RICHARD K. WALTON is director and co-founder of the Monarch Monitoring Project for the New Jersey Audubon, a non-profit organization that promotes environmental awareness and conservation. He has studied at Hobart College and Lesley College.
National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Butterflies of North America
Paperback
- ISBN-13: 9780679729815
- Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication date: 07/28/1990
- Series: Audubon Society Pocket Guides Series
- Pages: 192
- Sales rank: 210,527
- Product dimensions: 5.96(w) x 4.13(h) x 0.39(d)
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A portable, comprehensive field guide to North American butterfliesbrimming with concise descriptions and stunning color photographs, and designed to fit into your back pocketfrom the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers.
This streamlined volume contains: a simple field guide identifying 80 of the most widespread butterflies in North America and a complete overview of observing butterflies, covering basic identifying field marks and practical tips for observing and distinguishing different butterflies.
This pocket guide is packed with information; bright photographs capturing the butterflies perched with their wings spread and closed; specific descriptions of each species' important identifying characteristics, life cycle, habitat and range, line drawings depicting the basic butterfly anatomy, a description of major butterfly groups and a glossary of technical terms.
When observing these beautifully fragile creatures, the National Audubon Society Guide to Familiar Butterflies of North America is an excellent and handy reference guide to take along during any nature walk.
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