Kaufman field guide to butterflies of north america kaufman focus guides. Click on a photograph to view full size, or click on a scientific name to go to a species profile. Aug 27, 2014 its meant as a chart of decorative species illustrations rather than an educational infographic. Butterflies of south america first edition by bernard dabrera author 3. The book i used the most for this project was butterflies of. This type of guide will allow you to quickly move to a section of butterflies of similar colors. Glassberg here shows us how to find, identify, and enjoy all of the butterflies native to the eastern half of the united states. Interactive listing of american butterflies from alaska to.
This massive movement of butterflies has been called one of the most. It features butterflies from mexico through central america to. Subspecific entries for each species are indented once, and are preceded by lowercase roman letters in alphabetical sequence. Use the arrows next to the search box to scroll through found choices. The bostonnew yorkwashington regionidentified by defenders of wildlife magazine as the first to focus on netless butterflying and called a clear winner by the audubon naturalist. With 48 plates in colorphotography, reproductions of. Our aim is to develop a comprehensive online resource that will include information on taxonomy and identification, distribution and. The american artist and naturalist titian ramsay pe. This is a dynamic site which will change as our collection of photos grows. Other subspecies perform minor migrations or none at all. Image gallery butterflies and moths of north america. Wild butterflies in north america by the photographer and writer david lee myers, will make you fall in love first. The riodinidae are members of the superfamily papilionoidea, the true butterflies. This book is just barely under 11 tall and 8 12 wide.
Anyone with a strong interest in butterflies should get this book. The systematic arrangement of the catalogue is intuitive once a few principles are stated. After all, caterpillars do not eat oranges, or apples, or chocolate cake. Monarch butterfly migration is the phenomenon, mainly across north america, where the subspecies danaus plexippus plexippus migrates each summer and autumn to and from overwintering sites on the west coast of california or mountainous sites in central mexico. It is the shape and size of a traditional field guide. This book includes an entire chapter devoted to the resilient migrating monarch. Butterflies of north america topics butterflies north america genres books prints scientific illustrations notes content. The butterflies of north america meet your next favorite book.
Now discover the many amazing butterfly breeds in the complete book of north american butterflies, edited by butterfly expert paul opler. If you know the scientific or common name the easiest way to find it is to. Butterflies and moths both come in colors that range from bright primary shades to deep purples, browns, and grays. These authors teach us so much about the joy of butterflies.
Butterflies by susanne gervay meet your next favorite book. Butterflies of america, 64 color illustrations, 1934. Kaufman field guide to butterflies of north america by jim. Kaufman field guide to butterflies of north america kaufman. The designers of this book said we dont need no stinking.
Its meant as a chart of decorative species illustrations rather than an educational infographic. Attracting native pollinators is illustrated with hundreds of color photographs and dozens of specially created illustrations across four sections. Whatever belief, everyone agrees that butterflies are among the most beautiful and mysterious insects on the planet. Enter the magical world of butterflies with jeffrey glassberg, president of the north american butterfly association and driving force behind the current revolution in butterfly watching. They typically thrive in the tropical latitudes, especially those of the americas, and approximately 1,300 species are known. A catalogue of the butterflies of the united states and. This userfriendly guide, lavishly illustrated with more than 160 species, provides invaluable information. Protecting north americas bees and butterflies published in 2011 by storey publishing, attracting native pollinators is coauthored by four xerces society staff members eric mader, matthew shepherd, mace vaughan, and scott black in collaboration with gretchen lebuhn, a san francisco state university botanist and director of the great. The butterflies of north america, diurnal lepidoptera. Using the same method of illustration as birds of north america, it features more than 2,300 pictures of butterflies in natural postures. Butterflies of america is especially useful for identifying northern neotropical hesperiidae, lycaenidae and riodinidae. Titian peales lost manuscript, todays readers can appreciate both the insects and the striking images.
As of january, 2011, over 100,000 images are posted to the site. A field guide to tropical butterflies of american conservatories by christopher kline posted by david albaugh on april 22, 2020 for me, seeing butterflies in my yard, or out on a hike is a thrill, especially if there is a lot of them. Spring 2003 saw publication of the second kaufman field guide, butterflies of north america, covering every butterfly found from south texas to the arctic. Take a trip outside to discover the butterfly species in your area with this list of butterfly field guides and checklists. Explore the variety of moths and butterflies in north america. Written by jeffrey glassberg, the pioneering authority on the field identification of butterflies, the guide covers more than 2,000 species and features over 3,700 large, gorgeous color photographs, the very best images available, accompanied by authoritative facingpage text. A swift guide to butterflies of north america princeton university. It features a durable vinyl biding, color plates visually arranged by shape and color, and thumbtab silhouettes for quick and easy identification of butterflies in the field.
Butterflies of north america nypl digital collections. The book i used the most for this project was butterflies of north america by brock jp and kaufman k. Books by bernard dabrera author of butterflies of south. He is president of the north american butterfly association, editor of american butterflies magazine, and the author of many books, including the butterflies through. A swift guide to butterflies of north america is a comprehensive and authoritative field guide illustrated with 3,500 photographs.
Lavishly illustrated and userfriendly, this watchers. Urbanus proteus domingo scudder, 1872 bahamas and antilles m s. Butterflies of america, 64 color illustrations, 1934 hardcover january 1, 1934 by lillian davids fazzini author. Family riodinidae metalmarks butterflies and moths of. When you do not know the name of the butterfly, it is easy to flip through the pages to locate color and then the correct picture. Written by jeffrey glassberg, the pioneering authority on the field identification of butterflies, the guide covers more than 2,000 species and features over 3,700 large, gorgeous color photographs, the very best. A swift guide to butterflies of mexico and central america. Pearly eye, satyrodes, probably eurydice, plate ciii from the. Interactive listing of american butterflies from alaska to panama and the caribbean 30xii12. So it doesnt have as much information as my other posts, but i did draw everything as true to life as i could. This book has all of this, including raising butterflies and the approx. You can participate by taking and submitting photographs of butterflies, moths, and caterpillars. James a scott the only field guide to cover all north american butterfly species, this monumental work is also a complete natural history, fully describing the biological and ecological world of butterflies in. They join images from north and central american boa pages interactive list and the neotropical type specimens photo collections.
The guide breaks down how to identify butterflies correctly by telling you what to look for. Beautifully illustrated and detailed guide to butterflies of north america. Garden butterflies of north america mountain valley growers. Over 300 species of butterflies occurring in the eastern half of the united states and southeastern canada are covered. In the time of the butterflies, julia alvarez in the time of the butterflies is a historical fiction novel by julia alvarez, relating a fictionalized account of the mirabal sisters during the time of the trujillo dictatorship in the dominican republic. Brock and kenn kaufman encouraged me to purchase this book. Welcome to butterflies of america a website devoted to the study and enjoyment of american butterflies. Identification tools butterflies and moths of north america. These webpages are a result of collaboration between boa and tabdp.
Pontia occidentalis occidentalis reakirt, 1866 western white. A photographic field guide to the hairstreaks and metalmarks of central america, for the purpose of this books defined as the area between the. It is without question the most important book on butterflies in several decades, and the most complete treatment of a major butterfly faun ever published. The only field guide to cover all north american butterfly species, this monumental work is also a complete natural history, fully describing the. This magnificent field guide greatly expands on butterflies through binoculars. Their books have been instrumental in my education of butterflies for many years. Hold down the control key on pc or the command key on mac, press f, then type the taxon name in the search box that appears. This is a revised second edition of a groundbreaking photographic field guide to the butterflies of mexico and central america. Small to medium in size, metalmarks vary widely in their patterns, behavior, and postures. Kaufman field guide to butterflies of north america. Butterflies of north america by jeffrey glassberg, paperback. Some of the organizational techniques are to group butterflies in the book by color, region, and type. National audubon society field guide to butterflies by. The national audubon society field guide to butterflies is an easytouse, essential guide to all true butterflies, the most common skippers, and many migrants and strays.
Kaufman field guide to butterflies of north america kaufman focus. Butterflies and moths of north america bamona is an ambitious effort to collect, store, and share species information and occurrence data. We will be adding countries and regions to our lists, so check back often. Kaufman field guide to butterflies of north america 392. Read it for your own enjoyment or use it as a teaching guide to inform others. The butterflies are presented in color photographs, both full and side views for each. Introduction to the interactive list of american butterfly. Bernard dabrera has 12 books on goodreads with 15 ratings.
This is a fun book to read, but it is not the best book to teach children about butterflies. Cuban kite swallowtail, eurytides celadon, on live oak, from. Jun 21, 2011 whatever belief, everyone agrees that butterflies are among the most beautiful and mysterious insects on the planet. Introduction to the interactive list of american butterfly names. The index is in very small print and not easy to use. Kaufman field guide to butterflies of north america by jim p. Katherine is a seventeenyearold girl who lives with her mom and twentytwoyearold sister. This is an older publication 1984 with relatively poor illustrations only pinned specimens compared to more recent publications. Some 129 species have been recorded on the island of tobago that has a land area of only 300 km 2 116 mi 2 and is. There is something new to learn in each book and butterflies of north america is no exception. A popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of north america by william jacob holland 2015, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay.
Detailed descriptions of the butterflies life cycle, egg, pupa and adult are richly composed. Jun 05, 2017 a swift guide to butterflies of north america is a field guiders field guide. Interactive listing of american butterflies from alaska. Butterflies of america foundation curator of butterflies, washington state burke memorial museum, university of washington, box 353010, seattle, wa 98195 author of. Kaufman focus guides series more than 2,300 fullco. A very good pictorial book on north american butterflies with information on their locations as well. Of course, my alltime favorite childrens book about butterflies is eric carles masterpiece.
The books plates also have the region of the eastern us the butterflies are found, their migration months and habitat. If you are interested in learning butterflies and live in the eastern usa, this is the only book you will ever need to purchase. Butterflies of america is a comprehensive image archive, currently including all american butterfly species and subspecies from the arctic circle to panama, and the caribbean islands except trinidad and tobago. This was a great eyeopening, moving, well written book that deserves five stars. List of the butterfly species of trinidad and tobago, an island nation located in the caribbean region off the northeast coast of south america the combined efforts of generations of resident and visiting naturalists have helped to make the butterfly fauna of tobago well known. Jeffrey glassbergs new field guide are the superb photographs of living butterflies. Hesperiidae of the americas 21xi2017 list of butterflies. Once youve found a taxon, and its name appears in blue letters, click on it to display thumbnails.
Urbanus proteus linnaeus, 1758 longtailed skipper tl. Currently, we show 160,500 images and list over 8,300 species, and these numbers are growing every day. Order garden butterflies of america by rick mikula hardcover 143 pages 1997. Illustrated lists of american butterflies north and south. Most images of neotropical type specimens were scanned from print photographs taken by gerardo lamas, representing a lifetime of dedicated and. List of butterflies of trinidad and tobago wikipedia. A catalogue of the butterflies of the united states and canada updated 30i2011 view the catalogue. The book is written at several levels of detail, most of it accessible to anyone, and employs the minimum of technical terms necessary for ensuring scientific. To view a subset of photographs, use any combination of filters and search boxes.
Butterflies and moths of north america collecting and. Many of the mounted butterfles we encounter in displays and. I have used the book only for a short time but i too have found the digitally edited photographs perfect for the purpose of illustrating a. Urbanus proteus proteus linnaeus, 1758 continental. E usa, s ca, s az, s nm, tx to argentina m t s1 s2 hs il l1 l2 i1 i2 i3 h g. Extraordinary rare book selections from the american museum of natural history library, no 1 female. Butterflies in the united states smithsonian institution. This book is a must have for beginning butterfly enthusiasts. The book is written in the first and third person, by and about the mirabal sisters. Bernard dabreras most popular book is butterflies of south america. The book i read was called butterflies by susanne gervay.
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