Caterpillars in the Field and Garden: a Field Guide to the Butterfly Caterpillars of North America

Description

With an emphasis on conservation and more than nine hundred full-color photographs, a comprehensive field guide furnishes all the information necessary for finding and identifying caterpillars, with information on key physical characteristics, habitats, and host plants and tips on butterfly gardening.;Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; DISTINGUISHING BUTTERFLY CATERPILLARS FROM MOTH CATERPILLARS; HOW TO FIND BUTTERFLY CATERPILLARS; IDENTIFYING CATERPILLARS; BUTTERFLY BIOLOGY; BUTTERFLY GARDENING; RAISING BUTTERFLY CATERPILLARS; CONSERVATION; ABOUT THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS; PARTS OF A CATERPILLAR; RANGE MAP COLORS AND INFORMATION; SPECIES ACCOUNTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS; SWALLOWTAILS; WHITES AND YELLOWS; GOSSAMER-WINGS; METALMARKS; BRUSHFOOTS; SKIPPERS; MOTHS; Supplementary Text; Photo Locations and Credits; Organizations Concerned with Butterflies; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; H; I; L; M; O; P. Contents Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION DISTINGUISHING BUTTERFLY CATERPILLARS FROM MOTH CATERPILLARS HOW TO FIND BUTTERFLY CATERPILLARS IDENTIFYING CATERPILLARS BUTTERFLY BIOLOGY BUTTERFLY GARDENING RAISING BUTTERFLY CATERPILLARS CONSERVATION ABOUT THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS PARTS OF A CATERPILLAR RANGE MAP COLORS AND INFORMATION SPECIES ACCOUNTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS SWALLOWTAILS WHITES AND YELLOWS GOSSAMER-WINGS METALMARKS BRUSHFOOTS SKIPPERS MOTHS Supplementary Text Photo Locations and Credits Organizations Concerned with Butterflies Glossary A B C D E F H I L M O P. ST V Selected Bibliography Foodplant Scientific Name 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 Caterpillar Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z.