Butterflies through binoculars : Florida / Jeffrey Glassberg, Marc C. Minno, John V. Calhoun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glassberg, Jeffrey, author.

Minno, Marc C., author.

Calhoun, John V., author.

Series:

Field guide series (Oxford, England)

Field guide series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Butterflies--Florida.

Butterflies.

Butterflies--Florida--Identification.

Butterfly watching--Florida.

Butterfly watching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 242 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2000]

Summary:

This is a new addition to Glassberg's celebrated Butterflies (and Others) through Binoculars series of field guides. As such, it rivals his earlier--and highly popular--Field and Finding Guide to Butterflies of the Boston-New York-Washington Region by providing an intensive focus on the butterflies and best butterflying sites for another highly populated and heavily traveled region. This time, the terrain in question is the state of Florida--one of the leading tourist destinations in the world. Butterfly enthusiasts, nature lovers, and curious general readers will perhaps be surprised to learn that Florida's butterfly fauna is unique--and that, until the appearance of this volume, there has been no adequate field guide for the butterflies of this region. This guide simplifies identification by illustrating only species found in Florida--using superb photographs of live butterflies coupled with detailed range maps and identification data. It also offers, with unprecedented detail, much information on flight times and abundances for each of five Florida subregions, including reports on seventy localities in which to find butterflies. Lastly, discussions of the foodplants for each species along with suggestions for attracting these species to one's garden make this work invaluable for all Florida gardeners interested in butterflies.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION

BINOCULARS

HOW TO IDENTIFY BUTTERFLIES

HOW TO FIND BUTTERFLIES

WHAT IS A BUTTERFLY

BUTTERFLY BIOLOGY

BUTTERFLY GARDENING

BUTTERFLY PHOTOGRAPHY

CONSERVATION

THE FLORIDA LANDSCAPE

A FLUID FAUNA

ABOUT THE PLATES

ABBREVIATIONS

BUTTERFLY WING AREAS AND BODY PARTS

LIST OF PLATES

PLATES INTRODUCTION

RANGE MAP COLORS

BUTTERFLY SILHOUETTES

PLATES (1-44)

ABOUT THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS

SPECIES ACCOUNTS

SWALLOWTAILS

WHITES AND YELLOWS

GOSSAMER-WINGS

METALMARKS

BRUSHFOOTS

SKIPPERS

SPECIES OCCURRING IN FLORIDA ONLY AS STRAYS

DUBIOUSLY OCCURRING SPECIES

Descriptions and Checklists for Selected Butterflying Localities

Checklist of Florida Butterflies

Organizations Concerned with Butterflies

NABA 4th of July Butterfly Counts in Florida

Glossary

Bibliography

Photographic Credits

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-231).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-972730-9