A swift guide to butterflies of north america princeton university. As of january, 2011, over 100,000 images are posted to the site. Butterflies and moths of north america bamona is an ambitious effort to collect, store, and share species information and occurrence data. The american artist and naturalist titian ramsay pe. Butterflies of america foundation curator of butterflies, washington state burke memorial museum, university of washington, box 353010, seattle, wa 98195 author of. This was a great eyeopening, moving, well written book that deserves five stars.
Butterflies of north america topics butterflies north america genres books prints scientific illustrations notes content. Jun 05, 2017 a swift guide to butterflies of north america is a field guiders field guide. Books by bernard dabrera author of butterflies of south. The butterflies of north america meet your next favorite book. Whatever belief, everyone agrees that butterflies are among the most beautiful and mysterious insects on the planet. Spring 2003 saw publication of the second kaufman field guide, butterflies of north america, covering every butterfly found from south texas to the arctic. Butterflies of north america by jeffrey glassberg, paperback. The index is in very small print and not easy to use. 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. The book i used the most for this project was butterflies of north america by brock jp and kaufman k. E usa, s ca, s az, s nm, tx to argentina m t s1 s2 hs il l1 l2 i1 i2 i3 h g. Bernard dabrera has 12 books on goodreads with 15 ratings. To view a subset of photographs, use any combination of filters and search boxes. The only field guide to cover all north american butterfly species, this monumental work is also a complete natural history, fully describing the.
Welcome to butterflies of america a website devoted to the study and enjoyment of american butterflies. Lavishly illustrated and userfriendly, this watchers. Kaufman field guide to butterflies of north america kaufman focus guides. Pearly eye, satyrodes, probably eurydice, plate ciii from the. Butterflies and moths both come in colors that range from bright primary shades to deep purples, browns, and grays. Butterflies of america, 64 color illustrations, 1934 hardcover january 1, 1934 by lillian davids fazzini author. Introduction to the interactive list of american butterfly names. This magnificent field guide greatly expands on butterflies through binoculars. 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. List of butterflies of trinidad and tobago wikipedia.
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. If you are interested in learning butterflies and live in the eastern usa, this is the only book you will ever need to purchase. Garden butterflies of north america mountain valley growers. Once youve found a taxon, and its name appears in blue letters, click on it to display thumbnails. A photographic field guide to the hairstreaks and metalmarks of central america, for the purpose of this books defined as the area between the.
Of course, my alltime favorite childrens book about butterflies is eric carles masterpiece. The guide breaks down how to identify butterflies correctly by telling you what to look for. This massive movement of butterflies has been called one of the most. This is a revised second edition of a groundbreaking photographic field guide to the butterflies of mexico and central america. Kaufman field guide to butterflies of north america by jim. Extraordinary rare book selections from the american museum of natural history library, no 1 female. Aug 27, 2014 its meant as a chart of decorative species illustrations rather than an educational infographic. 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. Interactive listing of american butterflies from alaska to. This book has all of this, including raising butterflies and the approx. Most images of neotropical type specimens were scanned from print photographs taken by gerardo lamas, representing a lifetime of dedicated and. This is an older publication 1984 with relatively poor illustrations only pinned specimens compared to more recent publications.
A catalogue of the butterflies of the united states and canada updated 30i2011 view the catalogue. Urbanus proteus proteus linnaeus, 1758 continental. Anyone with a strong interest in butterflies should get this book. Our aim is to develop a comprehensive online resource that will include information on taxonomy and identification, distribution and. The riodinidae are members of the superfamily papilionoidea, the true butterflies. 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.
This book is a must have for beginning butterfly enthusiasts. Interactive listing of american butterflies from alaska. 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. Glassberg here shows us how to find, identify, and enjoy all of the butterflies native to the eastern half of the united states. After all, caterpillars do not eat oranges, or apples, or chocolate cake. Cuban kite swallowtail, eurytides celadon, on live oak, from. Kaufman field guide to butterflies of north america 392. Explore the variety of moths and butterflies in north america. Introduction to the interactive list of american butterfly. The systematic arrangement of the catalogue is intuitive once a few principles are stated. Kaufman focus guides series more than 2,300 fullco.
Brock and kenn kaufman encouraged me to purchase this book. 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. Illustrated lists of american butterflies north and south. Katherine is a seventeenyearold girl who lives with her mom and twentytwoyearold sister. Beautifully illustrated and detailed guide to butterflies of north america. 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. They typically thrive in the tropical latitudes, especially those of the americas, and approximately 1,300 species are known. A swift guide to butterflies of mexico and central america. Attracting native pollinators is illustrated with hundreds of color photographs and dozens of specially created illustrations across four sections. 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. This userfriendly guide, lavishly illustrated with more than 160 species, provides invaluable information. Interactive listing of american butterflies from alaska to panama and the caribbean 30xii12.
Wild butterflies in north america by the photographer and writer david lee myers, will make you fall in love first. This is a fun book to read, but it is not the best book to teach children about butterflies. Its meant as a chart of decorative species illustrations rather than an educational infographic. The butterflies are presented in color photographs, both full and side views for each. Subspecific entries for each species are indented once, and are preceded by lowercase roman letters in alphabetical sequence. We will be adding countries and regions to our lists, so check back often. Butterflies of america, 64 color illustrations, 1934. It is the shape and size of a traditional field guide.
Other subspecies perform minor migrations or none at all. Detailed descriptions of the butterflies life cycle, egg, pupa and adult are richly composed. 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. So it doesnt have as much information as my other posts, but i did draw everything as true to life as i could. Urbanus proteus domingo scudder, 1872 bahamas and antilles m s. Butterflies by susanne gervay meet your next favorite book. It features butterflies from mexico through central america to. The book i used the most for this project was butterflies of. A very good pictorial book on north american butterflies with information on their locations as well. Over 300 species of butterflies occurring in the eastern half of the united states and southeastern canada are covered. Identification tools butterflies and moths of north america. Using the same method of illustration as birds of north america, it features more than 2,300 pictures of butterflies in natural postures.
This book includes an entire chapter devoted to the resilient migrating monarch. Many of the mounted butterfles we encounter in displays and. National audubon society field guide to butterflies by. This type of guide will allow you to quickly move to a section of butterflies of similar colors. Butterflies of north america nypl digital collections. Jun 21, 2011 whatever belief, everyone agrees that butterflies are among the most beautiful and mysterious insects on the planet. Click on a photograph to view full size, or click on a scientific name to go to a species profile. 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. A catalogue of the butterflies of the united states and. Butterflies of america is especially useful for identifying northern neotropical hesperiidae, lycaenidae and riodinidae. Hesperiidae of the americas 21xi2017 list of butterflies. With 48 plates in colorphotography, reproductions of. This is a dynamic site which will change as our collection of photos grows.
This book is just barely under 11 tall and 8 12 wide. 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. Kaufman field guide to butterflies of north america kaufman focus. 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 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. Pontia occidentalis occidentalis reakirt, 1866 western white. There is something new to learn in each book and butterflies of north america is no exception. The designers of this book said we dont need no stinking. 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. 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. You can participate by taking and submitting photographs of butterflies, moths, and caterpillars. The butterflies of north america, diurnal lepidoptera.
Kaufman field guide to butterflies of north america. Butterflies and moths of north america collecting and. Butterflies in the united states smithsonian institution. Their books have been instrumental in my education of butterflies for many years. 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. Image gallery butterflies and moths of north america. 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. They join images from north and central american boa pages interactive list and the neotropical type specimens photo collections. Family riodinidae metalmarks butterflies and moths of. Titian peales lost manuscript, todays readers can appreciate both the insects and the striking images.
Take a trip outside to discover the butterfly species in your area with this list of butterfly field guides and checklists. 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. Small to medium in size, metalmarks vary widely in their patterns, behavior, and postures. Jeffrey glassbergs new field guide are the superb photographs of living butterflies. The book is written in the first and third person, by and about the mirabal sisters. The books plates also have the region of the eastern us the butterflies are found, their migration months and habitat. Bernard dabreras most popular book is butterflies of south america. Read it for your own enjoyment or use it as a teaching guide to inform others. Some of the organizational techniques are to group butterflies in the book by color, region, and type. Use the arrows next to the search box to scroll through found choices. These webpages are a result of collaboration between boa and tabdp. These authors teach us so much about the joy of butterflies.