorough list of the plants butterflies most like to feast on.
From the concerned gardener who wishes not to kill caterpillars that may one day become beautiful butterflies to the serious butterflier wishing to take the hobby to the subsequent level, this remarkable guide will provide all of the information necessary for an enriching caterpillar experience.
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I ordered this book to use as a field guide for identifying caterpillars that my sons are bringing home in great quantity. It is a very pretty book, with great photographs, but, sadly, it is organized by butterfly family instead of being organized by caterpillar body type, color, pattern, etc. The section for moth caterpillars is very small, only a few pages, and does no more than identify the moth it will become. This is a worthwhile book to own, but don't expect it to be easy to find the caterpillar in your son's hand.
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The best field guide on caterpllars I know of. Exhaustive colour photography of each species. Colour range maps. Introduction includes tips on butterfly gardening and an easy-to-read biology of butterflies from eggs to adults, behavior, and diseases. Supplementary text including a more detailed description of caterpillars along with page no. of image. Foodplant index with scientific names. Excellent paperback reference.
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This a good basic book on caterpillars, but it kind of left me stranded. Still can't be sure what butterfly/moth belongs to which caterpillar, especially in my region (west coast). This book is informative, but too generalized. However, having said that, it's the best I've come across.
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Despite the fact that this guide is not very thick, it provides lots of helpful information and excellent photograhps for anyone wanting to try their hand at identifying butterfly larvae. I heartily recommend it!
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I found this book to be very useful in determining a caterpillar type, the book could have been thicker I think, as larger photos would have been more in line with my ancient eyes. Otherwise, it is a very good reference.
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