- Paperback: 174 pages
- Publisher: OUP USA (26 Aug 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0195079833
- ISBN-13: 978-0195079838
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 14.1 x 1.7 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,129,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"[The Butterflies through Binoculars series] may do for butterflies what Tory Peterson's landmark handbooks did for birds in the 1930s."--The Village Voice
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The Boston-New York-Washington corridor is one of America's prime sites for butterfly observation. Complete with 300 striking full-colour photographs, this is the first field guide to approach lepidoptery in the manner of popular ornithology. Containing the most accurate and up-to-date information, the book describes many previously unpublished identification marks and offers a wealth of practical advice on locations and watching and photographing butterflies.
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Simply Superb
8 Sep 2000
Format:Paperback
This is one of the best presented field guides I have ever seen. Each and every species of Florida butterfly is pictured and described. Most butterfly guides I've seen use pictures of preserved specimens in a collection. This can be confusing because parts of the wings normally hidden are exposed when the collected specimen is mounted. This book avoids this problem by using only pictures taken in the wild (except for a few rare species). No more unnatural poses!
The text is easily readable without extensive knowledge of obscure scientific words and has enough humor to keep it from getting dry and technical, but not so much that it overpowers the book.
This book deserves a place on the bookshelf of anyone interested in Florida butterflies.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Best field guide for butterflies of the northeast
12 Feb 1997
Format:Paperback
If you are looking for a filed guide to the butterflies of the northeastern United States, this is THE book to get. Written for a relatively small geographical area, the book contains only those butterflies likely to be seen in the regioon...unlike other guidebooks which offer many photos of butterflies not native to the regioon you are in. Excellent photos and the reduced subject area result in quick identifications. Although written for the northeast, the book is useful over a wider range...I have even used it in Texas to great effect. Don't put too much stock in the information about flight period and abundance, though. And don't expect much info on larval hostplants, etc
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Excellent butterfly reference
30 July 2007
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Butterflies through Binoculars: A Field, Finding, and Gardening Guide to Butterflies in Florida (Butterflies and Others Through Binoculars Field Guide Series,) This is an excellent reference book for butterfly lovers in the State of Florida. I take it with me on my butterfly field trips and when I sit in my yard to observe them. The book has excellent photos, detailed information for each species, and the habitat locations. It's an easy book to carry and pack.
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