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Product Identifiers

PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100394519140

ISBN-139780394519142

eBay Product ID (ePID)562009

Product Key Features

Book TitleNational Audubon Society Field Guide to Butterflies : North America

Number of Pages928 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1981

TopicReference, General, Animals / Butterflies & Moths, Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Science

AuthorNational Audubon Society

Book SeriesNational Audubon Society Field Guides

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight22 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width4.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN80-084240

Dewey Edition19

Dewey Decimal595.78/9097

SynopsisThe most comprehensive field guide available to North American butterflies--a must-have for any enthusiast's day pack or home library--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. The National Audubon Society Field Guide to Butterflies is an easy-to-use, essential guide to all true butterflies, the most common skippers, and many migrants and strays. It features a durable vinyl biding, color plates visually arranged by shape and color, and thumb-tab silhouettes for quick and easy identification of butterflies in the field. The species account for each butterfly provides measurements, descriptions of each stage of the life cycle, and information on coloring or distinguishing markings, flight period, habitat, and range.

LC Classification NumberQL548.P94 1981

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by rainingmiracles
Sep 21, 2015
Handy size spectacular color
Bought this to identify the multitude of butterflies that have recently come to our garden. Living in California, and having drought problems, we took out the huge 5,000 sq foot lawn and put in native Calif. plants that require a lot less water. Within one month of the transformation the butterflies were flocking in and we needed a guide to identify the butterflies. This book fit the bill, its compact, has a nice sturdy cover and the book is organized and extremely colorful. Highly recommend this purchase.
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by daisyedminette
Jul 20, 2016
A Big Bit of Better Butterflies
Comprehensive, concise, and readable (insofar as any guide of tis type is readable--not your everyday fascinating piece that pulls you in). This book is among the better guides to butterflies, if not the best (according to a lepidopterist friend), and a tremendous value.
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by jmr2540.773.736
Jan 14, 2019
Good Reference
The book is small an compact and fits well into a napsack for field carry the information is easy to understand and the photo reference section is very well done coded to reference the info section for fast access to details
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by pro_3704
May 06, 2025
Beautiful Butterflies
I love the photographs in the book, it is easy to use and fun to just sit and look through the beautiful butterflies our wonderful God created.
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by conniep532012
Aug 23, 2022
Excellent field guice
This is a great reference book. I love all their field guides.
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by 2391sharon
Jun 18, 2022
Great field guide!
Very helpful guide for the subject matter. Size makes it easy to 'take with you'.
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by lhal8908
Feb 15, 2018
Field guide
It's a really good guide and it's just what I wanted. I can't wait to use it.
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by bdtique
Jun 14, 2021
Butterflys
Excellent book for the butterfly collector. This book isa fact finder.
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by shabbyvictorianplus
Sep 21, 2021
Great book
Really pleased with this book, thank you!
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by jeresny_39
Jun 10, 2024
Nice book
Nice book
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