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 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 next level, this remarkable guide will provide all of the information necessary for an enriching caterpillar experience.
ISBN-13: 9780195149876
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 06-02-2005
Pages: 240
Product Dimensions: 8.22(w) x 5.72(h) x 0.46(d)
Series: Butterflies Through Binoculars
Thomas J. Allen is author of The Butterflies of West Virginia and Their Caterpillars. Jim P. Brock is co-author of Butterflies of North America and Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona. Jeffrey Glassberg, the general editor of the Butterflies through Binoculars series, is President of the North American Butterfly Association and editor of American Butterflies Magazine.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Distinguishing Butterfly Caterpillars from Moth Caterpillars
3. How to Find Butterfly Caterpillars
4. Identifying Caterpillars
5. Butterfly Biology
6. Butterfly Gardening
7. Raising Butterfly Caterpillars
8. Conservation
9. About the Species Accounts
10. Parts of a Caterpillar
11. Range Map Colors and Information
II. Species Accounts and Photographs
12. Swallowtails
13. Whites and Yellows
14. Whites
15. Yellows
16. Gossamer-Wings
17. Harvester
18. Coppers
19. Hairstreaks
20. Blues
21. Metalmarks
22. Brushfoots
23. Snout and Heliconians
24. Fritillaries
25. Patches, Checkerspots, and Crescents
26. True Brushfoots
27. Admirals and Relatives
28. Leafwings and Emperors
29. Satyrs
30. Monarchs
31. Skippers
32. Firetips and Spread-wing Skippers
33. Skipperlings and Grass-Skippers
34. Giant-Skippers
35. Moths
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